Patents by Inventor Jerome J. Veltman

Jerome J. Veltman 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: 8664172
    Abstract: A self-sticking disintegrating cleansing block to be attached directly to a wall of a toilet bowl or urinal, above the water-line and in the stream of flush water, by pressing the cleansing block to the wall. The cleaning block includes 25% to 99% of a solid surfactant, and 1% to 25% of a liquid component. The cleansing block may include a substrate removably attached to a surface of the cleansing block. In use, the substrate is removed from the cleansing block and the exposed surface of the cleansing block is pressed to a surface in a position above any waterline that is contacted by a rinse liquid that disintegrates the cleansing block. Rinse liquid is then allowed to contact the cleansing block such that an amount of the cleansing block is mixed with rinse fluid to clean the surface or a liquid reservoir adjacent the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerome J. Veltman, Michael E. Klinkhammer
  • Publication number: 20100120648
    Abstract: A self-sticking disintegrating cleansing block to be attached directly to a wall of a toilet bowl or urinal, above the water-line and in the stream of flush water, by pressing the cleansing block to the wall. The cleaning block includes 25% to 99% of a solid surfactant, and 1% to 25% of a liquid component. The cleansing block may include a substrate removably attached to a surface of the cleansing block. In use, the substrate is removed from the cleansing block and the exposed surface of the cleansing block is pressed to a surface in a position above any waterline that is contacted by a rinse liquid that disintegrates the cleansing block. Rinse liquid is then allowed to contact the cleansing block such that an amount of the cleansing block is mixed with rinse fluid to clean the surface or a liquid reservoir adjacent the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventors: Jerome J. Veltman, Michael E. Klinkhammer
  • Patent number: 7709433
    Abstract: A self-sticking disintegrating cleansing block to be attached directly to a wall of a toilet bowl or urinal, above the water-line and in the stream of flush water, by pressing the cleansing block to the wall. The cleaning block includes 25% to 99% of a solid surfactant, and 1% to 25% of a liquid component. The cleansing block may include a substrate removably attached to a surface of the cleansing block. In use, the substrate is removed from the cleansing block and the exposed surface of the cleansing block is pressed to a surface in a position above any waterline that is contacted by a rinse liquid that disintegrates the cleansing block. Rinse liquid is then allowed to contact the cleansing block such that an amount of the cleansing block is mixed with rinse fluid to clean the surface or a liquid reservoir adjacent the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerome J. Veltman, Michael E. Klinkhammer
  • Patent number: 7563755
    Abstract: A lavatory freshening and/or cleaning system comprises a dispenser for dispensing liquid composition from under the rim of a lavatory bowl. The dispenser is in the form of a reservoir arranged for suspension from the rim of a lavatory bowl, and the reservoir contains the liquid composition. The liquid composition comprises a combination of anionic and non-ionic surfactants having a total concentration equal to substantially 7.6 wt. %, a thickening agent having a concentration of 0.40 wt. % and a perfume having a concentration of 6.00 wt. %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy I. Moodycliffe, Jerome J. Veltman
  • Publication number: 20080190457
    Abstract: A self-sticking disintegrating cleansing block to be attached directly to a wall of a toilet bowl or urinal, above the water-line and in the stream of flush water, by pressing the cleansing block to the wall. The cleaning block includes 25% to 99% of a solid surfactant, and 1% to 25% of a liquid component. The cleansing block may include a substrate removably attached to a surface of the cleansing block. In use, the substrate is removed from the cleansing block and the exposed surface of the cleansing block is pressed to a surface in a position above any waterline that is contacted by a rinse liquid that disintegrates the cleansing block. Rinse liquid is then allowed to contact the cleansing block such that an amount of the cleansing block is mixed with rinse fluid to clean the surface or a liquid reservoir adjacent the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Inventors: Jerome J. Veltman, Michael E. Klinkhammer
  • Patent number: 7048205
    Abstract: A lavatory freshening and/or cleaning system comprises a dispenser for dispensing a liquid composition from under the rim of a lavatory bowl. The dispenser is in the form of a reservoir arranged for suspension from the rim of lavatory bowl, and the reservoir contains the liquid composition. The liquid composition comprises a combination of anionic and non-ionic surfactants having a total concentration of 22.5 wt. %, a thickening agent having a concentration of 0.40 wt. % and a perfume having a concentration of 6.00 wt. % and having a viscosity of a bout 3,500 mPa s.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy I. MoodyCliffe, Jerome J. Veltman
  • Patent number: 6969698
    Abstract: Disclosed are aerosol emulsion cleaning sprays formulated for clarity and low residual tackiness. One form contains a mixture of diphenyloxide disulfonate hydrotrope and diphenyloxide disulfonate surfactant. Another form contains ethoxylated acetylenic glycol surfactants, preferably a mix of such surfactants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2005
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventor: Jerome J. Veltman
  • Patent number: 6854136
