Patents by Inventor Scott J. Rote
Scott J. Rote 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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Patent number: 11613882Abstract: Toilet assemblies having various embodiments of a cleaning system are described herein which include a toilet assembly and a cleaning system. The toilet assembly has a toilet bowl, a toilet tank, a flush valve, a rim inlet port and a rim flow path (which may be an isolated rim path) extending from an outlet of the flush valve to the rim inlet port.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2020Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: AS America, Inc.Inventors: Christophe Bucher, David Grover, Ronald Barndt, Frank Seggio, James McHale, Chris Cicenas, Matthew O'Kelly, Scott J. Rote, Cameron Harder, Christopher Helmstetter, Nathan J. Wicker, Matthew C. Morris
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Patent number: 11529029Abstract: A support spindle assembly for rotatably supporting a coreless paper roll for dispensing, the support spindle assembly including a spindle base, a spindle element having a central longitudinal axis (X) and having first and second ends, the spindle element being attached to the spindle base at the first end and rotationally fixed in relation to the spindle base and a rotatable sleeve rotatably disposed about the spindle element, and rotatable in relation to the spindle base and to the spindle element. The support spindle assembly includes a resilient member disposed about the first end of the spindle element, which resilient member is arranged to cooperate with the spindle base and with the rotatable sleeve in order to provide the rotatable sleeve with a rotational resistance.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2018Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: ESSITY HYGIENE AND HEALTH AKTIEBOLAGInventors: Nathan J. Wicker, Scott J. Rote, David A. Wylen, Matthew P. Kramp
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Publication number: 20220034164Abstract: A climbing product whose sections are extendable having a base section and a fly section. The fly section in sliding engagement with the base section. The climbing product having a lock assembly having a lock fly portion directly attached to the fly section. The lock fly portion directly engages with the base section to lock the base section with the fly section. The lock fly portion disengages from the lock base portion by simply moving the fly section relative to the base section to unlock the fly section from the base section. A method for using a climbing product whose sections are extendable. A method for producing a climbing product whose sections are extendable.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Applicant: Werner Co.Inventors: Tek Lentine, Thomas W. Parker, Philip M. Anthony, III, Scott J. Rote, Jackson W. Miller
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Publication number: 20210121026Abstract: A support spindle assembly for rotatably supporting a coreless paper roll for dispensing, the support spindle assembly including a spindle base, a spindle element having a central longitudinal axis (X) and having first and second ends, the spindle element being attached to the spindle base at the first end and rotationally fixed in relation to the spindle base and a rotatable sleeve rotatably disposed about the spindle element, and rotatable in relation to the spindle base and to the spindle element. The support spindle assembly includes a resilient member disposed about the first end of the spindle element, which resilient member is arranged to cooperate with the spindle base and with the rotatable sleeve in order to provide the rotatable sleeve with a rotational resistance.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2018Publication date: April 29, 2021Inventors: Nathan J. Wicker, Scott J. Rote, David A. Wylen, Matthew P. Kramp
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Publication number: 20200340227Abstract: Toilet assemblies having various embodiments of a cleaning system are described herein which include a toilet assembly and a cleaning system. The toilet assembly has a toilet bowl, a toilet tank, a flush valve, a rim inlet port and a rim flow path (which may be an isolated rim path) extending from an outlet of the flush valve to the rim inlet port.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2020Publication date: October 29, 2020Applicant: AS America, Inc.Inventors: Christophe Bucher, David Grover, Ronald Barndt, Frank Seggio, James McHale, Chris Cicenas, Matthew O'Kelly, Scott J. Rote, Cameron Harder, Christopher Helmstetter, Nathan J. Wicker, Matthew C. Morris
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Patent number: 10760255Abstract: Toilet assemblies having various embodiments of a cleaning system are described herein which include a toilet assembly and a cleaning system. The toilet assembly has a toilet bowl, a toilet tank, a flush valve, a rim inlet port and a rim flow path (which may be an isolated rim path) extending from an outlet of the flush valve to the rim inlet port.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2016Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: AS AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Christophe Bucher, David Grover, Ronald Barndt, Frank Seggio, James McHale, Chris Cicenas, Matthew O'Kelly, Scott J. Rote, Cameron Harder, Christopher Helmstetter, Nathan J. Wicker, Matthew C. Morris
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Publication number: 20170030065Abstract: Toilet assemblies having various embodiments of a cleaning system are described herein which include a toilet assembly and a cleaning system. The toilet assembly has a toilet bowl, a toilet tank, a flush valve, a rim inlet port and a rim flow path (which may be an isolated rim path) extending from an outlet of the flush valve to the rim inlet port.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2016Publication date: February 2, 2017Inventors: Christophe Bucher, David Grover, Ronald Barndt, Frank Seggio, James McHale, Chris Cicenas, Matthew O'Kelly, Scott J. Rote, Cameron Harder, Christopher Helmstetter, Nathan J. Wicker, Matthew C. Morris
