Patents by Inventor William J. Hendricks

William J. Hendricks 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: 9694949
    Abstract: An airtight container for storing comestibles and other articles is disclosed that includes a bottom container portion having a bottom seal section, a top container portion having a top seal section, the top seal section engaged with the bottom seal section to form a container seal at a circular interface, an opening in the top portion, the opening recessed from an outer surface of the top portion and a lid door movably secured to the top portion in which the lid door is configured to selectively engage the opening to form an access seal and in which the top container portion is configured to promote laminar flow across the top portion outer surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: The Hershey Company
    Inventors: William J. Hendricks, Jonathon K. Markey, Eric Lawrence, Michael J. Van Driest
  • Publication number: 20170088329
    Abstract: A container (10) is provided for storing and distributing items. The container (10) includes a cover (12) and a tray (50) which are complimentary in shape and configured so that the tray (50) can be retained within the cover (12). The container (10) has a fully closed position in which a tray top opening (44) is fully contained within an internal volume of the cover (12) and a fully open position in which at least one cover retention element engages the tray (50) to resist further outward movement of the tray (50) from the internal volume. The cover (12) and tray (50) both preferably have curved shape that allows the container (10) to be more comfortably transported in a clothing pocket. The tray (50) and cover (12) preferably cooperate to form a moisture barrier to preserve items contained within the tray (50).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicant: The Hershey Company
    Inventors: William J. Hendricks, Eric Lawrence, Jonathon Markey
  • Patent number: D467507
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2002
    Assignee: Welch Foods, Inc., a Cooperative
    Inventors: Michael Patrick Bryant, Gerald Louis Forget, William J. Hendricks, Edward H. Lerner
  • Patent number: D469358
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignee: Welch Foods Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Patrick Bryant, William J. Hendricks, Edward H. Lerner, Jim F. Warner, Insun Yun
  • Patent number: D469359
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignee: Welch Foods Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Patrick Bryant, William J. Hendricks, Edward H. Lerner, Jim F. Warner, Insun Yun
  • Patent number: D469695
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: Welch Foods Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Patrick Bryant, William J. Hendricks, Edward H. Lerner, Jim F. Warner, Insun Yun
  • Patent number: D469696
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: Welch Foods Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Patrick Bryant, William J. Hendricks, Edward H. Lerner, Jim F. Warner, Insun Yun
  • Patent number: D470058
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: Welch Foods Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Patrick Bryant, Gerald Louis Forget, William J. Hendricks, Edward H. Lerner
  • Patent number: D544363
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Welch Foods Inc., a Cooperative
    Inventors: William J. Hendricks, Maureen Kane, Gary LaCroix
  • Patent number: D674851
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Black Rock Trading, LLC
    Inventors: Kent B. Osborne, Brad B. Osborne, Blake B. Osborne, Travis D. Kinnersley, William J. Hendricks
  • Patent number: D710181
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: A & K Hinges, LLC
    Inventors: Jason F. Christensen, Brent B. Osborne, William J. Hendricks
  • Patent number: D770900
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: The Hershey Company
    Inventors: William J. Hendricks, Jonathon K. Markey
  • Patent number: D774902
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: The Hershey Company
    Inventors: William J. Hendricks, Eric P. Lawrence, Jonathon K. Markey, Michael J. Van Driest
  • Patent number: D776526
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: The Hershey Company
    Inventors: William J. Hendricks, Jonathon K. Markey, Adam P. J. Frederick
  • Patent number: D779933
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: The Hershey Company
    Inventors: William J. Hendricks, Eric P. Lawrence, Jonathon K. Markey, Michael J. Van Driest
  • Patent number: D789784
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: The Hershey Company
    Inventors: William J. Hendricks, Jonathon K. Markey
  • Patent number: D823681
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: The Hershey Company
    Inventors: William J. Hendricks, Jonathon K. Markey, Adam P. J. Frederick