Patents by Inventor Thomas K. Preston

Thomas K. Preston 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).

  • Glow-in-the-dark food and beverage containers
    Patent number: 6660358
    Abstract: A blow-molded, luminescent, polyethylene food or beverage container or bottle which glows-in-the dark due to the presence of zinc sulfide luminescent pigment in the polyethylene resin at a level of from about 0.075 to about 1.2 percent by weight. The blow-molded, luminescent, polyethylene beverage container or bottle is designed to contain an acidic beverage. Even after prolonged storage in the container or bottle, the acidic beverage contains less than 0.25 ppm of zinc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard H. Kaufman, Thomas K. Preston, Marshall M. Rankowitz
  • GLOW-IN-THE-DARK FOOD AND BEVERAGE CONTAINERS
    Publication number: 20030194519
    Abstract: A blow-molded, luminescent, polyethylene food or beverage container or bottle which glows-in-the dark due to the presence of zinc sulfide luminescent pigment in the polyethylene resin at a level of from about 0.075 to about 1.2 percent by weight. The blow-molded, luminescent, polyethylene beverage container or bottle is designed to contain an acidic beverage. Even after prolonged storage in the container or bottle, the acidic beverage contains less than 0.25 ppm of zinc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2002
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Applicant: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard H. Kaufman, Thomas K. Preston, Marshall M. Rankowitz
  • Combined package of bottles with sleeve and shrinkable wrap
    Patent number: D342024
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1993
    Assignee: Kraft General Foods, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard H. Kaufman, Thomas K. Preston