Patents by Inventor Walter Sordo

Walter Sordo 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).

  • Publication number: 20210023253
    Abstract: An air freshener for vehicles includes a main body for holding a container for volatile substances and a foldable clip that may be placed in a substantially perpendicular position with respect to the main body. The foldable clip is rotatable with respect to the main body. The clip may always be connected with the main body, so that it is sold with it occupying a reduced space in the package. The clip may be rotated to be adapted to any kind of ventilation grids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Stefano DEFLORIAN, Walter SORDO
  • Patent number: 10835630
    Abstract: An air freshener for vehicles including a main body for holding a container for volatile substances and a foldable clip which can be placed in a substantially perpendicular position with respect to the main body. The foldable clip is rotatable with respect to the main body. The clip is always connected with the main body, so that it is sold with it occupying a reduced space in the package. The clip can be rotated to be adapted to any kind of ventilation grids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: ZOBELE HOLDING S.P.A.
    Inventors: Stefano Deflorian, Walter Sordo
  • Patent number: 10561754
    Abstract: There is a volatile composition dispenser comprising a housing comprising a rear frame having a frame opening, and an inner wall. A push button is movably disposed in the frame opening and the inner wall and is configured to be movable with respect to the inner wall from a first position to a second position wherein the push button is interlocked with the inner wall in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Erik John Hasenoehrl, Rahul Vyas, Stefano Deflorian, Walter Sordo, Stefano Baldessari, Ricard Tomas Vilarrasa
  • Patent number: 10561756
    Abstract: There is a volatile composition dispenser comprising a housing having a rear fram, a rupturable cartridge disposed within the housing and a button for rupturing the cartridge. The volatile composition dispenser further comprises a guiding mechanism for guiding movement of the button from a first position to a second position when the button is pressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Stefano Deflorian, Walter Sordo, Stefano Baldessari, Ricard Tomas Vilarrasa
  • Patent number: 10561755
    Abstract: There is a volatile composition dispenser comprising: a housing comprising a rear frame having a frame opening a push button movably disposed within the frame opening; and a cartridge aligned with the push button, the cartridge comprising a container having an orifice and containing a volatile composition, a rupturable substrate sealably attached to and covering the orifice, and rupture elements adjacent the rupturable substrate; and a resilient member aligned with the push button and the rupture elements wherein upon receiving a pressure on the push button, said resilient member moves the rupture elements into a first position in which the rupture elements engage with the rupturable substrate and wherein upon removing the pressure from the push button, said resilient member exerts a force on the push button and moves the rupture elements into a second position in which the rupture elements are not engaged with the rupturable substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Erik John Hasenoehrl, Rahul Vyas, Stefano Deflorian, Walter Sordo, Stefano Baldessari, Ricard Tomas Vilarrasa
  • Patent number: 10532121
    Abstract: The invention refers to a device for evaporating volatile substances comprising: a container of a liquid volatile substance, and a vapour permeable membrane (1) and a thermoplastic porous or fibrous laminate (2) bonded together. Said container is closed at its opening by said vapour permeable membrane (1) and the fibrous laminate (2), wherein the fibrous laminate (2) is welded to the thermoformed part of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: ZOBELE HOLDING SPA
    Inventors: Cedric Morhain, Walter Sordo, Stefano Deflorian
  • Patent number: 10500298
    Abstract: A method of delivering a volatile material to the atmosphere in a continuous manner is disclosed. The method includes providing a delivery engine having a reservoir that includes a volatile material mixture. The volatile material mixture includes about 40% to about 100%, by total weight, of the volatile materials each having a vapor pressure at 25° C. of less than about 0.1 torr. The delivery system also includes a microporous membrane enclosing the reservoir, wherein the microporous membrane comprises an average pore size of about 0.01 to about 0.03 microns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Dana Paul Gruenbacher, Jason John Olchovy, Scott Kendyl Stanley, James Douglas Still, Rhonda Jean Jackson, Zaiyou Liu, Walter Sordo, Stefano Deflorian, Cedric Morhain
  • Publication number: 20190336639
    Abstract: An apparatus for delivering a volatile material in a continuous manner is disclosed. The apparatus includes a delivery engine having a reservoir for containing a volatile material; a rupturable substrate secured to the reservoir; a rupture element positioned adjacent to the rupturable substrate; and a breathable membrane enclosing the reservoir, rupturable substrate and rupture element. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes a housing having a notch for compressing the rupture element and breaching the rupturable substrate as it is inserted into the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Dana Paul GRUENBACHER, Jason John OLCHOVY, Scott Kendyl STANLEY, James Douglas STILL, Walter SORDO, Stefano DEFLORIAN, Cedric MORHAIN
  • Publication number: 20190141978
    Abstract: An insect trapping device having a base and a cartridge is provided. The cartridge has an adhesive portion that is positioned adjacent a shroud when the cartridge is attached to the base. The shroud has an electric heating element which heats the shroud and the adhesive portion. The heated adhesive portion mimics biological tissue to function as an insect attractant. The insect trapping device can have additional insect attractants as well, such as a lighting source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Christopher Lawrence Smith, Joaquin Antonio CRESPO, Brigitte HARTTMANN, Stefan H. HOLLINGER, Walter SORDO, Danilo ROSSI, Andrea PEDROTTI
  • Publication number: 20190030201
    Abstract: A volatile composition dispenser comprises a volatile composition container comprising at least one volatile composition therein. A rupture element is positioned proximate to the volatile composition container. The volatile composition container comprises a cam comprising a camming surface. The camming surface is configured to move at least a portion of the rupture element toward the volatile composition container to puncture the volatile composition container and release at least a portion of the volatile composition from the volatile composition container such that the portion of the volatile composition evaporates and exits the volatile composition dispenser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Dana Paul GRUENBACHER, Brian Gabriel COMSTOCK, James Douglas STILL, Rainer Bernhard TEUFEL, Richard Lee LANE, Walter SORDO, Danilo ROSSI
  • Publication number: 20180361006
    Abstract: An air freshener for vehicles including a main body for holding a container for volatile substances and a foldable clip which can be placed in a substantially perpendicular position with respect to the main body. The foldable clip is rotatable with respect to the main body. The clip is always connected with the main body, so that it is sold with it occupying a reduced space in the package. The clip can be rotated to be adapted to any kind of ventilation grids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Stefano DEFLORIAN, Walter SORDO
  • Patent number: D852939
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Zobele Holding SPA
    Inventors: Åsa Jonsson, Walter Sordo
  • Patent number: D854139
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Zobele Holding SPA
    Inventors: Åsa Jonsson, Walter Sordo
  • Patent number: D857503
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Zobele Holding SPA
    Inventors: Walter Sordo, Stefano Deflorian
  • Patent number: D865522
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: ZOBELE HOLDING SPA
    Inventors: Walter Sordo, Stefano Deflorian
  • Patent number: D890608
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: ZOBELE HOLDING SPA
    Inventors: Walter Sordo, Stefano Deflorian
  • Patent number: D900292
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: ZOBELE HOLDING SPA
    Inventors: Edoardo Mazzeo, Walter Sordo
  • Patent number: D902038
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: ZOBELE HOLDING S.P.A.
    Inventors: Walter Sordo, Stefano Deflorian
  • Patent number: D902039
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: ZOBELE HOLDING S.P.A.
    Inventors: Walter Sordo, Stefano Deflorian
  • Patent number: D915576
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Zobele Holding SPA
    Inventors: Cedric Gobber, Walter Sordo