Patents by Inventor Charles F. Smiley
Charles F. Smiley 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).
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Patent number: 7686168Abstract: A container for transporting and handling materials such as ice has a side wall having a top, a middle and a bottom. The side wall forms a containing portion. The top has an opening to the containing portion. The side wall has a recess adjacent to the bottom. The container has a bottom wall. The containing portion extends from the bottom wall to the opening. The container has a top handle adjacent to the top of the side wall. The container has a recess handle that extends from the bottom of the side wall to the middle of the side wall adjacent to the recess.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2006Date of Patent: March 30, 2010Assignee: Traex CompanyInventors: Charles F. Smiley, Michael A. Eckstein
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Patent number: 6981610Abstract: A dispenser for a paper product having a faceplate defining a slot including a center portion, a first end and a second end. The center portion is larger than the first and second ends. The faceplate has a plurality of outwardly projecting lips positioned adjacent to the center portion for engaging a person's fingers to limit access to a paper product being dispensed through the slot.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2004Date of Patent: January 3, 2006Assignee: Traex CompanyInventors: Charles F. Smiley, Michael A. Ecksein
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Patent number: 6929158Abstract: A dispenser for granular material having a container for storing the material. The container is connected to a dispensing assembly having a chamber in removable communication with the container. The volume of the chamber is controlled by an insert that is installed in one of several positions and orientations within the chamber to determine the amount of material to be dispensed from the container.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2003Date of Patent: August 16, 2005Assignee: Traex CompanyInventor: Charles F. Smiley
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Patent number: 6889969Abstract: A cutting board has an improved footing system that supports the cutting surfaces off the counter with removable footings inserted into openings at the corners of the board. The inserts have enlarged ends at each side of the board that elevate the board and prevent the inserts from separating from the board inadvertently. The foot inserts can be inserted straight into each preferably circular opening in which case one of the ends is compressed and passed through the opening for insertion or removal. Alternatively, the footings can also be slid into openings, formed as open-ended slots at the edge of the board, in which case the openings define a narrowed neck that interferes with a slightly wider section of the foot insert to reduce unintended separation. A grid pattern can be formed on either or both cutting surfaces using a suitable surface impression technique.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2003Date of Patent: May 10, 2005Assignee: Traex CompanyInventors: Richard G. Diermeier, Charles F. Smiley, Carl R. Neess
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Publication number: 20040150151Abstract: A cutting board has an improved footing system that supports the cutting surfaces off the counter with removable footings inserted into openings at the corners of the board. The inserts have enlarged ends at each side of the board that elevate the board and prevent the inserts from separating from the board inadvertently. The foot inserts can be inserted straight into each preferably circular opening in which case one of the ends is compressed and passed through the opening for insertion or removal. Alternatively, the footings can also be slid into openings, formed as open-ended slots at the edge of the board, in which case the openings define a narrowed neck that interferes with a slightly wider section of the foot insert to reduce unintended separation. A grid pattern can be formed on either or both cutting surfaces using a suitable surface impression technique.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2003Publication date: August 5, 2004Inventors: Richard G. Diermeier, Charles F. Smiley
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Patent number: 6732888Abstract: A squeeze bottle is provided for dispensing a flowable liquid material. The bottle includes an axially extending squeezable container having a side wall and a base at one end of the side wall to define an interior chamber for housing the flowable liquid material. The container defines a neck that extends axially outwardly from an axially outer end of the container opposite the base. A cap is removably attachable to the neck, and includes a plate having at least one opening therethrough and in communication with the interior void of the container. The cap further includes at least two tips defining respective outlet channels in fluid communication with the plate opening to outlet at least two directed streams from the squeeze bottle to a desired food product.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2003Date of Patent: May 11, 2004Assignee: Traex CorporationInventors: Charles F. Smiley, Richard G. Diermeier, Michael A. Eckstein
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Publication number: 20040031819Abstract: A dispenser for granular material having a container for storing the material. The container is connected to a dispensing assembly having a chamber in removable communication with the container. The volume of the chamber is controlled by an insert that is installed in one of several positions and orientations within the chamber to determine the amount of material to be dispensed from the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2003Publication date: February 19, 2004Inventor: Charles F. Smiley
