Patents by Inventor Menachem Futter

Menachem Futter 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).

  • Automatic distribution machine
    Patent number: 5096090
    Abstract: An automatic distribution machine includes a plurality of bin modules, each bin module being adapted to dispense packages onto a conveyor belt or the like. The bin modules are removable and interchangeable, thereby facilitating replacement if one fails. A sorting operation performed by the machine is controlled by a computer, which communicates with the bin modules through a common data bus. Expansion of the sorting operation can be achieved by extending the data bus to additional bin modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1992
    Assignee: Revlon, Inc.
    Inventors: Morris A. Schwartz, Yevgeny Antonovsky, Menachem Futter
  • Powder-applying brush
    Patent number: 4944625
    Abstract: A powder-dispensing brush of the pressure-feed type employs a self-cleaning filter which performs an anti-clogging function, as well as a filtering function. The brush also employs a valve which can be switched between an on position and an off position in order to control the dispensing of powder from the brush.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 31, 1990
    Assignee: Revlon, Inc.
    Inventors: Menachem Futter, James E. Wilson, Annette M. Golden
  • Sample strip and dispensing apparatus therefor
    Patent number: 4883197
    Abstract: A sample strip is divided into a plurality of individual pieces arranged seriatim and connected in end-to-end fashion. The individual pieces are separated from each other as the strip is incrementally fed through a dispensing tip of a cartridge which controls the dispensing operation to insure that the samples are dispensed one at a time in a hygienic manner. The cartridge can be mounted in a display unit along with a plurality of similar cartridges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 28, 1989
    Assignee: Revlon, Inc.
    Inventors: Hernando Sanchez, Richard M. Franczak, Menachem Futter
  • Contact lens heating device
    Patent number: 4472623
    Abstract: Heat to disinfect contact lens is supplied uniformly to a well in which the lenses are placed, from a single small heat source by providing an area of high resistance to heat flow directly above the heat source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 1984
    Date of Patent: September 18, 1984
    Assignee: Barnes-Hind/Hydrocurve, Inc.
    Inventor: Menachem Futter
  • Combined brush and powder dispenser
    Patent number: D310917
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 2, 1990
    Assignee: Revlon, Inc.
    Inventors: Menachem Futter, James E. Wilson, Annette M. Golden
  • Combined brush and powder dispenser
    Patent number: D310918
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 2, 1990
    Assignee: Revlon, Inc.
    Inventors: Menachem Futter, James E. Wilson, Annette M. Golden
  • Cosmetic sampler tear tab
    Patent number: D314450
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 5, 1991
    Assignee: Revlon, Inc.
    Inventors: Hernando Sanchez, Richard M. Franczak, Menachem Futter