Patents by Inventor Lance D. Chady

Lance D. Chady 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).

  • Dispensing system
    Patent number: 9981799
    Abstract: A method of dispensing includes the steps of exerting a force on an actuator of a dispenser having a conduit with an inlet and an outlet in a first non-actuation state, to place the actuator in a second actuation state. When the actuator is in the second actuation state, the inlet and the outlet of the actuator are moved from a first position to a second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel A. Andersen, Lance D. Chady, Jeffrey J. Christianson, Mark E. Johnson
  • Dispensing system
    Patent number: 8967436
    Abstract: An actuator includes a conduit and first and second tabs protruding from the conduit. Each tab includes a first angled face and a first flat face disposed adjacent a first end of the tab and a second angled face and a second flat face disposed adjacent a second end of the tab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel A. Andersen, Lance D. Chady, Jeffrey J. Christianson, Mark E. Johnson, James R. Neilsen
  • Dispensing System
    Publication number: 20130037582
    Abstract: A method of dispensing includes the steps of exerting a force on an actuator of a dispenser having a conduit with an inlet and an outlet in a first non-actuation state, to place the actuator in a second actuation state. When the actuator is in the second actuation state, the inlet and the outlet of the actuator are moved from a first position to a second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Inventors: Daniel A. Andersen, Lance D. Chady, Jeffrey J. Christianson, Mark E. Johnson
  • Dispensing System
    Publication number: 20130037581
    Abstract: An actuator includes a conduit and first and second tabs protruding from the conduit. Each tab includes a first angled face and a first flat face disposed adjacent a first end of the tab and a second angled face and a second flat face disposed adjacent a second end of the tab.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Inventors: Daniel E. Andersen, Lance D. Chady, Jeffrey J. Christianson, Mark E. Johnson, James R. Nielsen
  • Dispenser housing
    Patent number: D723150
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul E. Furner, Lance D. Chady, Byron C. Lee