IP Library Patent Application 12151009
Patent Application
App. No. 12/151,009

Method of displaying coffee packages in an array which communicate usage indicia

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App. No.
12/151,009
Abstract

A method of displaying an array of coffee products to a consumer having the following steps: a. providing a first coffee package having a first coffee product having a first density, a first usage indicia associated therewith the first coffee package, and first package principle indicia having associated therewith the first package; b. providing a second coffee package having a second coffee product having a second density, a second usage indicia associated therewith the second coffee package; and a second package principle indicia having associated therewith the second package; c. shelving the first and second coffee package such that both first and second coffee package and the first and second usage indicia are observable by the consumer; The first density of the first coffee package and the second density of the second coffee package can be different.

Claims (23)

1 . A method of displaying an array of coffee products to a consumer, the method comprising the steps of:

a. providing a first coffee package comprising

i. a first coffee product comprising a first density;

ii. a first usage indicia associated therewith said first coffee package;

iii. a first package principle indicia having associated therewith said first package;

b. providing a second coffee package comprising

ii. a second coffee product comprising a second density;

iii. a second usage indicia associated therewith said second coffee package;

iv. a second package principle indicia having associated therewith said second package;

c. shelving the first and second coffee package such that both first and second coffee package and the first and second usage indicia are observable by the consumer;

d. wherein said first package principle indicia and said second package principle indicia are the same; and

e. wherein said first density of said first coffee package and said second density of said second coffee package are different.

2 . The method of claim 1 wherein said first coffee package comprises a first coffee package lesser indicia and said second coffee package comprises a second coffee package lesser indicia, wherein said first coffee package lesser indicia and said second coffee package lesser indicia are different.

3 . The method of claim 2 wherein said first coffee package lesser indicia is a first flavor and said second coffee package lesser indicia is a second flavor, wherein said first flavor and said second flavor are different.

4 . The method of claim 1 wherein said first density is from about 0.1873 g/cc to about 0.2718 g/cc bulk density.

5 . The method of claim 1 wherein said second density is from about 0.28 g/cc to about 0.45 g/cc bulk density.

6 . The method of claim 1 wherein said first density is from about 0.1873 g/cc to about 0.2718 g/cc bulk density and said second density is from about 0.28 g/cc to about 0.45 g/cc bulk density.

7 . The method of claim 1 wherein said second density is from about 0.46 g/cc to about 1.05 g/cc tamped density.

8 . The method of claim 1 wherein said first density is from about 0.1873 g/cc to about 0.2718 g/cc bulk density and said second density is from about 0.8 g/cc to about 1.05 g/cc tamped density.

9 . The method of claim 1 wherein said usage indicia is a measure of cups provided in a product.

10 . The method of claim 1 wherein said second package principle indicia is a company name.

11 . The method of claim 1 wherein said first coffee package and said second coffee package further comprise a discontinuous element.

12 . The method of claim 11 wherein said discontinuous element is a flavor.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 30, 2011
From: FOLGERS COFFEE COMPANY, THE
To: FOLGER COFFEE COMPANY, THE
Reel/Frame 026833/0171 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 21, 2008
From: MILLER, STEVEN W. - ASSISTANT SECRETARY ON BEHALF OF THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
To: FOLGERS COFFEE COMPANY, THE; KNUDSEN, JEANNETTE L.; EKONOMON, ADAM, ESQ.
Reel/Frame 021861/0880 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 2, 2008
From: PIOTROWSKI, ROBERT DAVID; KIRKPATRICK, STEVEN JACOB; MICKOWSKI, CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL
To: PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY, THE
Reel/Frame 020946/0877 →