Patents by Inventor Amar A. Patel

Amar A. Patel 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).

  • Fluid dispensers having removably attached dual applicator assembly
    Patent number: 7563046
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser includes a container defining a fluid reservoir and having an opening and a dual applicator assembly removably attached to the container. The dual applicator assembly includes a cap adapted to substantially seal the opening. A writing point is disposed in the cap and a stem is coupled to the cap. The stem has first and second ends and includes a channel through the first end. The channel defines a fluid passageway between the writing point and the fluid reservoir. Finally, an applicator is coupled to the second end of the stem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Sanford, L.P.
    Inventor: Amar A. Patel
  • Bold-fine multiple width marking instrument
    Patent number: 7290955
    Abstract: A marking instrument includes a body formed with a first end and a second end and sealed at the second end to define a fluid reservoir. The marking instrument includes a tip assembly positioned at the first end having a rigid nib with a fluid path formed longitudinally therethrough. The rigid nib has a first end forming a first spreader surface and a second end adjacent to the fluid reservoir and cooperates with a shiftable valve positioned within the fluid path. The shiftable valve includes a valve actuator having a contact surface position substantially adjacent to the first spreader surface. The tip assembly may further include an adjustable nib having a second spreader surface adapted to be positioned adjacent the first spreader surface to form a composite spreader surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: Sanford, L.P.
    Inventors: Amar A. Patel, Jeffrey Hautzinger, Marc Colavitti, Bret R. Marschand, Jason E. Cantu, John Thompson
  • Dispenser for sheet material
    Patent number: 7207461
    Abstract: A dispenser containing sheets, for example, dry sheets and premoistened sheets is provided. The dispenser is adapted to be releasably coupled to a conventional rolled product fixture, such as one that holds a roll of toilet tissue in a bathroom. The dispenser may include a cartridge which is positioned in the housing of the dispenser which holds sheets. The sheets dispense from the cartridge and the dispenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Mitchell, Debra N. Welchel, Herb F. Velazquez, Tim J. Morton, Joel G. Delman, Melanie L. Andres, John B. Freese, Donna Ann Piacenza, David J. McCutcheon, Amar A. Patel, David W. Kapiloff
  • Dispenser for sheet material
    Publication number: 20040251590
    Abstract: A dispenser containing sheets, for example, dry sheets and premoistened sheets is provided. The dispenser is adapted to be releasably coupled to a conventional rolled product fixture, such as one that holds a roll of toilet tissue in a bathroom. The dispenser may include a cartridge which is positioned in the housing of the dispenser which holds sheets. The sheets dispense from the cartridge and the dispenser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Mitchell, Debra N. Welchel, Herb F. Valezquez, Tim J. Morton, Joel G. Delman, Melanie L. Andres, John B. Freese, Donna Ann Piacenza, David J. McCutcheon, Amar A. Patel, David W. Kapiloff