Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Plantz
Jeffrey Plantz 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).
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Patent number: 9302283Abstract: A sprayer system having a sprayer assembly adaptable to a variety of sizes and shapes of containers. The sprayer assembly includes a dual venturi in the flow conduit to provide even pressure and consistent flow in the spray volume. A metering device is coupled to the flow conduit for accurate and reliable regulation of mixture ratios. A dip tube, coupled to the fluid conduit, is adaptable to a variety of container orifices. In addition to acting as a conduit for passage of concentrate into the sprayer assembly, the dip tube may also be used as a cutting device to open the container into which it will be inserted. By adapting to a variety of container orifices, the dip tube allows the sprayer assembly to fit to a variety of containers.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2014Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: The Fountainhead Group, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Plantz, Mario Restive
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Publication number: 20140117117Abstract: A sprayer system having a sprayer assembly adaptable to a variety of sizes and shapes of containers. The sprayer assembly includes a dual venturi in the flow conduit to provide even pressure and consistent flow in the spray volume. A metering device is coupled to the flow conduit for accurate and reliable regulation of mixture ratios. A dip tube, coupled to the fluid conduit, is adaptable to a variety of container orifices. In addition to acting as a conduit for passage of concentrate into the sprayer assembly, the dip tube may also be used as a cutting device to open the container into which it will be inserted. By adapting to a variety of container orifices, the dip tube allows the sprayer assembly to fit to a variety of containers.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2014Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: THE FOUNTAINHEAD GROUP, INC.Inventors: Jeffrey Plantz, Mario Restive
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Patent number: 8622320Abstract: A sprayer system having a sprayer assembly adaptable to a variety of sizes and shapes of containers. The sprayer assembly includes a dual venturi in the flow conduit to provide even pressure and consistent flow in the spray volume. A metering device is coupled to the flow conduit for accurate and reliable regulation of mixture ratios. A dip tube, coupled to the fluid conduit, is adaptable to a variety of container orifices. In addition to acting as a conduit for passage of concentrate into the sprayer assembly, the dip tube may also be used as a cutting device to open the container into which it will be inserted. By adapting to a variety of container orifices, the dip tube allows the sprayer assembly to fit to a variety of containers.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2008Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: The Fountainhead Group, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Plantz, Mario Restive
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Publication number: 20100059605Abstract: A sprayer system having a sprayer assembly adaptable to a variety of sizes and shapes of containers. The sprayer assembly includes a dual venturi in the flow conduit to provide even pressure and consistent flow in the spray volume. A metering device is coupled to the flow conduit for accurate and reliable regulation of mixture ratios. A dip tube, coupled to the fluid conduit, is adaptable to a variety of container orifices. In addition to acting as a conduit for passage of concentrate into the sprayer assembly, the dip tube may also be used as a cutting device to open the container into which it will be inserted. By adapting to a variety of container orifices, the dip tube allows the sprayer assembly to fit to a variety of containers.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2008Publication date: March 11, 2010Applicant: THE FOUNTAINHEAD GROUP, INC.Inventors: Jeffrey Plantz, Mario Restive
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Publication number: 20070041775Abstract: A capless retractable sealed marking instrument has a sealed chamber incorporated in a marker casing. The sealed chamber includes a chamber, a wiper ring, and an annular rim and a seal portion with a cross-slit aperture defining surfaces or flaps which are moved out of contact by a linearly-advanced marker nib to open the seal for extension of the marker nib. The configuration of the disk provides positive sealing force between the lateral sealing surfaces of the seal flaps. In the storage position, the seal effectively closes to protect and preserve the associated component. In a preferred embodiment, a housing member includes a closing member. The closing member engages the disc to seal the slit in the closed position when the associated component is in storage. The disc may include tabs that engage the closing member.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2006Publication date: February 22, 2007Applicant: INNODESK, INC.Inventors: Anthony Lammers, James McDonough, Jeffrey Plantz, Daniel Wanhainen, John Spirk, John Nottingham
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Publication number: 20060118562Abstract: A food container comprises a base member having at least one handle hingedly coupled thereto and a lid coupled to the base member for movement between an open position and a closed position. The base member and the lid cooperatively define a first receptacle therebetween when the lid is in a closed position. The lid has a cavity defined in an upper surface thereof to hold contents separate from the first receptacle. A second compartment can be provided that defines a second receptacle, where the cavity is configured to receive the second compartment.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2005Publication date: June 8, 2006Inventors: Jeffrey Plantz, Dmitriy Faktorovich, Erin Riddell
