Patents by Inventor Allyce M. Gilligan

Allyce M. Gilligan 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: 10932460
    Abstract: A refill kit for a device to dispense an air treatment chemical includes a substrate supported on a frame. The substrate is in the form of a puck, and includes sand, a binder, and an air treatment chemical. A candle is also provided, which is suitable to heat the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Nitin Sharma, Brian T. Davis, Allyce M. Gilligan
  • Patent number: 10238097
    Abstract: Devices for dispensing an air treatment chemical such as insect repellent are disclosed. There is a chimney housing having a side wall defining an internal cavity. There is also a caddy assembly supported by the housing and having an upper caddy frame configured to mount a substrate bearing an air treatment chemical adjacent an upper portion of the housing, and a candle holder coupled to the upper caddy frame and configured to support a candle having a wick adjacent a lower portion of the housing. There is also a substrate bearing air treatment chemical suitable to be supported by the upper caddy frame, and a candle suitable to be supported by the candle holder. A refill kit for such devices is also disclosed. Also disclosed is an embodiment with a sand core bearing the repellent, a heat deflector positioned under the sand core, and a candle positioned under the heat deflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Nitin Sharma, Brian T. Davis, Allyce M. Gilligan
  • Publication number: 20190082673
    Abstract: A refill kit for a device to dispense an air treatment chemical includes a substrate supported on a frame. The substrate is in the form of a puck, and includes sand, a binder, and an air treatment chemical. A candle is also provided, which is suitable to heat the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Nitin Sharma, Brian T. Davis, Allyce M. Gilligan
  • Patent number: 9541279
    Abstract: Devices dispenser air treatment chemicals in response to heat generated by a candle. Heat transfer elements carry flame heat to an impregnated substrate that is positioned mostly or entirely below the candle. The air treatment chemical vapors are kept away from prolonged direct exposure to flame heat, thereby reducing heat degradation of the active. The candle automatically adjusts heat transfer rates to correct for decreasing amounts of active on the substrate as the substrate sears being used up.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Nitin Sharma, Allyce M. Gilligan
  • Publication number: 20150342172
    Abstract: Devices for dispensing an air treatment chemical such as insect repellent are disclosed. There is a chimney housing having a side wall defining an internal cavity. There is also a caddy assembly supported by the housing and having an upper caddy frame configured to mount a substrate bearing an air treatment chemical adjacent an upper portion of the housing, and a candle holder coupled to the upper caddy frame and configured to support a candle having a wick adjacent a lower portion of the housing. There is also a substrate bearing air treatment chemical suitable to be supported by the upper caddy frame, and a candle suitable to be supported by the candle holder. A refill kit for such devices is also disclosed. Also disclosed is an embodiment with a sand core bearing the repellent, a heat deflector positioned under the sand core, and a candle positioned under the heat deflector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Nitin Sharma, Brian T. Davis, Allyce M. Gilligan
  • Publication number: 20140370450
    Abstract: Devices dispenser treatment chemicals in response to heat generated by a candle. Heat transfer elements carry flame heat to an impregnated substrate that is positioned mostly or entirely below the candle. The air treatment chemical vapors are kept away from prolonged direct exposure to flame heat, thereby reducing heat degradation of the active. The candle automatically adjusts heat transfer rates to correct for decreasing amounts of active on the substrate as the substrate sears being used up.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Nitin Sharma, Allyce M. Gilligan