Patents by Inventor Joseph E. Meenan

Joseph E. Meenan 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: 5481775
    Abstract: A toothbrush having a head which moves in an arc about the longitudinal axis of the brush in a spiral track. The brush comprises bristles, a bristle base from which the bristles extend, a panel in which the bristle base slides, a head base and a handle. The panel is attached to the head base by a hinge. The panel is curved and includes an elongated aperture which forms the track for the bristle base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 9, 1996
    Assignee: Chesebrough-Pond's USA Co., Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: James L. Gentile, Joseph E. Meenan
  • Patent number: 5318203
    Abstract: A dual-chamber dispenser is provided that includes a cap having a dispensing base and a cover, and a pair of elongated hollow tubes attached to an underside of the dispensing base. At an upper dispensing end of each of the tubes is an exit orifice and a coupling mechanism for attachment to the underside of the dispensing base. The upper dispensing end is D-shaped in cross-section. At a lower sealing end of the hollow tube the cross-section is either round or oval. When filled with product, the lower ends of the pair of hollow tubes are crimped together to form a seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1994
    Assignee: Chesebrough-Pond's USA Co., Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark J. Iaia, Joseph E. Meenan
  • Patent number: 5316185
    Abstract: A spray pump dispenser is described with a lever operated spray actuator mechanism, the lever being contouringly formed in a cap of the mechanism. A pair of guide posts on a plunger of the pump maintain proper orientation of the plunger during downward movement through cooperation with a pair of elongated ribs on an inner side wall of the cap. The aforementioned features prevent rotation of the plunger and control the spray direction as spray exits through a window in the cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 31, 1994
    Assignee: Chesebrough-Pond's USA Co., Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph E. Meenan
  • Patent number: 5213431
    Abstract: A dispensing device is provided including a container having a neck, a fitment mounted on the container having an elongated socket for receiving a roller therewithin and a valve member slidably mounted on the neck and communicating with an inner surface of the elongated socket. The valve member includes a transverse wall with a switch rib jutting outward from an upper surface thereof and projecting through a window formed on the wall of the fitment. A pair of slots flank the switch rib and partially traverse across the upper surface thereof and completely across a skirt projecting downwardly from the upper surface. Additionally, there may be a cutout area located between the slots. Both the slots and cutout area provide flexibility to the switch rib. Fluid communication between the container and fitment is achieved when a cap covering the fitment is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1993
    Assignee: Chesebrough-Pond's USA Co., Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: James L. Gentile, Joseph E. Meenan
  • Patent number: D356026
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1995
    Assignee: Chesebrough-Pond's USA Co., Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark J. Iaia, Joseph E. Meenan