Patents by Inventor Ronald Hedman

Ronald Hedman 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: 8141793
    Abstract: The present invention is a gel air freshener article of manufacture comprising a gel air freshener composition and a container that provides a method for unsealing and opening without undue exertion by the consumer. The article of manufacture according to the present invention includes the gel air freshener composition and a container comprising a base portion and axially displaceable cover in telescopic registry, wherein the cover is axially displaced away from the base portion by rotation. The unsealing of the container is achieved through the coordination of camming locks, which comprise an upper ramped surface, with spike-shaped locking wedges that comprise a beveled toe portion, elongated shaft portion and camming head portion. Rotation of the cover in a first direction relative to the base portion locks the toe end and shaft portions of the spike-shaped locking wedges beneath the camming locks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: The Dial Corporation
    Inventors: Judith A. Wallis, Elizabeth Polaski, Steven Carter, Deborah J. Cowan, Gary L. Berge, Ronald Hedman
  • Patent number: 7959034
    Abstract: An improved dispensing package for liquids is described comprising a combination pouring spout fitment, a closure that functions as a measuring cup when removed and inverted, and a bottle. The improved liquid seal between the closure and the fitment is made possible through mismatched bevels on the closure and fitment respectively wherein the sharper angled bevel on one of the parts buries into the wider angled bevel of the other part. The applied torque is prevented from loosening prematurely through a thread configuration form that allows the closure to seat securely into the spout fitment with the closure threads pushing back up against the bottom surfaces of the fitment threads in a “locked” arrangement. The correct alignment of the fitment on the bottle is made possible through the coordination of a thread stop on the fitment and corresponding locking lug on the neck of the bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: The Dial Corporation
    Inventors: Joel Faaborg, Keith Cardinal, Anthony R. Miller, Ronald Hedman
  • Publication number: 20110011947
    Abstract: The present invention is a gel air freshener article of manufacture comprising a gel air freshener composition and a container that provides a method for unsealing and opening without undue exertion by the consumer. The article of manufacture according to the present invention includes the gel air freshener composition and a container comprising a base portion and axially displaceable cover in telescopic registry, wherein the cover is axially displaced away from the base portion by rotation. The unsealing of the container is achieved through the coordination of camming locks, which comprise an upper ramped surface, with spike-shaped locking wedges that comprise a beveled toe portion, elongated shaft portion and camming head portion. Rotation of the cover in a first direction relative to the base portion locks the toe end and shaft portions of the spike-shaped locking wedges beneath the camming locks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2009
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: The Dial Corporation
    Inventors: Judith A. Wallis, Elizabeth Polaski, Steven Carter, Deborah J. Cowan, Gary L. Berge, Ronald Hedman
  • Publication number: 20090045224
    Abstract: An improved dispensing package for liquids is described comprising a combination pouring spout fitment, a closure that functions as a measuring cup when removed and inverted, and a bottle. The improved liquid seal between the closure and the fitment is made possible through mismatched bevels on the closure and fitment respectively wherein the sharper angled bevel on one of the parts buries into the wider angled bevel of the other part. The applied torque is prevented from loosening prematurely through a thread configuration form that allows the closure to seat securely into the spout fitment with the closure threads pushing back up against the bottom surfaces of the fitment threads in a “locked” arrangement. The correct alignment of the fitment on the bottle is made possible through the coordination of a thread stop on the fitment and corresponding locking lug on the neck of the bottle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventors: Joel Faaborg, Keith Cardinal, Anthony R. Miller, Ronald Hedman
  • Patent number: D589348
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: The Dial Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony R. Miller, Ronald Hedman, Joel Faaborg, Keith Cardinal