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Patent number: 5967213Abstract: A window cornice assembly is disclosed. The window cornice assembly may comprise a front section and two side sections upon which fabric may be arranged. Corner pieces may be mounted on the front and side sections. Fabric may be arranged and secured on the front and/or side sections by clips that retain the fabric taut and over the front face thereof. The clips can be attached to each other directly by an elastic cord or band, or attached to the rear face of the front section directly so that the fabric is tightly pulled over the front face of the front section. The elastic cord or band imparts a desired amount of elasticity to the fabric. The window cornice assembly may have one or more elongated channel-shaped support strips arranged on a front section to provide additional rigidity thereto.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 1998Date of Patent: October 19, 1999Assignee: Springs Window Fashions Division, Inc.Inventors: Charles F. Smiley, Mark Gilbertson, John Grosz
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Patent number: 5927362Abstract: A window cornice assembly is disclosed. The window cornice assembly may comprise a front section and two side sections upon which fabric may be arranged. Corner pieces may be mounted on the front and side sections. Fabric may be arranged and secured on the front and/or side sections by clips that retain the fabric taut and over the front face thereof. The clips can be attached to each other directly by an elastic cord or band, or attached to the rear face of the front section directly so that the fabric is tightly pulled over the front face of the front section. The elastic cord or band imparts a desired amount of elasticity to the fabric. The window cornice assembly may have one or more elongated channel-shaped support strips arranged on a front section to provide additional rigidity thereto.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 1998Date of Patent: July 27, 1999Assignee: Springs Window Fashions Divisions, Inc.Inventors: Charles F. Smiley, Mark Gilbertson, John Grosz
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Patent number: 5890527Abstract: A window cornice assembly is disclosed. The window cornice assembly may comprise a front section and two side sections upon which fabric may be arranged. Corner pieces may be mounted on the front and side sections. Fabric may be arranged and secured on the front and/or side sections by clips that retain the fabric taut and over the front face thereof. The clips can be attached to each other directly by an elastic cord or band, or attached to the rear face of the front section directly so that the fabric is tightly pulled over the front face of the front section. The elastic cord or band imparts a desired amount of elasticity to the fabric. The window cornice assembly may have one or more elongated channel-shaped support strips arranged on a front section to provide additional rigidity thereto.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 1998Date of Patent: April 6, 1999Assignee: Springs Window Fashions Division, Inc.Inventors: Charles F. Smiley, Mark Gilbertson, John Grosz
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Patent number: D501345Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2004Date of Patent: February 1, 2005Assignee: Traex CompanyInventors: Charles F. Smiley, Michael A. Ecksein
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Patent number: D520277Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2004Date of Patent: May 9, 2006Assignee: Traex CompanyInventors: Charles F. Smiley, Michael A. Ecksein
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Patent number: D391472Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 1997Date of Patent: March 3, 1998Assignee: Springs Window Fashions Division, Inc.Inventors: Charles F. Smiley, Cindy R. Jaggi
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Patent number: D650544Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2010Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.Inventors: Charles F. Smiley, Carl R. Neess
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Patent number: D394800Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 1997Date of Patent: June 2, 1998Assignee: Springs Window Fashions Division, Inc.Inventors: Charles F. Smiley, Cindy R. Jaggi
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Patent number: D395227Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 1997Date of Patent: June 16, 1998Assignee: Springs Window Fashions Division, Inc.Inventors: Charles F. Smiley, Cindy R. Jaggi
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Patent number: D395818Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 1997Date of Patent: July 7, 1998Assignee: Springs Window Fashions Division, Inc.Inventors: Charles F. Smiley, Cindy R. Jaggi, Karen Retelle
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Patent number: D404994Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 1998Date of Patent: February 2, 1999Assignee: Springs Window Fashions Division, Inc.Inventors: Charles F. Smiley, Cindy R. Jaggi
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Patent number: D404995Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 1998Date of Patent: February 2, 1999Assignee: Springs Window Fashions Division, Inc.Inventors: Cindy R. Jaggi, Charles F. Smiley
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Patent number: D404999Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 1998Date of Patent: February 2, 1999Assignee: Springs Window Fashions Division, Inc.Inventors: Cindy R. Jaggi, Charles F. Smiley