Patents by Inventor Andrew Gordon Wallace

Andrew Gordon Wallace 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).

  • Publication number: 20240124288
    Abstract: A portable, self-contained beverage apparatus includes a container assembly having a known storage capacity for storing a consumable liquid, and a dispensing assembly disposed within the container assembly that dispenses variable, non-zero quantities of additives into the consumable liquid. The dispensing assembly includes multiple apertures structured and arranged to retain vessels containing the additives to be dispensed into the consumable liquid. The beverage apparatus also includes a level sensor disposed within the container assembly that determines a consumable liquid level of the consumable liquid stored in the container assembly. In certain embodiments, one or more positive displacement pumping mechanisms are configured to pump additive liquid from additive containers into a beverage chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Cirkul, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Lyons, Jonathon Perrelli, Robert Lawson-Shanks, Abraham Maclean, Connor Bacon, James Christopher Small, Jesse John Horne, Simon Lewis Bilton, Matthew James Edwards, Andrew Gordon Wallace, Maxim D. Wheatley, David J. Wheatley, Todd Metlen
  • Patent number: 11866314
    Abstract: A portable, self-contained beverage apparatus includes a container assembly having a known storage capacity for storing a consumable liquid, and a dispensing assembly disposed within the container assembly that dispenses variable, non-zero quantities of additives into the consumable liquid. The dispensing assembly includes multiple apertures structured and arranged to retain vessels containing the additives to be dispensed into the consumable liquid. The beverage apparatus also includes a level sensor disposed within the container assembly that determines a consumable liquid level of the consumable liquid stored in the container assembly. In certain embodiments, one or more positive displacement pumping mechanisms are configured to pump additive liquid from additive containers into a beverage chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Cirkul, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Lyons, Jonathon Perrelli, Robert Lawson-Shanks, Abraham Maclean, Connor Bacon, James Christopher Small, Jesse John Horne, Simon Lewis Bilton, Matthew James Edwards, Andrew Gordon Wallace, Maxim D. Wheatley, David J. Wheatley, Todd Metlen
  • Publication number: 20230277776
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an injection device for expelling of a number of preset or user-selectable doses of a medicament. The injection device includes an elongated housing extending along an axial direction and configured to accommodate a cartridge containing the medicament and having a bung sealing a proximal end of the cartridge, a windup expelling mechanism, and a dose setting mechanism. The dose setting mechanism includes a handle , a dose tracking member, and a limiter. The dose tracking member is rotatable relative to the housing within a range of positional states and operatively connectable to the handle for tracking a rotation thereof. The limiter is operationally engageable with the dose tracking member and a trigger of the windup expelling mechanism for blocking actuation of the trigger when the dose tracking member is in one of a number of predetermined sections of the range of positional states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Andrew Gordon Wallace, Andrew Mark Lindsay, Georgina Millington, Matthew Meredith Jones
  • Patent number: 11617838
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an injection device for expelling of a number of preset or user-selectable doses of a medicament. The injection device includes an elongated housing extending along an axial direction and configured to accommodate a cartridge containing the medicament and having a bung sealing a proximal end of the cartridge, a windup expelling mechanism, and a dose setting mechanism. The dose setting mechanism includes a handle, a dose tracking member, and a limiter. The dose tracking member is rotatable relative to the housing within a range of positional states and operatively connectable to the handle for tracking a rotation thereof. The limiter is operationally engageable with the dose tracking member and a trigger of the windup expelling mechanism for blocking actuation of the trigger when the dose tracking member is in one of a number of predetermined sections of the range of positional states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Andrew Gordon Wallace, Andrew Mark Lindsay, Georgina Millington, Matthew Meredith Jones
  • Publication number: 20210316978
