Patents by Inventor Kenneth W. Michaels

Kenneth W. Michaels 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: 6415957
    Abstract: Apparatus for dispensing a heated gel includes a housing having a recess therein, a coupling assembly disposed in the housing and adapted to retain a pressurized gel container in the recess and a heater assembly disposed in the housing. The heater assembly includes a heater selectively operable to develop heat and a heat exchanger in heat transfer relationship with the heater and having a chamber for receiving a quantity of gel. The heater assembly further includes a first valve in fluid communication with a first portion of the chamber and operable to expose the chamber to pressurized gel and a second valve in fluid communication with a second portion of the chamber and operable to allow dispensing of gel without substantial foaming.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth W. Michaels, John A. Heathcock, Edward J. Kunesh, David P. Mather, Scott W. Demarest, Darren K. Robling, Thomas J. Szymczak, Clifford S. Eagleton, Eric B. Gach, Paul J. Golko, Dennis W. Gruber
  • Publication number: 20020074349
    Abstract: A shave gel is disposed within a container having a container body defining a space for storage of the product and a valve in fluid communication with the space. A hollow stem is disposed in fluid communication with the valve and includes an exterior end that has at least one side opening therethrough. The valve is actuable to dispense product through the side opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2001
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventors: Kenneth W. Michaels, John A. Heathcock, Edward J. Kunesh, David P. Mather, Scott W. Demarest, Darren K. Robling, Thomas J. Szymczak, Clifford S. Eagleton, Eric B. Gach, Paul J. Golko, Dennis W. Gruber
  • Patent number: 6381408
    Abstract: An electric fumigation device includes an outer housing encasing a cavity that contains a heat-activatable fumigant. A heating assembly, including electrical plugs fixedly attached to an electrical heater, extends partially into the housing to deliver heat to the cavity and activate the fumigant. The device further includes a trap that receives any liquified fumigant escaping from the cavity, thereby rendering the fumigation device operable regardless of the angular orientation of the electrical outlet on a vertical wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Jaworski, Kenneth W. Michaels
  • Patent number: 6121889
    Abstract: An in-wall mounted electric timer comprising a housing for mounting in an electric box in a wall. The electric timer comprises a user interface on the housing. The user-interface comprises an input panel and a display. The electric timer further includes a movable cover panel covering the user interface. The cover panel has a rearward extending post aligned with the input panel to operate the input panel by moving action of the cover panel, wherein at least a portion of the cover panel is transparent enabling observation of the display through the cover panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Assignee: Intermatic Incorporated
    Inventors: Rudolph W. Janda, Kenneth W. Michaels
  • Patent number: 5371367
    Abstract: Apparatus for detecting and measuring relative concentrations of pollutants such as HC, CO and CO.sub.2 in the exhaust emissions from passing vehicles includes an infrared (IR) beam source for directing an IR beam through a vehicle's exhaust plume and a detector disposed on one side of a roadway and a lateral transfer mirror (LTM) disposed on the other side of the roadway for lateral reflecting of the IR beam back through the vehicle's exhaust plume and onto the detector. The LTM allows for close spacing and precise alignment between the emitted and reflected beam paths and permits the IR beam source and detector to be disposed in a single module. Compensation for variation in a range of vehicle operating conditions is provided by adjustable, computer-controlled potentiometers, while audio and/or visible light feedback of the detected IR signal allows a single operator to precisely align the optical components of the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 6, 1994
    Assignees: Envirotest Systems Corp., Colorado Seminary
    Inventors: John DiDomenico, James H. Johnson, Kenneth W. Michaels, Donald H. Stedman, Dennis L. Smith
  • Patent number: D456654
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward J. Kunesh, Kenneth W. Michaels, David P. Mather
  • Patent number: D408303
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1999
    Assignee: Intermatic Incorporated
    Inventors: Rudolph W. Janda, Kenneth W. Michaels
  • Patent number: D409505
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1999
    Assignee: Intermatic Incorporated
    Inventors: Rudolph W. Janda, Kenneth W. Michaels
  • Patent number: D430497
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: Intermatic Incorporated
    Inventor: Kenneth W. Michaels