Patents by Inventor Roxane Berger

Roxane Berger 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).

  • Patent number: 7997407
    Abstract: A side-opening hinge-lid container includes a body portion and a lid portion, each having a front wall, a rear wall, a top wall and a bottom wall. The lid portion is connected to the body portion along a hinge line for pivotal movement between a closed position and an open position. A body liner is mounted in the body portion and projects sideways into a space covered by the lid portion in the closed position. An outwardly extending ear is mounted on the liner. An inwardly extending flap is mounted to the lid portion for pivotal movement relative thereto. During pivotal movement of the lid portion between the open and closed positions, the flap engages the ear to produce a sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Roxane Berger, Andre Dahan, Suzanne Girling, Yorick Klipfel, Carsten Schlabach, Sandra Spielmann
  • Publication number: 20100270185
    Abstract: A side-opening hinge-lid container finding particular application as a side-opening hinge-lid pack for elongate smoking articles such as cigarettes comprises: a body portion having a front wall, a rear wall, a top wall and a bottom wall; a lid portion having a front wall, a rear wall, a top wall and a bottom wall, the lid portion being connected to the body portion along a hinge line for pivotal movement between a closed position, in which the interior of the body portion is inaccessible, and an open position, in which at least a portion of the interior of the body portion is accessible; a body portion liner having a front wall, a rear wall and a side wall, the body portion liner being mounted in the body portion and projecting sideways therefrom into a space covered by the lid portion in the closed position; at least one outwardly extending ear mounted on the body portion liner; and at least one inwardly extending flap hingedly mounted in the lid portion for pivotal movement relative thereto, wherein during
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Roxane Berger, Andre Dahan, Suzanne Girling, Yorick Klipfel, Carsten Schlabach, Sandra Spielmann
  • Patent number: 7726474
    Abstract: A side-opening hinge-lid container for elongate smoking articles may include a body portion and a lid portion, with the lid portion connected to the body portion along a hinge line for pivotal movement between a closed position and an open position, in which at least a portion of the interior of the body portion is accessible. A body portion liner may be provided, and being mounted in the body portion while projecting sideways therefrom into a space covered by the lid portion in the closed position. An outwardly extending ear mounted on the body portion liner. An inwardly extending flap hingedly mounted in the lid portion for pivotal movement relative thereto. During pivotal movement of the lid portion between the open and closed positions, the flap engages the ear to produce a sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Roxane Berger, Andre Dahan, Suzanne Girling, Yorick Klipfel, Carsten Schlabach, Sandra Spielmann
  • Publication number: 20080087562
    Abstract: A side-opening hinge-lid container finding particular application as a side-opening hinge-lid pack for elongate smoking articles such as cigarettes comprises: a body portion having a front wall, a rear wall, a top wall and a bottom wall; a lid portion having a front wall, a rear wall, a top wall and a bottom wall, the lid portion being connected to the body portion along a hinge line for pivotal movement between a closed position, in which the interior of the body portion is inaccessible, and an open position, in which at least a portion of the interior of the body portion is accessible; a body portion liner having a front wall, a rear wall and a side wall, the body portion liner being mounted in the body portion and projecting sideways therefrom into a space covered by the lid portion in the closed position; at least one outwardly extending ear mounted on the body portion liner; and at least one inwardly extending flap hingedly mounted in the lid portion for pivotal movement relative thereto, wherein during
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2005
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Inventors: Roxane Berger, Adre Dahan, Suzanne Girling, Yorick Klipfel, Carsten Schlabach, Sandra Spielmann