Patents by Inventor Robert Gerald States III
Robert Gerald States III 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).
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Publication number: 20220047784Abstract: In one general aspect, the present disclosure provides a drainage system. The drainage system may include a container having an interior and a mouth, the mouth having an outer surface and an opening. A frangible seal may cover the opening. A cap may be secured to the mouth, and the cap may be in fluid communication with a drainage line. The cap may have an inner surface for engaging with the outer surface of the mouth. The drainage system may further include a retention ring with a collar having an inner surface configured to engage an outer surface of the cap, where the retention ring includes a bead for at least partially concentrating a restriction force provided by the retention ring on an adjacent area of the outer surface of the cap.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2021Publication date: February 17, 2022Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: James C. Kantola, Shayna Massi, John A. Krueger, Daniel A. Gorsky, Robert Gerald States, III
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Patent number: 11185617Abstract: In one general aspect, the present disclosure provides a drainage system. The drainage system may include a container having an interior and a mouth, the mouth having an outer surface and an opening. A frangible seal may cover the opening. A cap may be secured to the mouth, and the cap may be in fluid communication with a drainage line. The cap may have an inner surface for engaging with the outer surface of the mouth. The drainage system may further include a retention ring with a collar having an inner surface configured to engage an outer surface of the cap, where the retention ring includes a bead for at least partially concentrating a restriction force provided by the retention ring on an adjacent area of the outer surface of the cap.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2017Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: James C. Kantola, Shayna Massi, John A. Krueger, Daniel A. Gorsky, Robert Gerald States, III
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Patent number: 10752427Abstract: The actuator includes a shroud adapted to be situated on an aerosol container over the stem and an actuation member mounted on and moveable within the shroud to depress the stem by the application of an external force applied to the top surface of the actuation member. The actuation member includes a nozzle and a conduit for connecting the stem and the nozzle. A hood is normally positioned to block the actuation member from being moved to depress the stem. A locking member normally intersects the path of movement of the hood to lock the hood in its blocking position. The locking member has two sections both of which must be simultaneously moved to a position remote from the path of hood movement such that the hood may be moved from its blocking position, allowing the actuation member to be moved to depress the stem.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2018Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: WD-40 COMPANYInventors: Michael J. Starzman, John W. Freudenberg, Kevin Victor Bates, Benjamin Thomas Krupp, Robert Gerald States, III, David A. Parrott, Robert J. Good, Joseph K. Dodd, Sara Dawson Falcon
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Patent number: 10370176Abstract: The actuator includes a shroud adapted to be situated on an aerosol container over the stem and an actuation member mounted on and moveable within the shroud to depress the stem by the application of an external force applied to the top surface of the actuation member. The actuation member includes a nozzle and a conduit for connecting the stem and the nozzle. A hood is normally positioned to block the actuation member from being moved to depress the stem. A locking member normally intersects the path of movement of the hood to lock the hood in its blocking position. The locking member has two sections both of which must be simultaneously moved to a position remote from the path of hood movement such that the hood may be moved from its blocking position, allowing the actuation member to be moved to depress the stem.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2017Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: WD-40 COMPANYInventors: Michael J. Starzman, John W. Freudenberg, Kevin Victor Bates, Benjamin Thomas Krupp, Robert Gerald States, III, David A. Parrott, Robert J. Good, Joseph K. Dodd, Sara Dawson Falcon
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Publication number: 20190077580Abstract: The actuator includes a shroud adapted to be situated on an aerosol container over the stem and an actuation member mounted on and moveable within the shroud to depress the stem by the application of an external force applied to the top surface of the actuation member. The actuation member includes a nozzle and a conduit for connecting the stem and the nozzle. A hood is normally positioned to block the actuation member from being moved to depress the stem. A locking member normally intersects the path of movement of the hood to lock the hood in its blocking position. The locking member has two sections both of which must be simultaneously moved to a position remote from the path of hood movement such that the hood may be moved from its blocking position, allowing the actuation member to be moved to depress the stem.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2017Publication date: March 14, 2019Inventors: MICHAEL J. STARZMAN, JOHN W. FREUDENBERG, KEVIN VICTOR BATES, BENJAMIN THOMAS KRUPP, ROBERT GERALD STATES, III, DAVID A. PARROTT, ROBERT J. GOOD, JOSEPH K. DODD, SARA DAWSON FALCON
