Patents by Inventor Mengato Pete He

Mengato Pete He 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: 7681806
    Abstract: A passive vapor dispersing device which may be used for freshening or otherwise treating the air, characterized by both rapid and substantially linear delivery of volatizable fragrance or other materials. The device uses a packaged combination of liquid reservoir, wick and emanator which is assembled and shipped with the wick and emanator out of contact with each other, but is activated when the user opens the package and places the wick and emanator in contact. The housing for the device provides guide means for assisting the user in placing the wick and emanator in proper contact, and irreversible lock means for holding the components in contact and preventing access to the wick and emanator once activation has been achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: The Dial Corporation
    Inventors: Carl Triplett, Paul Pappalardo, Mengato Pete He, David Hunt, Gilbert Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20040057706
    Abstract: A vapor dispensing device is provided which is less noticeable as a dispensing device to observers of the device. For example, in this context, the dispensing device may have the general appearance of a standard electrical wall outlet and have the ability to use the outlets into which the dispensing device is plugged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2003
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Inventors: Ralf Grone, Christopher Bryan Schmidt, Debra Park, Mengato Pete He, Kristopher J. Stathakis
  • Patent number: 6697571
    Abstract: The present invention achieves advancement in the art by providing a method and apparatus for selective positioning of a wick material in a vapor-dispensing device that facilitates effective fragrance vapor delivery while offering significant advantages in manufacture, assembly, product performance, and product safety. In one embodiment, the wick is suitably selected and positioned such that sufficient surface area of the wick material is suitably exposed to the heating unit to enable effective evaporation of a vaporizable liquid, but the wick height relative to the heating element minimizes the amount of surface area of the wick in proximity to the heating element. Additionally, the positioning call reduce the need for protective overcaps and other apparatus for protecting the wick.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: The Dial Corporation
    Inventors: Carl Triplett, Mengato Pete He, Christopher J. Wolpert, Kristopher J. Stathakis, Derba Park