Patents
US 7815050 B2: Flexible snack package with finger wiping feature
- Granted
- 2010-10-19
- Filed
- 2008-08-26 application 12198455
- Type
- Utility · 10 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A combination product/napkin package is provided. A package includes a product wrapper and a finger wiping patch. The product wrapper comprises a sheet of flexible film that is foldable around the product and has edges sealable around a periphery to enclose and seal the product therein. The finger wiping patch is a textured surface of foaming ink absorbent resin, tacky resin, or a textured material applied to the wrapper at a position outside the sealed product.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg101019.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKee Foods Kingman, Inc. 1 patents | US company or organization | Kingman, AZ | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard K. Martin | Chattanooga, TN | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| R. Gordon Bentley | Athens, TN | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B65D | Containers for storage or transport of articles or materials, e.g. bags, barrels, bottles, boxes, cans, cartons, crates, drums, jars, tanks, hoppers, forwarding containers; accessories, closures, or fittings therefor; packaging elements; packages | B65D75/545 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y10S | Technical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests | Y10S206/812 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-08-26 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BENTLEY, R. GORDON signed 2008-08-21 MARTIN, RICHARD K. signed 2008-08-21 | MCKEE FOODS KINGMAN, INC. KINGMAN, AZ | 21443/385 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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