Patents by Inventor Fred Gibson

Fred Gibson 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).

  • Patent number: 5105992
    Abstract: A soap dispenser apparatus has a housing having a space formed in the housing for holding a soap container of a predetermined shape. The soap container has its own dispenser hose and nozzle formed therein and the dispenser hose fits through a squeeze pump and becomes part of the pump pumping the soap from the container. An electric motor has a gear box for gearing the motor down located in the housing and positioned to actuate a squeeze member to squeeze the dispenser hose against a pressure plate made of a self lubricating polymer. A sensor, such as an infrared sensor, senses a person's hand in line with the output of the soap container and dispenser nozzle and is coupled through a circuit to the electric motor to actuate the squeeze pump to pump the soap onto a person's hand positioned to receive the soap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1992
    Inventors: Franklin D. Fender, Fred Gibson