Patents by Inventor Douglas A. Soller

Douglas A. Soller 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: 20230417038
    Abstract: A system for applying a flowable material to a surface that includes an applicator and a storage pod is disclosed. The storage pod may have a housing and a lid that engage each other to form an interior cavity that contains a flowable material. The applicator receives the storage pod and has a pusher mechanism to apply a force to the housing causing the housing to collapse. As the housing collapses, the flowable material is expelled from the storage pod. The applicator may be a reusable applicator where the storage pods can be used and reloaded, or a single use disposable applicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: William J. Rice, Douglas A. Soller, Steven A. Zach, James Paul Orrico, Mario M. Orrico, Harbinder S. Pordal
  • Publication number: 20220362430
    Abstract: A volatile material dispenser includes a base and a stand assembly that is coupled with the base. The base includes a fan and a battery therein. The stand assembly includes a platform, a stand that extends from the platform, and a manifold that extends from the stand. The volatile material dispenser also includes a shroud and an air deflector. The shroud is positioned on the base and defines a chimney. The air deflector is positioned between the shroud and the manifold. The air deflector is configured to direct air out of the chimney.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Sebastian D. Hasik, Gregory G. Pieper, Katherine Cusatis, James T. Walker, Brian T. Davis, Timothy R. Ordiway, Timothy Grala, Kamran Faterioun, Douglas A. Soller
  • Patent number: 10406545
    Abstract: A fluid delivery system for dispensing fluid can include a dispenser, such as a trigger engine-type dispenser, configured to draw fluid up from a container. A nozzle assembly can include a nozzle, and a nozzle slide. The nozzle slide can be configured to slide and/or rotate relative to the shroud to provide different dispensing modes. In alternative examples, the nozzle can be configured to rotate in 30 degree increments relative to the shroud to provide the different dispensing modes or the nozzle assembly can include a nozzle extension, and the nozzle extension can be configured to rotate relative to the shroud to provide different dispensing patterns out of the nozzle. In another example a first nozzle can be configured to provide one or more dispensing modes, and a second nozzle can be configured to provide a different dispensing mode than the first nozzle. Methods of dispensing fluids and methods of assembling fluid dispensers are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald H. Spang, Jr., Matthew T. Mcdonnell, David Leifheit, Cory J. Nelson, Matthew Thurin, Philip Anthony, III, Aaron Eiger, Evan Thompson, Douglas A. Soller
  • Patent number: 10344462
    Abstract: A dispenser system for treating a toilet, the dispenser system comprising: a tray (402) having a rim at least partially surrounding a plurality of compartments (404) housing a treatment composition, each compartment (404) having a first side configured to be closed to flushing water and a second side configured to be open to flushing water, the second side defining an aperture for receiving the treatment composition; and a hanger (406) configured to suspend the tray (402) from a toilet bowl rim; and a cover coupled to the rim for sealing the aperture of each compartment and configured to be removed by a user prior to use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas A. Soller, Katherine Therese Rodriguez, Steven A. Zach, Brandon C. Loss, Marina J. Maller, Christina L. Gola, Cathal L. Fahy
  • Patent number: 9980622
    Abstract: A cleaning device includes a base having a first side and a second side. A first deployment element pivotally connects to the first side of the base and is pivotable from a stowed position to a deployed position. A second deployment element pivotally connects to the second side of the base and is pivotable from the stowed position to the deployed position. In the stowed position the base, the first deployment element, and the second deployment element define a substantially rectangular perimeter. In the deployed position, the base, the first deployment element, and the second deployment element define a substantially trapezoidal perimeter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas A. Soller, Steven A. Zach, Jose M. Arevalo, Matthew J. Forst, Jeffrey L. Crull, Katlyn Ross, Evan A. Sparks, Aaron Marion
  • Publication number: 20180065132
