Kimberly A Wilmers

US Patent:

20120312823, Dec 13, 2012

Filed:

Jul 12, 2010

Appl. No.:

13/518479

Inventors:

Kimberly Ann Wilmers - Twin Lake MI, US
Cynthia Lynn Wilcox - Newaygo MI, US
Stephen Andrew Wurth - St. Louis MO, US
Bethanie Lynn Skinner - Litchfield IL, US
Gary William Etheridge - St. Louis MO, US

Assignee:

NESTEC S.A. - Vevey

International Classification:

B65D 8/04

US Classification:

220600

Abstract:

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 () a first end wall (), an inclined second end wall () 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 () a first end wall () oriented at 90 to the bottom wall, a second end wall () inclined at an angle with respect to the bottom wall (), and an interior compartment for housing consumable products, the package being so constructed and arranged to stand substantially upright.

US Patent:

20120325831, Dec 27, 2012

Filed:

Jul 12, 2010

Appl. No.:

13/518472

Inventors:

Kimberly Ann Wilmers - Twin Lake MI, US
Cynthia Lynn Wilcox - Newaygo MI, US
Stephen Andrew Wurth - St. Louis MO, US
Bethanie Lynn Skinner - Litchfield IL, US
Gary William Etheridge - St. Louis MO, US

International Classification:

B65D 25/00
G09B 19/00
B65D 85/00

US Classification:

220660, 2064595, 434127

Abstract:

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 (), a first end wall (), an inclined second end wall () and an elongated interior compartment () having a predetermined width for housing consumable products.

US Patent:

20130236861, Sep 12, 2013

Filed:

Jul 12, 2010

Appl. No.:

13/518453

Inventors:

Kimberly Ann Wilmers - Twin Lake MI, US
Cynthia Lynn Wilcox - Newaygo MI, US

Assignee:

NESTEC S.A. - Vevey

International Classification:

G09B 19/00
B65D 81/34

US Classification:

434127, 206457

Abstract:

A package is provided for housing consumable products. Methods for teaching children to identify foods to consume and for identifying product brands are also provided. In a general embodiment, the present disclosure provides packages including a body defining a perimeter and at least one interior compartment for housing a consumable product. The perimeter alone, or the perimeter in conjunction with the compartments, forms a shape that is not a typical geometric shape and that is a recognizable shape to a child such as, for example, a ghost or a dog.

US Patent:

D686499, Jul 23, 2013

Filed:

Dec 19, 2011

Appl. No.:

29/408925

Inventors:

Kimberly Ann Wilmers - Twin Lake MI, US
Simon Alexander Hutschenreuter - Grand Rapids MI, US

Assignee:

Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. - Vevey

International Classification:

0907

US Classification:

D 9456

US Patent:

20150076025, Mar 19, 2015

Filed:

Jul 10, 2012

Appl. No.:

14/131867

Inventors:

Kimberly Ann Wilmers - Twin Lake MI, US
Clara Eleanor Grainne O'Connor - Helsingborg, SE
Stephen Andrew Wurth - St. Lous MO, US
Bethanie Lynn Gasperson - Litchfield IL, US
Ki Sun Kim - St. Louis MO, US
Thomas Joseph James - Franklin Lakes NJ, US

Assignee:

NESTEC S.A. - Vevey

International Classification:

B65D 1/26
G09F 3/02
B65D 85/60
B65D 25/20
B65D 81/36

US Classification:

2064595, 220608, 220796

Abstract:

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.