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Patent number: 8353625Abstract: This invention relates to a device for testing a heat detector. The device has a housing that is shaped to surround a heat detector and includes a heating element. A fan is located near the heating element and is adapted to activate the heat detector by increasing the temperature around the heat detector. The housing also includes a temperature device that measures the temperature near the heat detector. Furthermore, a display is attached to the housing to show the temperature around the heat detector during testing.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2011Date of Patent: January 15, 2013Assignee: HSI Fire & Safety Group, LLCInventors: Margaret A. Feiter, Scott J. Rote, Aaron B. Eiger, Dan Casey Johnson
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Patent number: 8043142Abstract: A food slicer has a support member including a base portion and an upstanding portion integrally formed with the base portion. The upstanding portion includes a rotating cutting blade for slicing food product. The base portion includes a food product table slidably secured thereto for movement across the cutting blade for holding product while it is being sliced. An adjustable gage plate is provided for determining the thickness of a food product to be sliced. A sharpening mechanism for sharpening the cutting blade as needed is removably secured to a portion of the product table to provide accurate sharpening of the cutting blade. The sharpening mechanism includes a first rotating sharpening member and a second deburring member where the first and second members are mounted independent from each other.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2006Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignee: Premark FEG L.L.C.Inventors: Scott M. Zeeb, Scott J. Rote, Aaron B. Eiger, Frank A. Bondarowicz
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Patent number: 7832317Abstract: A food slicer is provided having a support member including a base portion and an upstanding portion integrally formed with the base portion. The upstanding portion includes a rotating cutting blade secured thereto for slicing food product and at least one motor positioned within the upstanding portion for rotating the cutting blade. The base portion includes a food product table slidably secured thereto and is movable across the cutting blade for holding product while it is being sliced by the cutting blade. An adjustable gage plate also is provided for determining the thickness of a food product to be sliced by the cutting blade along with an adjustable gage plate alignment mechanism connecting the upstanding portion to the gage plate at an upper portion of the gage plate.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2006Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: Premark FEG L.L.C.Inventors: Scott M. Zeeb, Scott J. Rote, Aaron B. Eiger, Todd L. Clem
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Patent number: 7694389Abstract: A vertically adjustable hinge is disclosed. The hinge comprises a housing for attachment to a first structure. The housing has a housing cavity and an opening into the cavity. The cavity has an upper portion, a lower portion and a retaining portion forming a channel defining the upper portion and the lower portion. The hinge further includes a first leaf extending through the cavity opening and into the cavity upper portion, threaded nut rotationally fixed to the first leaf, and an adjustment mechanism disposed in the housing cavity. The adjustment mechanism comprises a jack screw extending between the upper cavity portion and the lower cavity portion. The jack screw has a threaded portion threadably engaging the nut in the upper cavity portion and a geared portion disposed in the cavity lower portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2008Date of Patent: April 13, 2010Assignee: Newell Operating CompanyInventors: Gary M. Erickson, Scott J. Rote, Scott Zeeb, Todd K. Ellerton, Michael D. Smith
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Patent number: 7637191Abstract: A food slicer has a support member including a base portion and an upstanding portion. The upstanding portion includes a rotating cutting blade for slicing food product and at least one motor for rotating the cutting blade. The base portion includes a food product table movable across the cutting blade for holding product while it is being sliced. An adjustable gage plate as well as a gage plate adjustment mechanism are provided for slice thickness adjustment. A table interlock mechanism includes at least one cable member in operable communication with the gage plate adjustment mechanism where a distal end of the cable member is lockable within a portion of the gage plate adjustment mechanism upon longitudinal movement of the cable member substantially parallel to the axis of the gage plate adjustment mechanism when both the food product table and the gage plate are positioned in particular positions.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2006Date of Patent: December 29, 2009Assignee: Premark FEG L.L.C.Inventors: Scott M. Zeeb, Scott J. Rote, Aaron B. Eiger, Todd L. Clem
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Publication number: 20090193946Abstract: A food-slicer includes a motor, a motor shaft rotatably connected to the motor, and a blade mounted directly to an end portion of the motor shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2007Publication date: August 6, 2009Inventors: Frank A. Bondarowicz, Scott J. Rote, Scott M. Zeeb
