Patents by Inventor Tom E. Kerstetter

Tom E. Kerstetter 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).

  • Reusable pouring spout system and method of improving the pouring and storage of particulate material housed in bulk packaging
    Patent number: 11077992
    Abstract: A removable dispensing system for improving the extraction of pourable material from bulk packaging. The system includes a spout having an end with a flanged base and an end with a closure mechanism. The spout is connected to the bulk packaging with a two-sided adhesive element or coupler. The coupler attaches to the packaging and to the flanged base of the spout. The spout may be removed by hand and attached to a different package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Inventors: Lisa J. Kerstetter, Tom E. Kerstetter
  • REUSABLE POURING SPOUT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF IMPROVING THE POURING AND STORAGE OF PARTICULATE MATERIAL HOUSED IN BULK PACKAGING
    Publication number: 20200165042
    Abstract: A removable dispensing system for improving the extraction of pourable material from bulk packaging. The system includes a spout having an end with a flanged base and an end with a closure mechanism. The spout is connected to the bulk packaging with a two-sided adhesive element or coupler. The coupler attaches to the packaging and to the flanged base of the spout. The spout may be removed by hand and attached to a different package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Lisa J. Kerstetter, Tom E. Kerstetter
  • Reusable pouring spout system and method of improving the pouring and storage of particulate material housed in bulk packaging
    Patent number: 10479568
    Abstract: A removable dispensing system for improving the extraction of pourable material from bulk packaging. The system includes a spout having an end with a flanged base and an end with a closure mechanism. The spout is connected to the bulk packaging with a two-sided adhesive element or coupler. The coupler attaches to the packaging and to the flanged base of the spout. The spout may be removed by hand and attached to a different package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Inventors: Lisa J. Kerstetter, Tom E. Kerstetter
  • REUSABLE POURING SPOUT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF IMPROVING THE POURING AND STORAGE OF PARTICULATE MATERIAL HOUSED IN BULK PACKAGING
    Publication number: 20180022513
    Abstract: A removable dispensing system for improving the extraction of pourable material from bulk packaging. The system includes a spout having an end with a flanged base and an end with a closure mechanism. The spout is connected to the bulk packaging with a two-sided adhesive element or coupler. The coupler attaches to the packaging and to the flanged base of the spout. The spout may be removed by hand and attached to a different package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Tom E. Kerstetter, Lisa J. Kerstetter