    Abstract: A fluid delivery system for dispensing fluid can include a dispenser, such as a trigger engine-type dispenser, configured to draw fluid up from a container. A nozzle assembly can include a nozzle, and a nozzle slide. The nozzle slide can be configured to slide and/or rotate relative to the shroud to provide different dispensing modes. In alternative examples, the nozzle can be configured to rotate in 30 degree increments relative to the shroud to provide the different dispensing modes or the nozzle assembly can include a nozzle extension, and the nozzle extension can be configured to rotate relative to the shroud to provide different dispensing patterns out of the nozzle. In another example a first nozzle can be configured to provide one or more dispensing modes, and a second nozzle can be configured to provide a different dispensing mode than the first nozzle. Methods of dispensing fluids and methods of assembling fluid dispensers are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Ronald H. Spang, JR., Matthew T. Mcdonnell, David Leifheit, Cory J. Nelson, Matthew Thurin, Philip Anthony, III, Aaron Eiger, Evan Thompson, Douglas A. Soller
  • Patent number: 9839927
    Abstract: A fluid delivery system for dispensing fluid can include a dispenser, such as a trigger engine-type dispenser (100), configured to draw fluid up from a container. A nozzle assembly can include a nozzle (160), and a nozzle slide (112). The nozzle slide can be configured to slide and/or rotate relative to the shroud (102) to provide different dispensing modes. In alternative examples, the nozzle (160) can be configured to rotate in 30 degree increments relative to the shroud (102) to provide the different dispensing modes or the nozzle assembly can include a nozzle extension, and the nozzle extension can be configured to rotate relative to the shroud to provide different dispensing patterns out of the nozzle. In another example a first nozzle can be configured to provide one or more dispensing modes, and a second nozzle can be configured to provide a different dispensing mode than the first nozzle. Methods of dispensing fluids and methods of assembling fluid dispensers are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald H. Spang, Matthew T. Mcdonnell, David Leifheit, Cory J. Nelson, Matthew Thurin, Philip Anthony, III, Aaron Eiger, Evan Thompson, Douglas A. Soller
  • Publication number: 20170247869
    Abstract: A dispenser system for treating a toilet, the dispenser system comprising: a tray (402) having a rim at least partially surrounding a plurality of compartments (404) housing a treatment composition, each compartment (404) having a first side configured to be closed to flushing water and a second side configured to be open to flushing water, the second side defining an aperture for receiving the treatment composition; and a hanger (406) configured to suspend the tray (402) from a toilet bowl rim; and a cover coupled to the rim for sealing the aperture of each compartment and configured to be removed by a user prior to use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Douglas A. Soller, Katherine Therese Rodriguez, Steven A. Zach, Brandon C. Loss, Marina J. Maller, Christina L. Gola, Cathal L. Fahy
  • Patent number: D856816
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Shabistan Sheerin, Douglas A. Soller, John Bruno, Diana Maureen Luistro, Leonard Joseph DiChiara, Jason Craig Campbell, Gregory A. Falduto
  • Patent number: D856817
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Shabistan Sheerin, Douglas A. Soller, John Bruno, Diana Maureen Luistro, Leonard Joseph DiChiara, Jason Craig Campbell, Gregory A. Falduto
  • Patent number: D856818
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Shabistan Sheerin, Douglas A. Soller, John Bruno, Diana Maureen Luistro, Leonard Joseph DiChiara, Jason Craig Campbell, Gregory A. Falduto
  • Patent number: D856819
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Shabistan Sheerin, Douglas A. Soller, Neil Kwiatkowski, James Krause, Charles Paradise, Mason Umholtz
  • Patent number: D857519
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Shabistan Sheerin, Douglas A. Soller, John Bruno, Diana Maureen Luistro, Leonard Joseph DiChiara, Jason Craig Campbell, Gregory A. Falduto
  • Patent number: D868593
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Shabistan Sheerin, Douglas A. Soller, Neil Kwiatkowski, James Krause, Charles Paradise, Mason Umholtz
  • Patent number: D906125
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Shabistan Sheerin, Tanya N. Blasko, James Krause, Douglas A. Soller
  • Patent number: D906126
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Shabistan Sheerin, Tanya N. Blasko, James Krause, Douglas A. Soller
  • Patent number: D906127
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Shabistan Sheerin, Tanya N. Blasko, James Krause, Douglas A. Soller
  • Patent number: D906832
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Shabistan Sheerin, Tanya N. Blasko, James Krause, Douglas A. Soller
  • Patent number: D906833
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Shabistan Sheerin, Tanya N. Blasko, James Krause, Douglas A. Soller
  • Patent number: D906834
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Shabistan Sheerin, Tanya N. Blasko, James Krause, Douglas A. Soller