Patents by Inventor Scott Bowen Johnstone

Scott Bowen Johnstone 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).

  • Unit dose packaging system (UDPS) having a child resistant locking feature
    Patent number: 6047829
    Abstract: This invention relates to a two piece paperboard package that houses a unit dose product on an internal slide card within an outer paperboard shell. This package may have one or more internal or external lock(s) that prevent the slide card from being pulled out without triggering some type of lock release mechanism. This package is focused around providing a child resistant, senior-friendly unit dose package that can be opened and closed numerous times and then finally disposed of.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2000
    Assignee: Westvaco Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Bowen Johnstone, Brad Allen Jones, Mark Mellon, William Roger Rigby