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Publication number: 20060118453Abstract: A caddy for carrying food and drink items includes a mounting member configured to receive at least a portion of a drinking vessel and a holding member extending from the mounting member, configured to hold an item adjacent a drinking vessel. The mounting member can be configured to receive a bottom, sidewall or top of a drinking vessel. The holding member can include a bottom wall extending from the mounting member and a sidewall extending from the bottom wall, where at least the sidewall and bottom wall defining a holding space. The holding member can be either hingedly or rigidly coupled to the mounting member.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2005Publication date: June 8, 2006Inventors: Luke Hillebrecht, Michael MacZuzak, Dmitriy Faktorovich, Erin Riddell, Jeffrey Plantz
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Publication number: 20050210624Abstract: A hand-held, battery-operated air blower is disclosed having a housing with a handle portion, a discharge end, an air inlet, and a discharge aperture. A battery compartment is provided in the handle portion of the housing to contain one or more batteries. The battery compartment is electrically connected to a motor disposed within the housing between the battery compartment and the discharge aperture, transverse to the longitudinal axis of the housing. A centrifugal fan is mounted on the motor and positioned within the housing adjacent the air inlet in such a manner that operation of the fan draws air in through the air inlet and forces it out from the fan toward the discharge aperture then out through the discharge aperture. An actuator is provided for switching the flow of electricity from the batteries to turn the motor on and off.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2005Publication date: September 29, 2005Inventors: Anthony Lammers, John Nottingham, John Spirk, Jeffrey Plantz, Patrick Brown
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Publication number: 20050211807Abstract: A hand-held device for shredding paper comprising a pair of rotary cutting wheels disposed within a housing between an inlet slot and an outlet slot. A motor is positioned in the handle to drive the cutting wheels through a gear assembly. One wheel serves as a drive wheel, which is coupled directly to the gear assembly, and the other wheel serves as an idler, driven from a spur gear attached to the drive wheel at the end opposite a gear case. Paper sheets are fed into the inlet slot and pulled between the wheels. Wheels are comprised of a stack of alternating discs of a large and small radius, and staggered so as to allow the two wheels to be interleaved while rotating in opposite (clockwise and counterclockwise) directions and maintain clearance. Large discs have a frictional edge to grab and feed the paper into the intersection of the wheels, tearing the paper into strips and forcing the strips into the outlet slot. A battery compartment in the handle contains the batteries for energizing the motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2005Publication date: September 29, 2005Inventors: Anthony Lammers, John Nottingham, John Spirk, Jeffrey Plantz, Patrick Brown
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Publication number: 20050047844Abstract: A capless retractable sealed marking instrument has a sealed chamber incorporated in a marker casing. The sealed chamber includes a chamber, a wiper ring, and an annular rim and a seal portion with a cross-slit aperture defining surfaces or flaps which are moved out of contact by a linearly-advanced marker nib to open the seal for extension of the marker nib. The configuration of the disk provides positive sealing force between the lateral sealing surfaces of the seal flaps. Retraction of the marker nib draws the flaps back into the sealed chamber configuration to protect the marker nib and cartridge from atmospheric degradation.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2004Publication date: March 3, 2005Inventors: Anthony Lammers, John Nottingham, John Spirk, Daniel Wanhainen, Jeffrey Plantz
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Patent number: 5680973Abstract: A portable lap desk and activity station is provided for use by a small child, middle aged children and even adults. The lap desk includes a front side wall, a rear side wall and edge walls extending therebetween which define a main compartment. The front side wall is substantially planar and rigid for use as a work or writing surface by the child. The rear side wall is flexible and padded for comfortably resting on the lap of a child.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 1995Date of Patent: October 28, 1997Assignee: Manco, Inc.Inventors: Brian A. Vulpitta, Diane L. Walsh, John R. Nottingham, Jeffrey Plantz, Patrick J. Coyne
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Patent number: D441613Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2000Date of Patent: May 8, 2001Assignee: Innovon LLCInventors: John Nottingham, John Spirk, Jeffrey Plantz
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Patent number: D443138Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2000Date of Patent: June 5, 2001Assignee: Innovon LLCInventors: John Nottingham, John Spirk, Jeffrey Plantz
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Patent number: D637270Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2009Date of Patent: May 3, 2011Assignee: The Fountainhead Group, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Nicolia, Jeffrey Plantz
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Patent number: D429448Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 1999Date of Patent: August 15, 2000Assignee: Innovon, L.L.C.Inventors: John Nottingham, John Spirk, Jeffrey Plantz
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Patent number: D430993Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 1999Date of Patent: September 19, 2000Assignee: Innovon, L.L.C.Inventors: John Nottingham, John Spirk, Jeffrey Plantz
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Patent number: D432789Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 1999Date of Patent: October 31, 2000Assignee: Nottingham-Spirk Design Associates, Inc.Inventors: John Nottingham, John Spirk, Jeffrey Plantz
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Patent number: D432871Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 1999Date of Patent: October 31, 2000Assignee: Innovon, L.L.C.Inventors: John Nottingham, John Spirk, Jeffrey Plantz