Patents by Inventor Alex Margetts

Alex Margetts 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: 11440708
    Abstract: A tamper-resistant nozzle assembly for preventing the unwanted or unintentional dispensing of a material from a container. The nozzle assembly may comprise a base adapted to fit on top of a container holding the material, a mechanism located within the base and configured to provide tamper-resistant properties for the nozzle assembly, a nozzle connected to the base and having a pair of diametrically opposed tabs extending downwardly therefrom into the base, the tabs being capable of travelling radially inward when squeezed by a user, whereby, in a locked state, the mechanism limits the travel of the tabs such that (1) the nozzle cannot rotate relative to the base, and (2) the nozzle cannot be depressed to release the material from the container. When a user squeezes the tabs, the mechanism is in an unlocked state and permits the rotation of the nozzle relative to the base, to thereby enable the nozzle to be depressed relative to the base to allow it to dispense the material from the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Ventiv Design, LLC
    Inventors: Jack Simonds, Alex Margetts, Michael Cohen, Adam Israeli, Robert Israeli
  • Publication number: 20220242626
    Abstract: A tamper-resistant nozzle assembly for preventing the unwanted or unintentional dispensing of a material from a container. The nozzle assembly may comprise a base adapted to fit on top of a container holding the material, a mechanism located within the base and configured to provide tamper-resistant properties for the nozzle assembly, a nozzle connected to the base and having a pair of diametrically opposed tabs extending downwardly therefrom into the base, the tabs being capable of travelling radially inward when squeezed by a user, whereby, in a locked state, the mechanism limits the travel of the tabs such that (1) the nozzle cannot rotate relative to the base, and (2) the nozzle cannot be depressed to release the material from the container. When a user squeezes the tabs, the mechanism is in an unlocked state and permits the rotation of the nozzle relative to the base, to thereby enable the nozzle to be depressed relative to the base to allow it to dispense the material from the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: Ventiv Design, LLC
    Inventors: Jack Simonds, Alex Margetts, Michael Cohen, Adam Israeli, Robert Israeli
  • Publication number: 20200239180
    Abstract: There is disclosed packaging comprising a base, a pair of first flaps located on opposing sides of the base and arranged to be folded over the base and secured together so as to define an packaging enclosure, and a pair of second flaps located on opposing sides of the base and arranged to be folded over the pair of first flaps and secured together so as to form a cruciform configuration with the pair of first flaps. First and second opening features are provided which are independently operable in use to respectively separate the pair of first flaps from one another and the pair of second flaps from one another so as to open the packaging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: Mars, Incorporated
    Inventors: Olly SIMPSON, Alex MARGETTS
  • Patent number: D887835
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: MARS, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Kelly Nguyen, Olly Simpson, Alex Margetts, Will Maskell, Peter Booth
  • Patent number: D916589
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: MARS, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Kelly Nguyen, Olly Simpson, Alex Margetts, Will Maskell, Peter Booth