Patents by Inventor Leah Flynn

Leah Flynn 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).

  • Dropper dispensers and methods of using the same
    Patent number: 11472612
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention related to dispensing devices (100), and more particularly to dispensing devices having a dropper or dispenser (200) associated with a container (900) full of product wherein the dropper (200) may be charged, separated from the container (900), and then used to dispense a product therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Silgan Dispensing Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Choi, Alejandro Espinoza, Leah Flynn, Sara Jane Falcon, Jacqueline Jennette, Jeroen Regt
  • Pump locking retention features and methods of using the same
    Patent number: 11173509
    Abstract: Locking features of a pump system may include projections and corresponding features on a piston stem and lock cylinder of a pump system such that the features are configured to require an increased amount of force to rotate and unlock the piston stem from the lock cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Silgan Dispensing Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Leah Flynn, Alejandro Espinoza, Joseph K. Dodd
  • DROPPER DISPENSERS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20210229879
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention related to dispensing devices (100), and more particularly to dispensing devices having a dropper or dispenser (200) associated with a container (900) full of product wherein the dropper (200) may be charged, separated from the container (900), and then used to dispense a product therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: Silgan Dispensing Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Choi, Alejandro Espinoza, Leah Flynn, Sara Jane Falcon, Jacqueline Jennette, Jeroen Regt
  • PUMP LOCKING RETENTION FEATURES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20200094278
    Abstract: Locking features of a pump system may include projections and corresponding features on a piston stem and lock cylinder of a pump system such that the features are configured to require an increased amount of force to rotate and unlock the piston stem from the lock cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: Silgan Dispensing Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Leah Flynn, Alejandro Espinoza, Joseph K. Dodd
  • Trigger spray valve body with pass through filling path
    Patent number: 10322428
    Abstract: A sprayer device with a trigger operated pump is operative for pumping and spraying liquid from an attached liquid container. The sprayer device includes an integrally molded valve body provided with a base portion that is configured to be mounted to the neck of the liquid container and a delivery nozzle from which the liquid is sprayed. A pumping chamber in the valve body is in fluid communication with an inside of the fluid container and is further in fluid communication with the delivery nozzle. The valve body is further provided with a head portion that has a filling passage extending between the head portion and the base portion such that a liquid received in the head portion flows through the valve body, around the pumping chamber and exits the base portion into the mounted liquid container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Silgan Dispensing Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Van Houten, Joseph Krestine, Leah Flynn, Alejandro Espinoza
  • TRIGGER SPRAY VALVE BODY WITH PASS THROUGH FILLING PATH
    Publication number: 20190054487
    Abstract: A sprayer device with a trigger operated pump is operative for pumping and spraying liquid from an attached liquid container. The sprayer device includes an integrally molded valve body provided with a base portion that is configured to be mounted to the neck of the liquid container and a delivery nozzle from which the liquid is sprayed. A pumping chamber in the valve body is in fluid communication with an inside of the fluid container and is further in fluid communication with the delivery nozzle. The valve body is further provided with a head portion that has a filling passage extending between the head portion and the base portion such that a liquid received in the head portion flows through the valve body, around the pumping chamber and exits the base portion into the mounted liquid container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Applicant: Silgan Dispensing Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Van Houten, Joseph Krestine, Leah Flynn, Alejandro Espinoza