Patents by Inventor Stephen B. Leonard
Stephen B. Leonard 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: 8698050Abstract: The present invention provides a heating device capable of dispensing heated personal care product while containers thereof are being heated. For example, there could be a base having multiple wells with a heating system associated with each well. There could be separate control of the heat in each well. The wells have an upper opening for permitting insertion of a container in them (in inverted fashion), and a side opening for permitting heated material in a container to be dispensed from the container while a portion of the container is being heated in the well. In another form, the invention provides a temperature sensor at the bottom of a heating well that projects into a heat conductive head of a container being warmed in the well. Methods for using such devices are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2007Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: Stephen B. Leonard, Thomas P. Gasper
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Patent number: 8291524Abstract: A clip for mounting a fluid delivery device adjacent a wall of an enclosure is disclosed. In one embodiment, the device includes a base, a hook configured to support the base adjacent the wall, means for attaching a fluid delivery device to the base, and means for rotating the base. Additionally, a method for attaching a clip for mounting a fluid delivery device adjacent a toilet bowl is disclosed. The method includes securing a hook to a rim, engaging a tab of a base to an underside of the rim at an interface, and rotating the base in response to the interface to substantially engage the tab of the base with the underside of the rim.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2007Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: S.C, Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: Stephen B. Leonard, Allen D. Miller, Michael M. Sawalski, Timothy R. Ordiway, Linda M. Madore, Jeffrey L. Crull, Steven Merrill Harrington, Wai Yin Shum
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Patent number: 8240933Abstract: A bottle includes a product stored therein. It is configured to be removably engaged with a docking station in an inverted arrangement to be activated by the docking station and heat the product. The bottle may include a pump structure (e.g. in the form of a bellows), or be a squeezable bottle, or be a bowable bottle, or have other pumping features. Structures are provided to prevent drool after use, to help apply the heated product to the skin, and to insure proper heating and dispensing. There are combined docking stations and bottles where the bottle is positioned in an inverted manner, and methods for using these devices.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2011Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: Michael J. Skalitzky, Stephen B. Leonard, Jeffrey L. Harwig, Steven C. Shirley, Richard L. Norwood, Fuk Yuen Cheng, Zhi Bin Wen, Jian Shi, Robert J. Kopanic
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Publication number: 20120003025Abstract: A bottle is disclosed that includes a product stored therein. It is configured to be removably engaged with a docking station in an inverted arrangement to be activated by the docking station and heat the product. The bottle may include a pump structure (e.g. in the form of a bellows), or be a squeezable bottle, or be a bowable bottle, or have other pumping features. Structures are provided to prevent drool after use, to help apply the heated product to the skin, and to insure proper heating and dispensing. Also disclosed are combined docking stations and bottles where the bottle is positioned in an inverted manner, and methods for using these devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2011Publication date: January 5, 2012Inventors: Michael J. Skalitzky, Stephen B. Leonard, Jeffrey L. Harwig, Steven C. Shirley, Richard L. Norwood, Fuk Yuen Cheng, Zhi Bin Wen, Jian Shi, Robert J. Kopanic
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Patent number: 8061918Abstract: A bottle includes a product stored therein. It is configured to be removably engaged with a docking station in an inverted arrangement to be activated by the docking station and heat the product. The bottle may include a pump structure (e.g. in the form of a bellows), or be a squeezable bottle, or be a bowable bottle, or have other pumping features. Structures are provided to prevent drool after use, to help apply the heated product to the skin, and to insure proper heating and dispensing. Docking stations and bottles can be combined where the bottle is positioned in an inverted manner, and there can be methods for using these devices.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2007Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: Michael J. Skalitzky, Stephen B. Leonard, Jeffrey L. Harwig, Steven C. Shirley, Richard L. Norwood, Fuk Yuen Cheng, Zhi Bin Wen, Jian Shi, Robert J. Kopanic
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Patent number: 7784139Abstract: A cartridge is disclosed comprising a reel-to-reel roll of cleaning material, for use in a hand-held or robotic cleaning device. The cartridge provides either an electrostatic dust cloth or wet mop, and includes a fluid reservoir for maintaining the wet mop cloth during use. A dust bin is also provided on the cartridge, and includes a hinged lid for providing selective access to the dust inside of the bin. A motor, optical sensor, and fluid pump inside of a cleaning apparatus control the operation of the reel-to-reel cloth, and control fluid delivery to the wet cloth.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2005Date of Patent: August 31, 2010Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: Michael M. Sawalski, Jeffrey L. Harwig, Stephen B. Leonard, Kathleen M. Laru, Mark M. Gipp, Thomas Jaworski
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Patent number: 7680691Abstract: An inventory management system is provided that includes an RFID interrogator and corresponding RFID tags that are placed on items to be monitored. The tags can be used to monitor the storage time of food items stored in a refrigerator or pantry, the time in use of replaceable items such as toilet bowl cleaners, or the nature of laundry items being washed. The interrogator can be coupled to a display providing various reports on the status of such items. Also disclosed are devices for dispensing such RFID tags.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2004Date of Patent: March 16, 2010Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: James F. Kimball, Stephen B. Leonard
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Patent number: 7607250Abstract: A picture frame having front and rear faces includes a recess disposed within the rear face of the frame. A dispenser is disposed within the recess of the rear face, wherein the dispenser includes a reservoir and a vapor permeable membrane. A slot is also disposed within a side wall of the frame that is configured to hold an image.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2005Date of Patent: October 27, 2009Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventor: Stephen B. Leonard
