Patents by Inventor Trond Erik Tollefsen

Trond Erik Tollefsen 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).

  • Packaged food product and method of producing the packaged food product
    Patent number: 11993419
    Abstract: A packaged food product includes a container and a food product. The container has a rim and at least one wall extending away from the rim. The at least one wall defines a storage area, and the food product is retained within the storage area such that the food product is in contact with the at least one wall. The at least one wall is readily deformable by a hand of a user to reduce a volume of the storage area. Reducing the volume of the storage area causes the food product to exit the storage area. The container includes an integral tool portion including a tine extending from a distal end of the tool portion for breaking up the food product after removal from the storage area. The food product can be a wet cat or dog food.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Blue Buffalo Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Evelich, Nicole Kandoth, James E. McCay, Noel R. Pollen, Trond Erik Tollefsen
  • Packaged Food Product and Method of Producing the Packaged Food Product
    Publication number: 20240099336
    Abstract: A packaged food product includes a container and a food product. The container has a rim and at least one sidewall extending from the rim to a bottom wall. The at least one sidewall and the bottom wall define a storage area, and the food product is retained within the storage area such that the food product is in contact with the sidewall. The sidewall is readily deformable by a hand of a user to reduce a volume of the storage area. Finger engaging recesses are formed in the bottom wall to assist in deforming the container, with reducing the volume of the storage area causing the food product to exit the storage area. The bottom wall of the container includes an integral tool portion for breaking up and/or tenderizing the food product after removal from the storage area. The food product can be a wet cat or dog food.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Blue Buffalo Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Christopher Budd, Jacqueline Iversen, Trond Erik Tollefsen
  • Automated pet food dispenser
    Patent number: 11684037
    Abstract: A container is disclosed for maintaining, shipping and dispensing granular material such as but not limited to pet food. The container includes an aperture in the bottom which is sealed with a pull tab until the material is ready for dispensing. An automated dispenser of such granular materials is also disclosed such that an insert in a drawer located below an aperture in the dispenser controls the amount of material that is dispensed from the container that sits atop the dispenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Product Ventures, Ltd.
    Inventors: Peter Brian Clarke, John K Clay, Trond Erik Tollefsen
  • Packaging container
    Patent number: D975536
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Blue Buffalo Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Christopher Budd, Jacqueline Iversen, Trond Erik Tollefsen
  • Packaging container
    Patent number: D975537
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Blue Buffalo Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Christopher Budd, Jacqueline Iversen, Trond Erik Tollefsen
  • Packaging container
    Patent number: D986052
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Blue Buffalo Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Christopher Budd, Jacqueline Iversen, Trond Erik Tollefsen
  • Container
    Patent number: D986066
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: BLUETRITON BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: David Jerome Hutts, Christopher P. Nanos, Lauren Webber, Ryan Boudreaux, Peter Brian Clarke, Trond Erik Tollefsen
  • Container
    Patent number: D990320
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: BLUETRITON BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: David Jerome Hutts, Christopher P. Nanos, Lauren Webber, Ryan Boudreaux, Peter Brian Clarke, Trond Erik Tollefsen
  • Packaging container
    Patent number: D992414
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Blue Buffalo Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Christopher Budd, Jackie Iversen, Nicole Kandoth, Trond Erik Tollefsen
  • Packaging container
    Patent number: D994481
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Blue Buffalo Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Christopher Budd, Jackie Iversen, Nicole Kandoth, Trond Erik Tollefsen
  • Container
    Patent number: D1007310
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: H.J. Heinz Company Brands LLC
    Inventors: Peter Brian Clarke, Sean Evelich, Trond Erik Tollefsen
  • Container
    Patent number: D1011193
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC
    Inventors: Lauren Marie Johnson, James E. McCay, Trond Erik Tollefsen
  • Container
    Patent number: D1011897
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC
    Inventors: Lauren Marie Johnson, Peter Brian Clarke, Trond Erik Tollefsen
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D1018304
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Taek Kim, Trond Erik Tollefsen, Stuart M. Leslie
  • Container
    Patent number: D1019394
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: BLUETRITON BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: David Jerome Hutts, Christopher P. Nanos, Lauren Webber, Ryan Boudreaux, Peter Brian Clarke, Trond Erik Tollefsen
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D1030493
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: H.J. Heinz Company Brands LLC
    Inventors: Michelle Marie Hayden, Peter Brian Clarke, James E. McCay, Sean Evelich, Trond Erik Tollefsen
  • Container
    Patent number: D1033218
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Christopher J. Wolpert, Vincent M. Masotta, Elizabeth Anne Santarelli, Peter Brian Clarke, Luis Ramiro Gutierrez Montenegro, David Clarkin, Chi Cheong Lau, Trond Erik Tollefsen
  • Container
    Patent number: D1039976
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: H.J. Heinz Company Brands LLC
    Inventors: Peter Brian Clarke, Sean Evelich, Trond Erik Tollefsen
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D1042142
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Taek Kim, Trond Erik Tollefsen, Stuart M. Leslie
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D1043348
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: H.J. Heinz Company Brands LLC
    Inventors: Michelle Marie Hayden, Peter Brian Clarke, James E. McCay, Sean Evelich, Trond Erik Tollefsen