    Abstract: A portable, self-contained beverage apparatus includes a container assembly having a known storage capacity for storing a consumable liquid, and a dispensing assembly disposed within the container assembly that dispenses variable, non-zero quantities of additives into the consumable liquid. The dispensing assembly includes multiple apertures structured and arranged to retain vessels containing the additives to be dispensed into the consumable liquid. The beverage apparatus also includes a level sensor disposed within the container assembly that determines a consumable liquid level of the consumable liquid stored in the container assembly. In certain embodiments, one or more positive displacement pumping mechanisms are configured to pump additive liquid from additive containers into a beverage chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Mark Lyons, Jonathon Perrelli, Robert Lawson-Shanks, Abraham Maclean, Connor Bacon, James Christopher Small, Jesse John HORNE, Simon Lewis Bilton, Matthew James Edwards, Andrew Gordon Wallace, Maxim D. WHEATLEY, David J. WHEATLEY, Todd METLEN
  • Patent number: 11001487
    Abstract: A portable, self-contained beverage apparatus includes a container assembly having a known storage capacity for storing a consumable liquid, and a dispensing assembly disposed within the container assembly that dispenses variable, non-zero quantities of additives into the consumable liquid. The dispensing assembly includes multiple apertures structured and arranged to retain vessels containing the additives to be dispensed into the consumable liquid. The beverage apparatus also includes a level sensor disposed within the container assembly that determines a consumable liquid level of the consumable liquid stored in the container assembly. In certain embodiments, one or more positive displacement pumping mechanisms are configured to pump additive liquid from additive containers into a beverage chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: LifeFuels, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Lyons, Jonathon Perrelli, Robert Lawson-Shanks, Abraham Maclean, Connor Bacon, James Christopher Small, Jesse John Horne, Simon Lewis Bilton, Matthew James Edwards, Andrew Gordon Wallace, Maxim D. Wheatley, David J. Wheatley, Todd Metlen
  • Patent number: 10981769
    Abstract: A portable, self-contained beverage apparatus includes a container assembly having a known storage capacity for storing a consumable liquid, and a dispensing assembly disposed within the container assembly that dispenses variable, non-zero quantities of additives into the consumable liquid. The dispensing assembly includes multiple apertures structured and arranged to retain vessels containing the additives to be dispensed into the consumable liquid. The beverage apparatus also includes a level sensor disposed within the container assembly that determines a consumable liquid level of the consumable liquid stored in the container assembly. In certain embodiments, one or more positive displacement pumping mechanisms are configured to pump additive liquid from additive containers into a beverage chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: LifeFuels, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Lyons, Jonathon Perrelli, Robert Lawson-Shanks, Abraham Maclean, Connor Bacon, James Christopher Small, Jesse John Horne, Simon Lewis Bilton, Matthew James Edwards, Andrew Gordon Wallace, Maxim D. Wheatley, David J. Wheatley, Todd Metlen
  • Patent number: 10913647
    Abstract: A portable, self-contained beverage apparatus includes a container assembly having a known storage capacity for storing a consumable liquid, and a dispensing assembly disposed within the container assembly that dispenses variable, non-zero quantities of additives into the consumable liquid. The dispensing assembly includes multiple apertures structured and arranged to retain vessels containing the additives to be dispensed into the consumable liquid. The beverage apparatus also includes a level sensor disposed within the container assembly that determines a consumable liquid level of the consumable liquid stored in the container assembly. In certain embodiments, one or more positive displacement pumping mechanisms are configured to pump additive liquid from additive containers into a beverage chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: LifeFuels, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Lyons, Jonathon Perrelli, Robert Lawson-Shanks, Abraham Maclean, Connor Bacon, James Christopher Small, Jesse John Horne, Simon Lewis Bilton, Matthew James Edwards, Andrew Gordon Wallace, Maxim D. Wheatley, David J. Wheatley, Todd Metlen
  • Publication number: 20210016013
