Patents by Inventor Robert D. Tompkins

Robert D. Tompkins has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Container and display system incorporating the container
    Patent number: 6742654
    Abstract: In order to provide a container and display system incorporating the container for a retail environment, the combination includes a product container and a display container. The product container comprises a base portion and a lid portion and, likewise, the display container comprises a base portion and a lid portion with the base portion being sized to hold a plurality of the product containers. Further, the display container also visibly displays at least one physical characteristic of the product container to a consumer who may wish to purchase the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: Walgreen Co.
    Inventor: Robert D. Tompkins
  • Container and display system incorporating the container
    Publication number: 20040007491
    Abstract: In order to provide a container and display system incorporating the container for a retail environment, the combination includes a product container and a display container. The product container comprises a base portion and a lid portion and, likewise, the display container comprises a base portion and a lid portion with the base portion being sized to hold a plurality of the product containers. Further, the display container also visibly displays at least one physical characteristic of the product container to a consumer who may wish to purchase the product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2002
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Inventor: Robert D. Tompkins
  • Product container
    Patent number: D480303
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2003
    Assignee: Walgreen Co.
    Inventor: Robert D. Tompkins