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Publication number: 20090159586Abstract: The present invention provides a heating device capable of dispensing heated personal care product while containers thereof are being heated. For example, there could be a base having multiple wells with a heating system associated with each well. There could be separate control of the heat in each well. The wells have an upper opening for permitting insertion of a container in them (in inverted fashion), and a side opening for permitting heated material in a container to be dispensed from the container while a portion of the container is being heated in the well. In another form, the invention provides a temperature sensor at the bottom of a heating well that projects into a heat conductive head of a container being warmed in the well. Methods for using such devices are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2007Publication date: June 25, 2009Inventors: Stephen B. Leonard, Thomas P. Gasper
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Publication number: 20080272200Abstract: A rotary sprayer and method for spraying an inner surface of an enclosure, such as a toilet bowl, with a fluid are disclosed. The rotary sprayer includes a clip and a rotating nozzle. The clip includes a fluid inlet and an arm having a distal end section. The nozzle includes a circular deflection plate, and a pair of spaced apart walls extending away from a surface of the deflection plate. The walls define a channel on the surface of the deflection plate. A passageway is in fluid communication with the channel and an end space between the walls. The fluid inlet is positioned in the end space and a spindle of the nozzle is mounted to the distal end section of the arm. Fluid exiting the fluid inlet flows through the passageway and the channel and contacts an inner surface of at least one of the walls to rotate the nozzle and spray the inner surface wall of the enclosure with the fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2007Publication date: November 6, 2008Inventors: Timothy R. Ordiway, Michael M. Sawalski, Jeffrey L. Crull, Steven Merrill Harrington, Stephen B. Leonard
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Patent number: 7441360Abstract: A picture display frame includes front and rear sides. A recess is disposed within the rear side of the display frame. A volatile material holder is disposed within the recess of the rear side. The volatile material holder includes a reservoir and a vapor permeable membrane. A slot is disposed in a side wall of the display frame in communication with a portion of the recess. The portion of the recess is adapted to hold a decorative element.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2006Date of Patent: October 28, 2008Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey J. Christianson, Simon M. Conway, Stacey L. Forkner, Kristopher W. Gerulski, Kara L. Lakatos, Stephen B. Leonard, Heather R. Schramm
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Patent number: 7426799Abstract: A display frame with a refill holder comprises a transparent block with front and rear faces. A U-shaped mounting member is attached to the rear face about an outer periphery of same. The U-shaped mounting member has an inwardly extending wall. A channel is formed in a space between the rear face and the inwardly extending wall. A protrusion is attached to the rear face of the frame, wherein the protrusion in combination with the inwardly extending wall are configured to distance the rear face from a support surface when the frame is in a substantially horizontal position and provide a substantially unimpeded air passage adjacent the rear face.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2006Date of Patent: September 23, 2008Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey J. Christianson, Marissa A. K. Schultz, Stephen B. Leonard, Stacey L. Forkner, Heather R. Schramm, Kara L. Lakatos
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Publication number: 20070269251Abstract: A bottle is disclosed that includes a product stored therein. It is configured to be removably engaged with a docking station in an inverted arrangement to be activated by the docking station and heat the product. The bottle may include a pump structure (e.g. in the form of a bellows), or be a squeezable bottle, or be a bowable bottle, or have other pumping features. Structures are provided to prevent drool after use, to help apply the heated product to the skin, and to insure proper heating and dispensing. Also disclosed are combined docking stations and bottles where the bottle is positioned in an inverted manner, and methods for using these devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2007Publication date: November 22, 2007Inventors: Michael J. Skalitzky, Stephen B. Leonard, Jeffrey L. Harwig, Steven C. Shirley, Richard L. Norwood, Fuk Yuen Cheng, Zhi Bin Wen, Jian Shi, Robert J. Kopanic
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Patent number: D550490Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2006Date of Patent: September 11, 2007Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: Stephen B. Leonard, Greg Holderfield, Lauren M. Rathmann
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Patent number: D551003Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2006Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: Stephen B. Leonard, Greg Holderfield, Lauren M. Rathmann
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Patent number: D581010Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2007Date of Patent: November 18, 2008Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: Evan A. Sparks, Timothy R. Ordiway, Stephen B. Leonard, Douglas James Birkholz
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Patent number: D583903Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2008Date of Patent: December 30, 2008Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: Evan A. Sparks, Timothy R. Ordiway, Stephen B. Leonard, Doug Birkholz, Jeffrey L. Crull
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Patent number: D591824Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2007Date of Patent: May 5, 2009Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: Stephen B. Leonard, Timothy R. Ordiway, Jeffrey L. Crull, Jonathan M. Mick
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Patent number: D595388Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2009Date of Patent: June 30, 2009Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: Stephen B. Leonard, Timothy R. Ordiway, Jeffrey L. Crull, Jonathan M. Mick
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Patent number: D595389Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2009Date of Patent: June 30, 2009Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: Stephen B. Leonard, Timothy R. Ordiway, Jeffrey L. Crull, Jonathan M. Mick