    Abstract: A device for dispensing toilet bowl treatment preparations, such as a cleaning liquid and a liquid containing a dissolved solid cleaner, from under the rim of a toilet bowl by way of the flow of water during a toilet flush is disclosed. The device comprises a bottle that holds a liquid and a base that is suspended from the toilet rim and holds the bottle. The base has a piercing post for opening a closure of the bottle. A wicking device that is supported by the base conveys the liquid to a dispensing position within the flow of flush water. The container holds a dissolvable solid product, and is configured to permit flush water to enter the container. The container has an exit opening that permits a mixture of water and dissolved product to be released from the container into the toilet bowl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen B. Leonard, Jerome J. Veltman, Megan L. Polzin, Michael E. Klinkhammer
  • Publication number: 20040049839
    Abstract: A lavatory freshening and/or cleaning system comprises a dispenser for dispensing a liquid composition from under the rim of a lavatory bowl. The dispenser is in the form of a reservoir arranged for suspension from the rim of lavatory bowl, and the reservoir contains the liquid composition. The liquid composition comprises a combination of anionic and non-ionic surfactants having a total concentration of 22.5 wt. %, a thickening agent having a concentration of 0.40 wt. % and a perfume having a concentration of 6.00 wt. % and having a viscosity of a bout 3,500 mPa s.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2003
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Inventors: Timothy I. MoodyCliffe, Jerome J. Veltman
  • Publication number: 20040040074
    Abstract: A device for dispensing toilet bowl treatment preparations, such as a cleaning liquid and a liquid containing a dissolved solid cleaner, from under the rim of a toilet bowl by way of the flow of water during a toilet flush is disclosed. The device comprises a bottle that holds a liquid and a base that is suspended from the toilet rim and holds the bottle. The base has a piercing post for opening a closure of the bottle. A wicking device that is supported by the base conveys the liquid to a dispensing position within the flow of flush water. The container holds a dissolvable solid product, and is configured to permit flush water to enter the container. The container has an exit opening that permits a mixture of water and dissolved product to be released from the container into the toilet bowl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2003
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventors: Stephen B. Leonard, Jerome J. Veltman, Megan L. Polzin, Michael E. Klinkhammer
  • Publication number: 20040019961
    Abstract: A lavatory freshening and/or cleaning system comprises a dispenser for dispensing liquid composition from under the rim of a lavatory bowl. The dispenser is in the form of a reservoir arranged for suspension from the rim of a lavatory bowl, and the reservoir contains the liquid composition. The liquid composition comprises a combination of anionic and non-ionic surfactants having a total concentration equal to substantially 7.6 wt. %, a thickening agent having a concentration of 0.40 wt. % and a perfume having a concentration of 6.00 wt. %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Inventors: Timothy I Moodycliffe, Jerome J Veltman
  • Patent number: 6662380
    Abstract: A device for dispensing toilet bowl treatment preparations, such as a cleaning liquid and a liquid containing a dissolved solid cleaner, from under the rim of a toilet bowl by way of the flow of water during a toilet flush is disclosed. The device comprises a bottle that holds a liquid and a base that is suspended from the toilet rim and holds the bottle. The base has a piercing post for opening a closure of the bottle. A wicking device that is supported by the base conveys the liquid to a dispensing position within the flow of flush water. The container holds a dissolvable solid product, and is configured to permit flush water to enter the container. The container has an exit opening that permits a mixture of water and dissolved product to be released from the container into the toilet bowl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen B. Leonard, Jerome J. Veltman, Megan L. Polzin, Michael E. Klinkhammer
  • Patent number: 5990061
    Abstract: A toilet cleansing block contains anionic surfactant such as a sulfonate, linear primary alcohol such as Neodol 23, and binder such as hydroxy ethyl cellulose. The block erodes very slowly, yet at essentially identical rates in hard or soft water. The block is for immersion in toilet tanks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerome J. Veltman, Russell B. Wortley
  • Patent number: 5945390
    Abstract: A toilet cleansing block contains anionic surfactant such as a sulfonate, linear primary alcohol such as Neodol.RTM. 23, and binder such as hydroxy ethyl cellulose. The block erodes very slowly, yet at essentially identical rates in hard or soft water. The block is for use with a dispenser for immersion in toilet tanks or under the rim of a toilet basin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerome J. Veltman, Russell B. Wortley, Michael E. Klinkhammer
  • Patent number: 5863876
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a toilet cleansing block containing a polyacrylate polymer and a lauryl benzene sulfonate salt surfactant. The block is essentially free of other polymers that sequester ions. The block is for immersion in toilet tanks, and inhibits toilet bowl ring and stain formation, particularly those caused by iron oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1999
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward T. Lance-Gomez, Jerome J. Veltman