Patents Assigned to S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
  • Patent number: 11856954
    Abstract: An insecticidal composition is disclosed that contains two active ingredients, which are transfluthrin and imiprothrin. The insecticide composition may further contain at least one of a solvent and a propellant. The weight percentage of each of the active ingredients may be about 0.01% to 0.5% by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: S.C. JOHNSON & SON, INC.
    Inventor: Kristina Marie Knesting
  • Patent number: 11832618
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are spatial insect repellent compositions comprising pyrethrins and about 5% to about 20% by weight p-menthane-3,8-diol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: S. C. JOHNSON & SON, INC.
    Inventors: Lina Long, Andrew Kotecki, Joshua M. Hunnicutt, Anthony Sosa
  • Patent number: 11825837
    Abstract: A multi-layer article including a first non-active state and a second active state, the multi-layer article comprising an outer layer having a first side and a second side, an inner layer adjacent to at least a portion of the outer layer and including a volatile material, and an upper layer including a first side and a second side, the first side of the upper layer being adjacent to at least a portion of the inner layer. The multi-layer article is folded upon itself in the first non-active state so that at least a first portion of the second side of the upper layer is disposed on a top of a second portion of the second side of the upper layer, and the first portion and the second portion of the upper layer are heat sealed in the non-active state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: S. C. JOHNSON & SON, INC.
    Inventors: Calistor Nyambo, Curtis Conklin, Caitlin Y. O'Gara, Jia Wang, Todd Ulrich
  • Patent number: 11820583
    Abstract: An overcap assembly configured to attach to a container. The overcap assembly includes a body, an actuator, a first nozzle, and a second nozzle. The actuator is integrally attached with the body and defines a longitudinal axis. The actuator further comprises a fluid passageway that extends therein. The first nozzle and the second nozzle extend laterally from the actuator, and the first nozzle and the second nozzle define a portion of the fluid passageway. The first nozzle comprises a first angled exit aperture and the second nozzle comprises a second angled exit aperture. The first nozzle and the second nozzle each comprises an inner cylindrical wall and an outer cylindrical wall surrounding and spaced apart from the inner cylindrical wall. The first angled exit aperture and the second angled exit aperture are non-parallel to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: S. C. JOHNSON & SON, INC.
    Inventors: David P. Mather, Ngoc Pham
  • Patent number: 11812736
    Abstract: Bait stations are disclosed that include a housing having an upper casing and a lower casing coupled to form an interior cavity. A pad, gel, or variations thereof that carry food are disposed within the interior cavity. The lower casing includes a base having a peripheral flange that defines an outer edge, an outer wall that is spaced apart from the outer edge and extends upwardly from the peripheral base flange to a top edge, and an inner wall that extends from the top edge to a first surface to define a receiving space therein. The upper casing includes a plurality of apertures that are configured to allow insects therethrough into the interior cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: S. C. JOHNSON & SON, INC.
    Inventors: Paul E. Furner, Greg Perkolup, Jerome Matter, Paul Diehl, Adriana Farris
  • Patent number: 11793205
    Abstract: A pest control composition, the composition including an active component that includes between about 0.1 wt. % and about 11 wt. % of a mint oil and between about 0.05 wt. % and about 5 wt. % rosemary oil. The composition further includes a carrier, a solvent, and a dehydrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: S. C. JOHNSON & SON, INC.
    Inventors: Alexis Huckabee, Amber J. Yeary, Cassidy N. Shepherd
  • Patent number: 11772849
    Abstract: A container or pouch made entirely from an elastomer includes a body having a front wall and a rear wall that is connected to the front wall along a peripheral edge, and a closure system that includes a front side having a front sealing profile that includes a male closure element, and a rear side having a rear sealing profile that includes a female closure element and defining a cavity, wherein a centerline extends through the cavity. The rear side includes an inner portion that includes the entire cavity and an outer portion. A thickness of the thickened region measured in a direction parallel to the centerline is less than 35% of a total thickness of the closure system in a closed configuration measured in a direction parallel to the centerline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: S. C. JOHNSON & SON, INC.
    Inventors: Stacey M. DeCarlo, Jeramy M Dubay, Brian Dais, Therdsak Chalermwattananon, Jose Porchia
  • Patent number: 11773293
    Abstract: Water-in-oil (W/O) emulsion compositions having freeze-thaw stability are provided which include water, at least one hydrocarbon solvent, at least one nonionic emulsifier, and at least one freeze-thaw stabilizer which either prevents breaking of the emulsion after a freeze-thaw cycle or enables the emulsion to be re-formed following breaking after a freeze-thaw cycle by simple shaking of the emulsion composition. Preferred freeze-thaw stabilizers are polyols (e.g., glycerin), sugars (e.g., sucrose), polar aprotic solvents (e.g., dimethyl sulfoxide) and amphoteric compounds (e.g., lauryl dimethyl amine oxide). The freeze-thaw stabilizers are particularly useful in furniture care, shoe care and auto care cleaning and/or polishing products including therein water, hydrocarbon solvent(s), nonionic emulsifier(s) and additives, such as film former(s), surfactant(s), fragrance component(s) and preservative(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Bing Li, Christie M. Mueller, Loretta G. Lynch, Becca B. Taylor
  • Patent number: 11708210
    Abstract: A trigger overcap assembly includes a housing having a body, a cap secured to an upper end of the housing, and a trigger at least partially disposed within the body. The cap defines two or more flanges extending downwardly from an underside of the cap. The flanges are configured to engage with and retain the trigger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: S. C. JOHNSON & SON, INC.
