Patents by Inventor Simon R. Gainey

Simon R. Gainey 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).

  • Publication number: 20160213022
    Abstract: Disclosed is a confection including a confection body including an upper surface and an opposing lower surface, and at least one upper surface indicium and at least one upper surface non-indicium area disposed at the upper surface, wherein an uppermost extent of the at least one upper surface indicium extends a substantially equal distance from the lower surface as an uppermost extent of the at least one upper surface non-indicium area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Gerald B. Cotten, Simon R. Gainey, Thomas E. Wells, Daniel Yaginuma, Roberto Antonio Fagaraz Junior
  • Publication number: 20110047940
    Abstract: A container for retaining one or more inner packets having an outer package having at least a back and a flap, the flap including a first layer and a second layer which are joined along side edges thereof to create a pocket in the flap that is open along only one side, wherein the flap is divided from the back by a fold line; and at least one inner packet slot configured to receive the inner packet, the inner packet slot being defined between the first and second layers of the flap; whereby an opened inner packet can be partially inserted behind the inner packet slot and into the pocket between the first and second layers of the flap of the outer package, so that when the outer package is folded along the fold line, the inner packet is folded against itself and is pinched shut to retain its contents. Methods and blanks are also included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: KRAFT FOODS GLOBAL BRANDS LLC
    Inventors: Simon R. GAINEY, Rita Dombroski, Thomas E. Wells, Gary N. Langer, Thomas Tedeschi, JR., Kofi N. Ampadu
  • Patent number: 6772914
    Abstract: A device for a non-removably attaching a dispenser member to a container. A bracket member has a closure portion which engages a mouth of a container. The closure portion is connected to a body of the dispenser member. A fastening member engages the bracket and the mouth of the container. In a preferred manner the bracket member includes a locking member which is both frictionally connected and welded to the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: JohnsonDiversey, Inc.
    Inventors: Curtis H. Hubmann, Matthew E. Young, Simon R. Gainey, Mark D. Gerhart
  • Publication number: 20030089741
    Abstract: A device for a non-removably attacking a dispenser member to a container. A bracket member has a closure portion which engages a mouth of a container. The closure portion is connected to a body of the dispenser member. A fastening member engages the bracket and the mouth of the container. In a preferred manner the bracket member includes a locking member which is both frictionally connected and welded to the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2001
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Inventors: Curtis H. Hubmann, Matthew E. Young, Simon R. Gainey, Mark D. Gerhart
  • Patent number: 6153232
    Abstract: A boil-in-bag package for the storage and cooking of food items includes an elongated rectangular shaped bag having an inside and an outside wall, a closed top end and an open bottom end. A handle section is adjacent the top end of the bag section, with the handle section having an upper and a lower portion and a first and second side. The upper portion of the handle section includes an opening sized and shaped for receiving a lifting utensil. A sealing/release mechanism is positioned on the handle section and is configured to releaseably close the open bottom end of the elongated bag section contiguous with the handle section thereby forming a U-shaped package configured to allow a through-flow of fluid between the inside walls of the U-shaped package. The sealing/release mechanism is further configured to allow for the release of the open bottom end from the handle section without contacting the elongated bag section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: Uncle Ben's, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Holten, Balbir Singh, David A. Blythe, Simon R. Gainey, Edward J. O'Brien
  • Patent number: D501638
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Christian E. Hutter, Peter J. Mackinson, Thomas E. Wells, Sr., Simon R. Gainey
  • Patent number: D502109
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2005
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Christian E. Hutter, Peter J. Mackinson, Thomas E. Wells, Sr., Mark Gerhart, Simon R. Gainey
  • Patent number: D525129
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Christian E. Hutter, Peter J. Mackinson, Thomas E. Wells, Sr., Mark Gerhart, Simon R. Gainey
  • Patent number: D646964
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Global Brands LLC
    Inventors: Kofi N. Ampadu, Gary N. Langer, Thomas Tedeschi, Jr., Simon R. Gainey, Rita Dombroski, Thomas E. Wells
  • Patent number: D744191
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: INTERCONTINENTAL GREAT BRANDS LLC
    Inventors: Gerald B. Cotten, Simon R. Gainey, Thomas E. Wells, Daniel Yaginuma, Roberto Antonio Fagaraz Junior
  • Patent number: D745242
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: INTERCONTINENTAL GREAT BRANDS LLC
    Inventors: Gerald B. Cotten, Simon R. Gainey, Thomas E. Wells, Daniel Yaginuma, Roberto Antonio Fagaraz Junior