Patents by Inventor Daniel E. Kustra

Daniel E. Kustra 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).

  • Handheld dispensers for personal use
    Patent number: 7984831
    Abstract: A handheld dispenser includes a collapsible liquid container, a liquid pump, an air pump, and a mixing chamber. The liquid pump provides a collapsible liquid chamber collapsed from an expanded volume to a compressed volume to expel liquid from the collapsible liquid chamber into the mixing chamber. The air pump provides a collapsible air chamber collapsed from an expanded volume to a compressed volume to expel air from the collapsible air chamber into the mixing chamber. The liquid pump and air pump are secured to the collapsible liquid container so as to be capable of being manipulated with one hand. Air expelled into the mixing chamber mixes with liquid expelled into the mixing chamber so that a mixed product is dispensed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: GOJO Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph S. Kanfer, Robert L. Quinlan, Mark E. Rosenkranz, Daniel E. Kustra
  • Handheld dispensers for personal use
    Publication number: 20100102085
    Abstract: A handheld dispenser includes a collapsible liquid container, a liquid pump, an air pump, and a mixing chamber. The liquid pump provides a collapsible liquid chamber collapsed from an expanded volume to a compressed volume to expel liquid from the collapsible liquid chamber into the mixing chamber. The air pump provides a collapsible air chamber collapsed from an expanded volume to a compressed volume to expel air from the collapsible air chamber into the mixing chamber. The liquid pump and air pump are secured to the collapsible liquid container so as to be capable of being manipulated with one hand. Air expelled into the mixing chamber mixes with liquid expelled into the mixing chamber so that a mixed product is dispensed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventors: Joseph S. Kanfer, Robert L. Quinlan, Mark E. Rosenkranz, Daniel E. Kustra