Patents by Inventor Stephen Andrew Wurth
Stephen Andrew Wurth 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).
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Patent number: 9968072Abstract: The invention provides measuring devices for managing the weight of animals and methods of using the measuring devices. In a general aspect, the measuring devices comprise a container having a first side with a cavity and a second opposing side having a cavity that is larger than the cavity of the first side. The first side cavity is sized to hold an amount of food that restricts calorie intake of an animal. The second side cavity is sized to hold an amount of food that provides daily requirement for weight management of an animal.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2013Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: Nestec S.A.Inventor: Stephen Andrew Wurth
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Patent number: 9301504Abstract: The invention provides animal play toys that engage an animal in play before and during consumption of a treat. In one aspect, the invention provides an animal play toy having a top portion defining at least one hole therethrough and a weighted bottom portion. The animal play toy is able to stand upright when there is no interaction with the animal play toy. One or more ropes of a consumable product or a non-consumable product can be attached to the top portion of the animal play toy through the hole.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2013Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: Nestec S.A.Inventors: Stephen Andrew Wurth, Kisun Kim, Jacob Ballard, Paul Seal, James P Persells, Janice Halbirt
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Patent number: 9169049Abstract: Devices suitable for removing materials from a container, preparing the materials for further use, and storing unused materials in the container for future use are provided. Generally, the devices comprise an elongated portion defining (1) a handle and a blade and (2) an over-cap attached to the elongated portion. The over-cap can define an aperture that surrounds a portion of the handle.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2007Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: Nestec S.A.Inventors: Diana Lynn Mayo, Stephen Andrew Wurth, Gary W. Etheridge
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Publication number: 20150076025Abstract: In a general embodiment, the packages of the present disclosure include a body having a surface defining a recessed portion having a shape, and a lid having a surface defining a projection having a shape and a size that corresponds to the shape and size of the recessed portion. The packages include a color that corresponds to a type of the consumable product.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2012Publication date: March 19, 2015Applicant: NESTEC S.A.Inventors: Kimberly Ann Wilmers, Clara Eleanor Grainne O'Connor, Stephen Andrew Wurth, Bethanie Lynn Gasperson, Ki Sun Kim, Thomas Joseph James
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Publication number: 20140367284Abstract: The invention provides animal play toys that engage an animal in play before and during consumption of a treat. In one aspect, the invention provides an animal play toy having a top portion defining at least one hole therethrough and a weighted bottom portion. The animal play toy is able to stand upright when there is no interaction with the animal play toy. One or more ropes of a consumable product or a non-consumable product can be attached to the top portion of the animal play toy through the hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2013Publication date: December 18, 2014Inventors: Stephen Andrew Wurth, Kisun Kim, Jacob Ballard, Paul Seal, James P. Persells
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Patent number: 8844757Abstract: Packages for housing consumable products and methods of using same are provided. Methods for teaching children to self-feed are also provided. In a general embodiment, the present disclosure provides a package including a body defining side walls (34,36) a first end wall (40), an inclined second end wall (42) and an elongated interior compartment having a predetermined width for housing consumable products. In another embodiment, a package is provided that includes a body defining side walls, a bottom wall (38) a first end wall (40) oriented at 90° to the bottom wall, a second end wall (42) inclined at an angle with respect to the bottom wall (38), and an interior compartment for housing consumable products, the package being so constructed and arranged to stand substantially upright.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2010Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Nestec S.A.Inventors: Kimberly Ann Wilmers, Cynthia Lynn Wilcox, Stephen Andrew Wurth, Bethanie Lynn Skinner, Gary William Etheridge
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Publication number: 20140238305Abstract: The invention provides measuring devices for managing the weight of animals and methods of using the measuring devices. In a general aspect, the measuring devices comprise a container having a first side with a cavity and a second opposing side having a cavity that is larger than the cavity of the first side. The first side cavity is sized to hold an amount of food that restricts calorie intake of an animal. The second side cavity is sized to hold an amount of food that provides daily requirement for weight management of an animal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2013Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: Nestec SAInventor: Stephen Andrew Wurth
