Patents Assigned to Venture Management Alliance, LLC
  • Encapsulated material released to generate perceivable sensorial indicia of discrete event occurrence
    Publication number: 20060127425
    Abstract: Compositions (1) that provide a carrier (2) to covey a plurality of capsules (3) containing materials) (4) released to generate perceivable sensorial indicia discrete event occurrence and which can further provide perceivable sensorial reinforcers as incentives or disincentives to composition use coincident with such discrete events.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2003
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Applicant: Venture Management Alliance, LLC
    Inventors: John Walls, Jeffrey Putt, Kenneth Deline
  • Soap dispenser hand wash interval timer
    Patent number: 6832916
    Abstract: A hand washing device and method encouraging hand washing includes a display panel, a message “WASH UP with Soap and Water. Get rid of germs in only 15 seconds.” and may have one of a variety of timing means to time the wash cycle or the user may use an ordinary clock. Germ illustrations indicate consequences. The panel is on personal and public use soap dispensers and return springs are used as the timing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2004
    Assignee: Venture Management Alliance, LLC
    Inventor: Charles T. Collopy
  • Compression enhanced self-interlocking hanger system
    Patent number: 6769660
    Abstract: An object hanger system provides multiple features that may be used independently or in combination to hang a variety of objects to a hanging surface (24). Interlocking hanger bodies (27) (28) allow the user to select from a variety of hanger technologies including, among others, two point, three point, or four point hanging systems. The hanger invention may comprise a hanger body (1) with an edge having a beveled surface (5) and a compression element (6) to resist movement of the interlocked hanger bodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Assignee: Venture Management Alliance, LLC
    Inventor: Kenneth E. DeLine
  • Self-interlocking hanger system
    Publication number: 20040108438
    Abstract: An object hanger system which provides a pair of interlocking hanger bodies configured to provide locked securement of objects to a hanging surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2003
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Applicant: Venture Management Alliance, LLC
    Inventor: Kenneth E. DeLine
  • Self-interlocking hanger
    Patent number: D454481
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: Venture Management Alliance, LLC
    Inventor: Kenneth E. DeLine
  • Object hanger
    Patent number: D466398
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: Venture Management Alliance, LLC
    Inventor: Kenneth E. DeLine