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an injection device for expelling of a number of preset or user-selectable doses of a medicament, the injection device comprising: —an elongated housing (10; 310; 410) extending along a longitudinal axis (1), —an expelling mechanism (2) comprising a trigger (70) and a piston rod (30), —a dose setting mechanism (3) comprising a rotatable member (260; 360; 460; 560) and a counterpart member (240; 340; 440; 540), wherein the counterpart member and the rotatable member comprise a first mechanical code (242; 342; 442; 542) and a second mechanical code (262; 362; 462; 562), respectively, —wherein for setting of a dose the rotatable member (260; 360; 460; 560) is rotatable relative to the housing (10; 310; 410) and relative to the counterpart member (240; 340; 440; 40) within a range of numerous rotational states, and wherein during setting of the dose the rotatable member (260; 360; 460; 560) is constrained along the longitudinal axis (1) relative to the housing (10; 310; 410) or r
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Andrew Gordon Wallace, Andrew Mark Lindsay, Georgina Millington, Matthew Meredith Jones, William Geoffrey Arthur Marsh, Anthony Paul Morris
  • Patent number: 10894263
    Abstract: An aerosol dispenser comprising a pressurised aerosol can and a closure comprising an aerosol valve held within a retention chassis, the retention chassis being associated with a flexible sealing collar designed to radially surround the retention chassis and to seal against the edge of an opening in the aerosol can, wherein the retention chassis is axially moveable relative to the sealing collar and wherein the sealing collar is of outer diameter greater than the inner diameter of the opening in the aerosol can and is sufficiently flexible to flex through the opening in the aerosol can when the retention chassis is in a first axial position relative to the sealing collar and wherein the sealing collar is firmly held against the edge of the opening in the aerosol can when the retention chassis is in a second axial position relative to the sealing collar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Butler, Timothy John Taylor Davies, Christopher John Jones, Timothy Christopher Stubbs, Andrew Gordon Wallace
  • Publication number: 20210007533
    Abstract: A portable, self-contained beverage apparatus includes a container assembly having a known storage capacity for storing a consumable liquid, and a dispensing assembly disposed within the container assembly that dispenses variable, non-zero quantities of additives into the consumable liquid. The dispensing assembly includes multiple apertures structured and arranged to retain vessels containing the additives to be dispensed into the consumable liquid. The beverage apparatus also includes a level sensor disposed within the container assembly that determines a consumable liquid level of the consumable liquid stored in the container assembly. In certain embodiments, one or more positive displacement pumping mechanisms are configured to pump additive liquid from additive containers into a beverage chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Mark Lyons, Jonathon Perrelli, Robert Lawson-Shanks, Abraham Maclean, Connor Bacon, James Christopher Small, Jesse John HORNE, Simon Lewis Bilton, Matthew James Edwards, Andrew Gordon Wallace, Maxim D. WHEATLEY, David J. WHEATLEY, Todd METLEN
  • Publication number: 20200246549
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an injection device for expelling of a number of preset or user-selectable doses of a medicament. The injection device includes an elongated housing extending along an axial direction and configured to accommodate a cartridge containing the medicament and having a bung sealing a proximal end of the cartridge, a windup expelling mechanism, and a dose setting mechanism. The dose setting mechanism includes a handle, a dose tracking member, and a limiter. The dose tracking member is rotatable relative to the housing within a range of positional states and operatively connectable to the handle for tracking a rotation thereof. The limiter is operationally engageable with the dose tracking member and a trigger of the windup expelling mechanism for blocking actuation of the trigger when the dose tracking member is in one of a number of predetermined sections of the range of positional states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Andrew Gordon Wallace, Andrew Mark Lindsay, Georgina Millington, Matthew Meredith Jones
  • Publication number: 20200188945
