Patents by Inventor Simon Richard Gainey

Simon Richard 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: 20150076154
    Abstract: A releasable closure provides for the opening and closing of a package assembly which accommodates a plurality of elongate consumable products. The assembly includes a package housing for supporting the products. The package housing includes a first product accommodating compartment and a second product accommodating compartment separated by a hinge. Each of the product accommodating compartments has an open end adjacent the hinge. The product accommodating compartments are foldable about the hinge in a book-like fashion. The releasable closure is applied to each compartment and positioned to be in aligned facing relationship for mutual engagement upon closably folding the compartments about the hinge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Kerri Clark, Brian Hawthorne, Maximiliano Rodriguez, Allen S. Aldridge, Simon Richard Gainey
  • Patent number: 8893955
    Abstract: A releasable closure provides for the opening and closing of a package assembly which accommodates a plurality of elongate consumable products. The assembly includes a package housing for supporting the products. The package housing includes a first product accommodating compartment and a second product accommodating compartment separated by a hinge. Each of the product accommodating compartments has an open end adjacent the hinge. The product accommodating compartments are foldable about the hinge in a book-like fashion. The releasable closure is applied to each compartment and positioned to be in aligned facing relationship for mutual engagement upon closably folding the compartments about the hinge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Intercontinental Great Brands LLC
    Inventors: Kerri Clark, Brian Hawthorne, Maximiliano Rodriguez, Allen Sydney Aldridge, Simon Richard Gainey
  • Publication number: 20140008425
    Abstract: A package for containing and dispensing contents includes a magnetic closure. The package defines a package interior for accommodating the contents. A pair of package portions defines an opening for accessing the package interior. The magnetic closure includes magnetic material which is placed on at least one of the packaging portions for permitting reopenable closure of the packaging portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: KRAFT FOODS GLOBAL BRANDS LLC
    Inventors: Kerri Clark, Brian Hawthorne, Maximiliano Rodriguez, Allen Sydney Aldridge, Christopher J. Feltman, Alejandra Buitrago, Simon Richard Gainey
  • Publication number: 20140008258
    Abstract: A package for containing and dispensing contents includes a magnetic closure. The package defines a package interior for accommodating the contents. A pair of package portions defines an opening for accessing the package interior. The magnetic closure includes magnetic material which is placed on at least one of the packaging portions for permitting reopenable closure of the packaging portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: KRAFT FOODS GLOBAL BRANDS LLC
    Inventors: Kerri Clark, Brian Hawthorne, Maximiliano Rodriguez, Allen Sydney Aldridge, Christopher J. Feltman, Alejamdra Buitrago, Simon richard Gainey
  • Publication number: 20130327820
    Abstract: A releasable closure provides for the opening and closing of a package assembly which accommodates a plurality of elongate consumable products. The assembly includes a package housing for supporting the products. The package housing includes a first product accommodating compartment and a second product accommodating compartment separated by a hinge. Each of the product accommodating compartments has an open end adjacent the hinge. The product accommodating compartments are foldable about the hinge in a book-like fashion. The releasable closure is applied to each compartment and positioned to be in aligned facing relationship for mutual engagement upon closably folding the compartments about the hinge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: Kraft Foods Global Brands LLC
    Inventors: Kerri Clark, Brian Hawthome, Allen Sydney Aldridge, Maximilliano Rodriguez, Simon Richard Gainey
  • Patent number: 8579185
    Abstract: The present invention includes a package for holding comestible products and blanks for forming the same. The packages can have opposing side walls with generally rounded contoured bottom and top ends and bottom and top walls that conform to the round bottom and top end so that the bottom and top walls have a curved surface that follows the curvature of the bottom and top ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Global Brands LLC
    Inventors: Allen Aldridge, Simon Richard Gainey, Rita Dombroski
  • Publication number: 20100294775
    Abstract: The present invention includes a package for holding one or more comestible products having a first compartment and a second compartment extending from, and rotatable with respect to, the first compartment. The package has a closed position where the first and second compartments are substantially coplanar with each other and an open position wherein the second compartment lies in an adjacent overlapping tiered relation to the first compartment. A cover extends from the second compartment and overlies at least a portion of the first and second compartments when the package is in the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: CADBURY ADAMS USA LLC
    Inventors: Simon Richard Gainey, Rita Dombroski, Allen Aldridge
  • Publication number: 20100224644
    Abstract: The present invention includes a package for holding comestible products and blanks for forming the same. The packages can have opposing side walls with generally rounded contoured bottom and top ends and bottom and top walls that conform to the round bottom and top end so that the bottom and top walls have a curved surface that follows the curvature of the bottom and top ends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicant: CADBURY ADAMS USA LLC
    Inventors: Allen Aldridge, Simon Richard Gainey, Rita Dombroski
  • Publication number: 20080053863
    Abstract: A packaging assembly supports and dispenses a plurality of retail products, such as confectionary products. The assembly includes a housing having a plurality of package sleeves that are removably attached to the housing. A blister tray attachment is slidably insertable into one or more of the package sleeves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventors: James A. Glydon, Simon Richard Gainey, Thomas E. Wells
  • Publication number: 20080053858
    Abstract: A packaging assembly supports and dispenses a plurality of retail products, such as confectionary products. The assembly includes a housing having a plurality of package sleeves that are removably attached to one another. A blister tray attachment is slidably insertable into one or more of the package sleeves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventors: James A. Glydon, Simon Richard Gainey, Ken deJaray, Thomas E. Wells
  • Patent number: D645735
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Global Brands LLC
    Inventors: Kerri Clark, Allen Sydney Aldridge, Brian Hawthorne, Simon Richard Gainey
  • Patent number: D692280
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Global Brands LLC
    Inventors: Allen Aldridge, Simon Richard Gainey, Thomas E. Wells, Rita Dombroski
  • Patent number: D1006633
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: The Nature's Bounty Co.
    Inventors: Simon Richard Gainey, Jessica Keene, Shelley Markoulis, Joel Nixon Thaikattil