Patents by Inventor Ian Midgley

Ian Midgley 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: 6523722
    Abstract: A sprayhead for example for an aerosol or pumpspray container comprises a support, a fluid outlet mounted on the support, a passageway connected to the fluid outlet at a first end and connectable to a fluid source at a second end, the passageway being movable between a first non-operative position and a second position in which, in use, it is connected to a fluid source such that fluid can pass through the passageway to the fluid outlet, a member secured relative to the support, the member being movable between a non-operative position and a further position in which it allows the passageway to attain its second position, and a lock selectively operable to lock the member in its first position, thereby preventing the member from urging the passageway to its second position unless the lock is released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Assignee: Helene Curtis, Inc.
    Inventors: Norman Clark, Ian Midgley