Patents by Inventor Andy Kirkpatrick

Andy Kirkpatrick 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).

  • Publication number: 20070193968
    Abstract: The present invention relates to dispensers for disposable cutlery. The invention also relates to pluralities of disposable cutlery that can be used in the cutlery dispenser of the present invention, as well as other cutlery dispensers that do not use a cartridge therein. The present invention also relates to disposable cutlery that has been adapted to make it better suited to stacking such as for use in cutlery dispensers that do not include a cartridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Applicant: Dixie Consumer Products LLC
    Inventors: Patrick Smith, Andy Kirkpatrick, Michael Kilgore, David Honan, Thomas Sorensen, Vito Lore, Timothy Jadin
  • Publication number: 20070108141
    Abstract: The present invention relates to dispensers for disposable cutlery. The invention also relates to banded packets of disposable cutlery that can be used in the cutlery dispenser of the present invention, as well as other cutlery dispensers that do not use a cartridge therein. The present invention also relates to disposable cutlery that has been adapted to make it better suited to stacking, such as for use in cutlery dispensers that do not include a cartridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2006
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Inventors: Patrick Smith, Andy Kirkpatrick, Michael Kilgore, David Honan, Thomas Sorensen, Vito Lore, Timothy Jadin
  • Publication number: 20060102770
    Abstract: A gravity-feed tissue roll dispenser for a plurality of tissue rolls includes: (a) a housing; (b) a supply turret with a plurality of spindles for mounting a plurality of tissue rolls for dispensing; (c) means for rotatably mounting the supply turret in the housing about a center of rotation such that a vertical line through the center of rotation of the turret defines a biasing sector of the dispenser and the spindles rotate between upper and lower positions, the dispenser also having a dispensing sector adjacent the biasing sector; (d) stop means adapted for securing a loaded spindle in an elevated dispensing position in the dispensing sector of the tissue dispenser, the dispensing position being elevated with respect to a lower limit of travel of the spindle upon rotation of the turret; wherein the stop means are responsive to depletion of the loaded spindle so as to allow rotation of the turret upon depletion of a roll of tissue mounted thereabout; and wherein further the turret and stop means are configu
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2005
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Inventors: Harold Goeking, Gregory Budz, Michael Kilgore, Karl Kissinger, Andy Kirkpatrick, John Moody
  • Publication number: 20060102641
    Abstract: A large capacity napkin dispenser for in counter mounting includes: (a) an elongate housing having a generally rectangular cross-section for receiving a stack of napkins; (b) a faceplate with a dispensing aperture, the faceplate being hinged to the housing so as to be movable between an open position for re-loading and a closed position for dispensing; (c) a movable support member mounted in the housing; (d) biasing means for urging the movable support toward the faceplate so that the stack of napkins is advanced to the aperture as it is depleted; and (e) sequestered means for locking the faceplate in the closed position. The locking means includes release means located adjacent the inner surface of the faceplate such that when the faceplate is in the closed position the release means is concealed in the interior of the dispenser, thereby eliminating the need for a key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2005
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Inventors: Antonio Cittadino, David Maroney, Brent Burns, Karl Kissinger, Andy Kirkpatrick, Michael Kilgore, Gregory Budz