Patents by Inventor John Ernest Oretti

John Ernest Oretti 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: 7232043
    Abstract: A substance dispensing device associated with a usage indicator is disclosed. The device includes a substance storage container and a pump operable to dispense substance from the container. The usage indicator includes a movable member that is movable in response to operation of the pump. The movable member includes an indicator providing a visual indication of the extent to which substance has been dispensed from the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2007
    Assignee: Acrus DDS Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Kon Euan Wong, John Ernest Oretti
  • Patent number: 7021400
    Abstract: This invention relates to a power tool 1 of the kind having a driven member 15 adapted to releasably hold at least one working element 46. The power tool 1 can operate in either a working mode in which the driven member 15 is driven to enable the working element 46 to perform work, or an adjustment mode, in which the driven member 15 is adjusted to grip or release the working element 46. The power tool 1 includes a selector 17 operable to cause the power tool 1 to operate in either the working or adjustment mode. A power drill 1 is one form of power tool to which the invention is applicable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Bayly Design Associates Pty. Ltd.
    Inventor: John Ernest Oretti
  • Patent number: 6698056
    Abstract: A butterfly sponge mop (1) which has a mop handle (2) which can be set at a desired angle with respect to the wings (12,14) of the mop. The handle is attached to a swivel housing (34) which is provided between the wings, by a swivel connector (32) provided with a swivel pin (38). The axis of the swivel pin is at an angle to the axis of the handle so that rotation of the handle and swivel connector sets the angle of the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: E. D. Oates Pty Ltd.
    Inventors: John Ernest Oretti, Jan-Anders Schjottelvig
  • Patent number: 5819730
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for administering pharmaceutical substances by spraying the contents of a container formed of plastics material. The device comprises a pair of members between which is supported the container, the members being movable relative to each other between a first position in which the container is not compressed sufficiently to burst it and a second position in which the members are capable of exerting sufficient pressure on the container to burst it and expel the contents through a discharge outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1998
    Assignee: Glaxo Wellcome Australia Ltd.
    Inventors: Robert Stone, Lynn Michelle Lockett, Ingo Helmuth Riedel, John Ernest Oretti, John Alexander Christie