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Prior to returning to school I worked as the lead product designer at Libbey Inc., in Toledo, Ohio. Libbey is a leading provider of tableware products to the foodservice industry. It manufactures and distributes a broad range of glassware, dinnerware, flatware, and back-of-the-house products to restaurants, bars, hotels, nightclubs, healthcare, educational and penal institutions, caterers, airlines, cruise lines, and country clubs. My job entailed imagining new glasses for clients, such as Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Jack Daniels, and Target. The glasses below can be purchased at Target online.
I was awarded 12 design patents while working at Libbey. Here are a few:
US Patent D462,238 [PDF]
US Patent D442, 425 [PDF]
US Patent D424,377 [PDF]
US Patent D484,365 [PDF]
US Patent D423,874 [PDF]
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