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Publication number: 20190030219Abstract: In one general aspect, the present disclosure provides a drainage system. The drainage system may include a container having an interior and a mouth, the mouth having an outer surface and an opening. A frangible seal may cover the opening. A cap may be secured to the mouth, and the cap may be in fluid communication with a drainage line. The cap may have an inner surface for engaging with the outer surface of the mouth. The drainage system may further include a retention ring with a collar having an inner surface configured to engage an outer surface of the cap, where the retention ring includes a bead for at least partially concentrating a restriction force provided by the retention ring on an adjacent area of the outer surface of the cap.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2017Publication date: January 31, 2019Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: James C. Kantola, Shayna Massi, John A. Krueger, Daniel A. Gorsky, Robert Gerald States, III
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Publication number: 20180252344Abstract: A mechanical coupling between a straight pipe end and a socket fitting comprises a seal ring and a locking ring disposed within the interior of the socket. The locking ring has a generally frustoconical shape with a plurality of corrugations extending circumferentially thereabout, the corrugations presenting inner edge portions engaging the outer annular surface of the pipe end and outer edge portions engaging the interior annular surface of the socket for opposing withdrawal of the pipe end axially outwardly from the socket.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2016Publication date: September 6, 2018Inventors: William Boykin Morris, Gregory Eugene Nahrgang, Adam John Miloser, Haskell Simpkins, Robert Gerald States, III
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Patent number: 9568127Abstract: A mechanical coupling between a straight pipe end and a socket fitting comprises a seal ring and a locking ring disposed within the interior of the socket. The locking ring has a generally frustoconical shape with a plurality of corrugations extending circumferentially thereabout, the corrugations presenting inner edge portions engaging the outer annular surface of the pipe end and outer edge portions engaging the interior annular surface of the socket for opposing withdrawal of the pipe end axially outwardly from the socket. In an advantageous embodiment, the locking ring is assembled with a support disk to optimally orient the locking ring with respect to the fitting and the pipe end.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2014Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: Charlotte Pipe and Foundry CompanyInventors: William Boykin Morris, Gregory Eugene Nahrgang, Adam John Miloser, Haskell Simpkins, Robert Gerald States, III
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Publication number: 20140312616Abstract: A mechanical coupling between a straight pipe end and a socket fitting comprises a seal ring and a locking ring disposed within the interior of the socket. The locking ring has a generally frustoconical shape with a plurality of corrugations extending circumferentially thereabout, the corrugations presenting inner edge portions engaging the outer annular surface of the pipe end and outer edge portions engaging the interior annular surface of the socket for opposing withdrawal of the pipe end axially outwardly from the socket. In an advantageous embodiment, the locking ring is assembled with a support disk to optimally orient the locking ring with respect to the fitting and the pipe end.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2014Publication date: October 23, 2014Inventors: William Boykin Morris, Gregory Eugene Nahrgang, Adam John Miloser, Haskell Simpkins, Robert Gerald States, III
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Publication number: 20140157688Abstract: A pier for a modular, portable, interlocking decking system, the pier having a generally planar plate with a bottom surface and a top surface and a plurality of receiver blocks extending from the top surface of the plate. Each receiver block has a generally dome-shaped load-bearing surface. A plurality of piers is used in a decking system along with at least one surface pad, the surface pad having a generally planar, horizontal upper surface, and a lower portion including a plurality of block receptacles. The bottom surface of the plate of each structural pier rests upon a supporting surface, and the block receptacles of the surface pad each engage the generally dome-shaped load-bearing surface of a corresponding structural pier.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2013Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicant: UDECX, LLCInventors: Patrick J. Bertke, John Murray Van Leeuwen, Robert Gerald States III, Patrick Andrew Harrell