Patents by Inventor Stephanie Killion Schneider

Stephanie Killion Schneider 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: 8944288
    Abstract: A container collapsible during dispensing of the contents therein includes a front wall, a rear wall, right and left side walls, a bottom wall, and a top wall defining a container volume holding product. A first right side wall fold line is provided in the right side wall, and a first left side wall fold line is provided in the left side wall. A rear wall fold line separates the rear wall into a first facet and a second facet. The container is sealed such that the removal of the product from the container causes the container volume to decrease, and the container folds along the first right side wall fold line, first left side wall fold line and rear wall fold line such that the first facet folds down toward the second facet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: GOJO Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Nick E. Ciavarella, Aaron R. Reynolds, Stephanie Killion Schneider, Anthony R. Marchetta
  • Publication number: 20120211520
    Abstract: A container collapsible from a filled configuration to a substantially empty configuration during dispensing of the contents therein includes a front wall, a rear wall, right and left side walls, a bottom wall, and a top wall defining a container volume holding product. A first right side wall fold line is provided in the right side wall and extends in a general diagonal direction downwardly and away from the rear wall from a first end proximate the intersection of the top wall and the rear wall to a second end positioned within the surface area defined by the right side wall. A first left side wall fold line is provided in the left side wall and extends in a general diagonal direction downwardly and away from the rear wall from a first end proximate the intersection of the top wall and the rear wall to a second end positioned within the surface area defined by the left side wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Inventors: Nick E. Ciavarella, Aaron R. Reynolds, Stephanie Killion Schneider, Anthony R. Marchetta