Patents by Inventor James A. Diring

James A. Diring 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).

  • Dispenser actuator handle
    Patent number: 5054161
    Abstract: A dispenser actuator handle including a body member, a first protrusion projecting from the body member, a second protrusion projecting from the body member and disposed below the first protrusion, and a reinforcement rib extending between the protrusions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1991
    Assignee: James River Corporation
    Inventors: Dean H. Heili, James A. Diring
  • Toilet paper dispenser with sliding mandrels
    Patent number: 4422585
    Abstract: A toilet paper dispenser employs two cantilevered mandrels movable in a track. In one track position the lower mandrel is in a dispensing position and, when exhausted, can be moved rearwardly to enable the other cantilevered mandrel to be dropped into a dispensing position. When the lower mandrel is in the dispensing position the guide block which supports the lower mandrel in the track supports the guide block for the second mandrel in an elevated storage, non-access position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1981
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1983
    Assignee: Alwin Manufacturing Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Arthur N. Schultz, James A. Diring, Donald G. Krueger
  • Toilet paper dispenser with swinging mandrels
    Patent number: 4422584
    Abstract: A two roll tissue dispenser includes mandrels, each supported by an arm having a sleeve portion pivoted on a common axis. Projections on the adjacent ends of the sleeves inter-engage to cause movement of the arm which supports the mandrel in an upper storage position to a lower dispensing position when the mandrel for the lower roll is pushed rearwardly from the dispensing position to an exhausted spool position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1981
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1983
    Assignee: Wisconsin Tissue Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Merwin J. Dashnier, James A. Diring, Donald G. Krueger
  • Paper towel dispenser with rack and gear drive
    Patent number: 4406421
    Abstract: A paper towel dispenser employs a rack and gear drive actuated by a lever to rotate a feed roll to dispense the web. The gear rack is slideably supported on the inside of the dispenser cover and has a lever extending through an opening in the cover. The gear rack meshes with a gear train supported within the cabinet interior when the cover is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1981
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1983
    Assignee: Alwin Manufacturing Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Arthur N. Schultz, James A. Diring, Donald G. Krueger
  • Actuator handle for roll paper towel dispenser cabinet
    Patent number: D330838
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1992
    Assignee: James River Corporation
    Inventors: Dean H. Heili, James A. Diring