Patents by Inventor Ross E. Bartels

Ross E. Bartels 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).

  • CLAMSHELL PACKAGING CONTAINER
    Publication number: 20250361077
    Abstract: Clamshell packaging containers and methods of making them are disclosed. A container includes a first shell portion and a complementary second shell portion that defines a product cavity. A bridging portion coupled to the first shell portion at a first hinge and the second shell portion at a second hinge such that the bridging portion is pivotable relative to each of the first shell portion at the first hinge and the second shell portion at the second hinge in a disassembled configuration, and is pivotable relative to one of the first shell portion at the first hinge and the second shell portion at the second hinge in an assembled configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2025
    Publication date: November 27, 2025
    Inventors: Paul J. ANGELONI, Ross E. BARTELS, William THAM, H. Stephen QUINN, Christopher H. CUNNINGHAM
  • Clamshell packaging container
    Patent number: 12397984
    Abstract: Clamshell packaging containers and methods of making them are disclosed. A container includes a first shell portion and a complementary second shell portion that defines a product cavity. A bridging portion coupled to the first shell portion at a first hinge and the second shell portion at a second hinge such that the bridging portion is pivotable relative to each of the first shell portion at the first hinge and the second shell portion at the second hinge in a disassembled configuration, and is pivotable relative to one of the first shell portion at the first hinge and the second shell portion at the second hinge in an assembled configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2025
    Assignee: Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
    Inventors: Paul J. Angeloni, Ross E. Bartels, William Tham, H. Stephen Quinn, Christopher H. Cunningham
  • Suction cup teether toy
    Patent number: 9308463
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new type of suction cup toy for children and associated methods of use thereof, and, more particularly, to a teether, a play toy, a construction toy, and/or a combination teether and toy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Inventor: Ross E. Bartels
  • SUCTION CUP TEETHER TOY
    Publication number: 20160030853
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new type of suction cup toy for children and associated methods of use thereof, and, more particularly, to a teether, a play toy, a construction toy, and/or a combination teether and toy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventor: Ross E. Bartels