    Inventors: Ronald H. Spang, Jr., Richard M. Parysek, Imtiaz A. Musaliar, Steven A. Zach
  • Patent number: 11697526
    Abstract: A storage bag includes first and second side surfaces that form an interior of the bag with an opening to the interior. A first closure profile connected to the first side surface and positioned adjacent to the opening has a top edge and includes an interlocking member that extends between first and second sides of the first closure profile forms a lip between the interlocking member and the top edge. A second closure profile connected to the second side surface and positioned adjacent to the opening of the bag has a top edge and includes an interlocking member. A first portion of the lip of the second closure profile smoothly transitions into a third portion of the lip of the second closure profile, and the third portion of the lip of the second closure profile smoothly transitions into a second portion of the lip of the second closure profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian C. Dais, Imtiaz A. Musaliar, Bunlim Ly, Jonathan David Horn, Pamela J. Weisenberger, Jose Porchia, Charles P. Althoff, Erica Eden Cohen, Timothy D. Stark
  • Patent number: 11691790
    Abstract: A storage bag has first and second closure profiles adjacent to an opening of the bag. The first and second closure profiles are each provided with a closure member that extends along the length of the respective closure profile, with the closure member of the first closure profile being configured to engage with the closure member of the second closure profile to form a seal for the opening of the bag. The first closure profile further includes (a) a plurality of gripping ridges that extends from the closure member to the top edge of the first closure profile, and (b) a texture that extends in an area between the closure member and the top edge of the first closure profile, with the texture extending continuously (i) in the area between the closure member and the top edge of the first closure profile, and (ii) between each gripping ridge of the plurality of gripping ridges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian C. Dais, Jose Porchia, Daniel P. Zimmerman
  • Patent number: 11691789
    Abstract: A zipper for a reclosable bag including an elongated groove profile having two arms which form a general U-shape to define an opening to a channel, and an elongated rib profile opposing the groove profile, wherein a plurality of first segments of the rib profile alternate with a plurality of second segments of the rib profile to create a structural discontinuity along a length thereof, wherein during interlocking the groove and rib profiles, an audible clicking sound of at least 50 dB on average is created during opening and closing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: S. C. JOHNSON & SON, INC.
    Inventor: James C. Pawloski
  • Patent number: 11679911
    Abstract: A slider for a closure assembly of a bag. The slider has a pair of finger pads extending from a top wall. Each pad has a surface with a curved portion running from a front end to a back end of the slider, a defined, first curved area extending from the curved portion to an end of the first curved area, and a defined, second curved area extending from the end of the first curved area to a midpoint of the curved portion. The first curved area and the second curved area are defined by different angles at which the respective curved area extends into the respective finger pad. Each finger pad includes a major axis dimension greater than a minor axis dimension to provide an area that fits an average finger size, and a lip region to guide a finger of a user into a finger pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert R. Turvey, Lawrence C. Stanos, Bryan L. Ackerman, Matthew N. Thurin, Christina J. Korinda
  • Patent number: 11653654
    Abstract: A composition for repelling insects is disclosed. The composition may include an active component made of (i) a combination of clove oil, geranium oil, and peppermint oil, (ii) a fixative, and (iii) a solubilizer. The composition may include (i) from about 2.5 to about 15 wt. % of an active component made only of (a) from about 0.1 to about 5.0 wt. % of clove oil, (b) from about 0.5 to about 15.0 wt. % of geranium oil, and (c) from about 0.1 to about 15.0 wt. % of peppermint oil, (ii) from about 3 to about 15 wt. % of a fixative, and (iii) from about 15 to about 45 wt. % of a solubilizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: S. C. JOHNSON & SON, INC.
    Inventor: Chyree S. Batton
  • Patent number: D988137
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: S. C. JOHNSON & SON, INC.
    Inventors: Paul E. Furner, Brian T. Davis, Graham C. Hufton
  • Patent number: D992343
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventor: Anthony Sciortino
  • Patent number: D993027
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: S. C. JOHNSON & SON, INC.
    Inventors: Paul E. Furner, Brian T. Davis, Graham C. Hufton
  • Patent number: D1001648
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian C. Dais, Imtiaz A. Musaliar, Timothy D. Stark
  • Patent number: D1008027
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: S. C. JOHNSON & SON, INC.
    Inventors: Brittany A. Marino, Francisco Alves
  • Patent number: D1010060
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: S. C. JOHNSON & SON, INC.
    Inventors: Paul E. Furner, Paul Diehl