Patents by Inventor Marygrace G. Horner

Marygrace G. Horner 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).

  • Container for a device for dispensing a volatile liquid
    Patent number: 7032831
    Abstract: A container for a volatile liquid in a liquid dispensing device comprises a body and a neck extending from the body to define an opening. A retention structure is integral with the container body and is adapted to be releasably engaged with two opposing sidewalls of a housing of the dispensing device. The sidewalls are spaced apart in a first direction, and the retention structure is inhibits motion of the container in two opposing directions generally transverse to the first direction. The retention structure may be located on a side of the container body. A capillary member extends from inside the container to an exterior of the container. The volatile liquid migrates along the capillary member from the reservoir to the exterior of the container where it is evaporated from the surface of the capillary member by forced airflow generated by a motorized fan mounted in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Tyler D. Duston, Kishen Gohil, Colin W. Brown, Guy Naish, Kara L. Kotary, Marygrace G. Horner, Mary Beth Adams, Ralph Schwarz, Padma Prabodh Varanasi, Ann E. Weeks
  • Container for a device for dispensing a volatile liquid
    Publication number: 20040182949
    Abstract: A container for a volatile liquid in a liquid dispensing device comprises a body and a neck extending from the body to define an opening. A retention structure is integral with the container body and is adapted to be releasably engaged with two opposing sidewalls of a housing of the dispensing device. The sidewalls are spaced apart in a first direction, and the retention structure is inhibits motion of the container in two opposing directions generally transverse to the first direction. The retention structure may be located on a side of the container body. A capillary member extends from inside the container to an exterior of the container. The volatile liquid migrates along the capillary member from the reservoir to the exterior of the container where it is evaporated from the surface of the capillary member by forced airflow generated by a motorized fan mounted in the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2003
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Inventors: Tyler D. Duston, Kishen Gohil, Colin W. Brown, Guy Naish, Kara L. Kotary, Marygrace G. Horner, Mary Beth Adams, Ralph Schwarz, Padma Prabodh Varanasi, Ann E. Weeks
  • Rinseable hard surface cleaner comprising silicate and hydrophobic acrylic polymer
    Patent number: 5770548
    Abstract: Disclosed are hard surface cleaners such as glass window cleaners. A silicate/hydrophobic acrylic polymer/surfactant composition is used to reduce water spotting, filming or streaking. These cleaners can also include a base and a sequestrant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1998
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: James J. Leskowicz, Marygrace G. Horner