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Patent number: 7549363Abstract: A food slicer is provided having a support member including a base portion and an upstanding portion integrally formed with the base portion. The upstanding portion includes a rotating cutting blade secured thereto for slicing food product and at least one motor positioned within the upstanding portion for rotating the cutting blade. An adjustable gage plate also is provided for determining the thickness of a food product to be sliced by the cutting blade. The base portion includes a food product table slidably secured thereto and is movable across the cutting blade for holding product while it is being sliced by the cutting blade. The food product table has at least one peripheral reinforcement along an edge thereof where the reinforcement has a hollow channel therein.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2006Date of Patent: June 23, 2009Assignee: Premark FEG L.L.C.Inventors: Scott J. Rote, Michael R. Riechers, Aaron B. Eiger, Frank Bondarowicz
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Publication number: 20080209679Abstract: A vertically adjustable hinge is disclosed. The hinge comprises a housing for attachment to a first structure. The housing has a housing cavity and an opening into the cavity. The cavity has an upper portion, a lower portion and a retaining portion forming a channel defining the upper portion and the lower portion. The hinge further includes a first leaf extending through the cavity opening and into the cavity upper portion, threaded nut rotationally fixed to the first leaf, and an adjustment mechanism disposed in the housing cavity. The adjustment mechanism comprises a jack screw extending between the upper cavity portion and the lower cavity portion. The jack screw has a threaded portion threadably engaging the nut in the upper cavity portion and a geared portion disposed in the cavity lower portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2008Publication date: September 4, 2008Applicant: Newell Operating CompanyInventors: Gary M. Erickson, Scott J. Rote, Scott Zeeb, Todd K. Ellerton, Michael D. Smith
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Patent number: 7334293Abstract: A vertically adjustable hinge is disclosed. The hinge comprises a housing for attachment to a first structure. The housing has a housing cavity and an opening into the cavity. The cavity has an upper portion, a lower portion and a retaining portion forming a channel defining the upper portion and the lower portion. The hinge further includes a first leaf extending through the cavity opening and into the cavity upper portion, threaded nut rotationally fixed to the first leaf, and an adjustment mechanism disposed in the housing cavity. The adjustment mechanism comprises a jack screw extending between the upper cavity portion and the lower cavity portion. The jack screw has a threaded portion threadably engaging the nut in the upper cavity portion and a geared portion disposed in the cavity lower portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2005Date of Patent: February 26, 2008Assignee: Newell Operating CompanyInventors: Gary M. Erickson, Scott J. Rote, Scott Zeeb, Todd K. Ellerton, Michael D. Smith
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Patent number: 6135511Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for engaging locking elements to secure and lock a window sash to a window frame. A force transmitting device may be included with a guide forming a channel for an elongated tape transmits a horizontal movement provided by an operator mechanism into a vertical movement at a locking mechanism. The operator mechanism may include a removable bezel and a removable handle to facilitate access to the operator mechanism. A lockbar retainer of a compact construction guides a lockbar that actuates the locking elements.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 1997Date of Patent: October 24, 2000Assignee: Newell Operating CompanyInventors: Michael D. Smith, William R. Kuersten, Scott J. Rote, William M. Martz
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Patent number: 5927767Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for progressively engaging a plurality of strikes with a corresponding plurality of receivers to secure and lock a window sash to a window frame. A force transmitting device may be included with a guide forming a channel for an elongated tape transmits a horizontal movement provided by an operator mechanism into a vertical movement at a locking mechanism. The operator mechanism may include a removable bezel and a removable handle to facilitate access to the operator mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 1996Date of Patent: July 27, 1999Assignee: Newell Operating CompanyInventors: Michael D. Smith, William R. Kuersten, Scott J. Rote, William M. Martz
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Patent number: 5755011Abstract: An adjustable hinge including a first hinge member having a hinge sleeve and a second hinge member having a guide, with a door leaf coupled to the second hinge member and having at least one tab received within the guide for guiding movement therealong, the door leaf also coupled to the first hinge member and received within the hinge sleeve, allowing selective pivotal movement of the first hinge member relative to the second hinge member about a rotational axis extending in a vertical direction. The adjustable hinge features a vertical adjustment mechanism received within the hinge sleeve allowing selective movement of the first hinge member relative to the second hinge member in the vertical direction, and a horizontal adjustment mechanism within a cavity formed within the second hinge member with at least one tab of the door leaf is guidably moved along the guide, allowing selective movement of the first hinge member relative to the second hinge member in a horizontal direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 1995Date of Patent: May 26, 1998Assignee: Newell Operating CompanyInventors: Richard L. Green, Scott J. Rote, Michael D. Smith, William T. DeBruyn, Thomas M. Wright
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Patent number: D696747Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2012Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: Cory J. Nelson, Jose M. Arevalo, James C. Stango, Aaron B. Eiger, Scott J. Rote