Patents by Inventor Rick Althouse

Rick Althouse 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).

  • Modified air freshener device
    Patent number: 7352960
    Abstract: A heating device for the vaporization of active substances, such as air freshener fragrances, disinfectants, sanitizing agents, insecticides and the like, in which a wick is immersed in a fluid active substance and heat is applied to produce vaporization. The heating is produced by one or more electrical resistance elements embedded in a circular heating ring which is hinged to move over the end of the wick and encircle it. The internal wires which carry electrical current from a source of electrical power are led through the hinged area for connection to the electrical resistance elements, and a feature of the invention is the protection of such wires as they pass through the hinged area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: The Dial Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Hafer, Rick Althouse
  • Modified air freshener device
    Publication number: 20060291826
    Abstract: A heating device for the vaporization of active substances, such as air freshener fragrances, disinfectants, sanitizing agents, insecticides and the like, in which a wick is immersed in a fluid active substance and heat is applied to produce vaporization. The heating is produced by one or more electrical resistance elements embedded in a circular heating ring which is hinged to move over the end of the wick and encircle it. The internal wires which carry electrical current from a source of electrical power are led through the hinged area for connection to the electrical resistance elements, and a feature of the invention is the protection of such wires as they pass through the hinged area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2006
    Publication date: December 28, 2006
    Inventors: Kevin Hafer, Rick Althouse
  • Vaporizer
    Patent number: D638111
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: The Dial Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Hafer, Rick Althouse, Nancy Miiller, Phillip Brookshire, Gil Schmidt
  • Soap bar
    Patent number: D665945
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: The Dial Corporation
    Inventors: Jesus Macias, Christopher Sommer, Rick Althouse