Patents by Inventor Thomas M. Rebne

Thomas M. Rebne 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: 6702155
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of delivering adjustable metered doses of a composition from a squeezable container. An embodiment of the apparatus is a metered dose dispenser including a body that includes an inlet channel with a first opening, an outlet channel with a second opening, and a dosing wheel seat. The dosing wheel seat is a cavity defined by the body. The dosing wheel seat communicates with the inlet channel, via the first opening, and with the outlet channel, via the second opening. The metered dose dispenser also includes a removable, rotatable dosing wheel is situated within the dosing wheel seat when the metered dose dispenser is in use. The dosing wheel includes a dosing channel, which may be aligned with the inlet channel and the outlet channel. A plunger is movably situated in the dosing channel, the plunger does not fit through either the first or second opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignee: Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas M. Rebne
  • Patent number: 5019125
    Abstract: A solid medicament dispensing device having a cover and tray to provide a container for a cartridge for the solid medicament. The cover has hinged panel members and the tray an opening in the floor. When the hinged panel members are moved against the cartridge, it forces the medicament out of the cartridge and through the tray opening. The dispensing device is particularly suited for dispensing large dosages of capsules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1991
    Assignee: Marion Merrell Dow Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas M. Rebne, David Esslinger