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Patent number: 8733287Abstract: The invention provides litter box assemblies useful for managing animal waste. In a general aspect, the litter box assembly includes an animal litter box, a litter fragmenting device attached to the litter box, and an optional hopper attached to the litter fragmenting device. The hopper can store an animal litter that has improved absorption capabilities after being fragmented by the litter fragmenting device. The invention also provides kits useful for making the litter box assemblies and using such litter box assemblies for managing animal waste.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2011Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Nestec S.A.Inventors: Nathan Foster Huck, Dan Kenneth Dixon, Michael Edward Leiweke, Stephen Andrew Wurth
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Publication number: 20130206075Abstract: The invention provides litter box assemblies useful for managing animal waste. In a general aspect, the litter box assembly includes an animal litter box, a litter fragmenting device attached to the litter box, and an optional hopper attached to the litter fragmenting device. The hopper can store an animal litter that has improved absorption capabilities after being fragmented by the litter fragmenting device. The invention also provides kits useful for making the litter box assemblies and using such litter box assemblies for managing animal waste.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2011Publication date: August 15, 2013Inventors: Nathan Foster Huck, Dan Kenneth Dixon, Michael Edward Leiweke, Stephen Andrew Wurth
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Publication number: 20120325831Abstract: Packages (10) for housing consumable products and methods of using same are provided. Methods for teaching children to self-feed are also provided. In a general embodiment, the present disclosure provides a package (10) including a body (12) defining side walls (14,16), a first end wall (18), an inclined second end wall (20) and an elongated interior compartment (24) having a predetermined width for housing consumable products.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2010Publication date: December 27, 2012Inventors: Kimberly Ann Wilmers, Cynthia Lynn Wilcox, Stephen Andrew Wurth, Bethanie Lynn Skinner, Gary William Etheridge
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Publication number: 20120312823Abstract: Packages for housing consumable products and methods of using same are provided. Methods for teaching children to self-feed are also provided. In a general embodiment, the present disclosure provides a package including a body defining side walls (34,36) a first end wall (40), an inclined second end wall (42) and an elongated interior compartment having a predetermined width for housing consumable products. In another embodiment, a package is provided that includes a body defining side walls, a bottom wall (38) a first end wall (40) oriented at 90° to the bottom wall, a second end wall (42) inclined at an angle with respect to the bottom wall (38), and an interior compartment for housing consumable products, the package being so constructed and arranged to stand substantially upright.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2010Publication date: December 13, 2012Applicant: NESTEC S.A.Inventors: Kimberly Ann Wilmers, Cynthia Lynn Wilcox, Stephen Andrew Wurth, Bethanie Lynn Skinner, Gary William Etheridge
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Publication number: 20080217333Abstract: Devices suitable for removing materials from a container, preparing the materials for further use, and storing unused materials in the container for future use. Generally, the devices comprise an elongated portion defining (1) a handle and a blade and (2) an over-cap attached to the elongated portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2007Publication date: September 11, 2008Applicant: Nestec S.A.Inventors: Diana Lynn Mayo, Stephen Andrew Wurth
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Patent number: D646167Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2011Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.Inventors: Stephen Andrew Wurth, Alison M. Wilker
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Patent number: D654796Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2011Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle SAInventors: Stephen Andrew Wurth, Alison M. Wilker
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Patent number: D695988Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2012Date of Patent: December 24, 2013Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.Inventors: Stephen L. Trammell, Jayne Harding, Stephen Andrew Wurth, Kisun Kim, Donald Roland Speck
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Patent number: D705654Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle SAInventors: Stephen Andrew Wurth, Kisun Kim, Bethanie L Gasperson, Jacob H Ballard
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Patent number: D710208Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle SAInventors: Stephen Andrew Wurth, Kisun Kim, Bethanie L Gasperson, Jacob H. Ballard
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Patent number: D726975Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2013Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.Inventors: Kisun Kim, Stephen Andrew Wurth, Jacob Ballard
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Patent number: D742746Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2014Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: SOCIETE DES PRODUCTS NESTLE S.A.Inventors: Stephen Andrew Wurth, Jacob Ballard, Ronald Bailey, Brian Lavigne
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Patent number: D819900Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2016Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.Inventors: Stephen Andrew Wurth, Adam Marques Hobler