Patents by Inventor Arnie M. Best

Arnie M. Best 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).

  • Dispensing system for dispensing a product from a handheld container
    Patent number: 9061816
    Abstract: An overcap for a container includes a body having a sidewall. An opening is provided in the sidewall. An actuation mechanism includes an actuator with an elongate button and a manifold. The elongate button extends through the opening in the sidewall. The actuation mechanism is actuable to open a valve of a container by movement of the elongate button in a direction substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the overcap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Arnie M. Best, Nancy L. Broen, Douglas P. Gundlach, Paul Katz, Brook S. Kennedy, Boris Kontorovich, Hideaki Matsui, Leah Pelowski, Judith A. Rath, Matthew N. Thurin, Richard Whitehall, Steven A. Zach