    Abstract: An aerosol dispenser (1) comprising a pressurised aerosol can (2) and a closure (3) comprising an aerosol valve (4) held within a retention chassis (5), said retention chassis (5) being associated with a flexible sealing collar (6) designed to radially surround the retention chassis (5) and to seal against the edge of an opening (7) in the aerosol can (2), wherein the retention chassis (5) is axially moveable relative to the sealing collar (6) and wherein the sealing collar (6) is of outer 7A diameter greater than the inner diameter of the opening (7) in the aerosol can (2) and is sufficiently flexible to flex through the opening (7) in the aerosol can (2) when the retention chassis (5) is in a first axial position relative to the sealing collar (6) and wherein the sealing collar (6) is firmly held 2 against the edge (7) of the opening (8) in the aerosol can (2) when the retention chassis (5) is in a second axial position relative to the sealing collar (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Joseph BUTLER, Timothy John Taylor DAVIES, Christopher John JONES, Timothy Christopher STUBBS, Andrew Gordon WALLACE
  • Patent number: 10674857
    Abstract: A portable, self-contained beverage apparatus includes a container assembly having a known storage capacity for storing a consumable liquid, and a dispensing assembly disposed within the container assembly that dispenses variable, non-zero quantities of additives into the consumable liquid. The dispensing assembly includes multiple apertures structured and arranged to retain vessels containing the additives to be dispensed into the consumable liquid. The beverage apparatus also includes a level sensor disposed within the container assembly that determines a consumable liquid level of the consumable liquid stored in the container assembly. In certain embodiments, one or more positive displacement pumping mechanisms are configured to pump additive liquid from additive containers into a beverage chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: LifeFuels, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Lyons, Jonathon Perrelli, Robert Lawson-Shanks, Abraham Maclean, Connor Bacon, James Christopher Small, Jesse John Horne, Simon Lewis Bilton, Matthew James Edwards, Andrew Gordon Wallace, Maxim D. Wheatley, David J. Wheatley, Todd Metlen
  • Publication number: 20200122992
    Abstract: A portable, self-contained beverage apparatus includes a container assembly having a known storage capacity for storing a consumable liquid, and a dispensing assembly disposed within the container assembly that dispenses variable, non-zero quantities of additives into the consumable liquid. The dispensing assembly includes multiple apertures structured and arranged to retain vessels containing the additives to be dispensed into the consumable liquid. The beverage apparatus also includes a level sensor disposed within the container assembly that determines a consumable liquid level of the consumable liquid stored in the container assembly. In certain embodiments, one or more positive displacement pumping mechanisms are configured to pump additive liquid from additive containers into a beverage chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Mark Lyons, Jonathon Perrelli, Robert Lawson-Shanks, Abraham Maclean, Connor Bacon, James Christopher Small, Jesse John HORNE, Simon Lewis Bilton, Matthew James Edwards, Andrew Gordon Wallace, Maxim D. WHEATLEY, David J. WHEATLEY, Todd METLEN
  • Patent number: 10112749
    Abstract: The invention relates to a closure assembly (1) for a container (2) and a container thereof. The invention more particularly relates to a closure assembly which provides leak tight closure for liquid or viscous products and can be simply opened or closed with minimal effort and additionally can be inverted to stably rest on a horizontal surface to act as a tottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Nurani Dharmaraj Krishnaprakash Iyer, Wei Dong, Garen Kouyoumjian, Andrew Gordon Wallace, Sophie Louise Sladen
  • Publication number: 20180177325
    Abstract: A portable, self-contained beverage apparatus includes a container assembly having a known storage capacity for storing a consumable liquid, and a dispensing assembly disposed within the container assembly that dispenses variable, non-zero quantities of additives into the consumable liquid. The dispensing assembly includes multiple apertures structured and arranged to retain vessels containing the additives to be dispensed into the consumable liquid. The beverage apparatus also includes a level sensor disposed within the container assembly that determines a consumable liquid level of the consumable liquid stored in the container assembly. In certain embodiments, one or more positive displacement pumping mechanisms are configured to pump additive liquid from additive containers into a beverage chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Mark Lyons, Jonathon Perrelli, Robert Lawson-Shanks, Abraham Maclean, Connor Bacon, James Christopher Small, Jesse John Horne, Simon Lewis Bilton, Matthew James Edwards, Andrew Gordon Wallace, Maxim D. WHEATLEY, David J. WHEATLEY, Todd METLEN
  • Publication number: 20180148235
    Abstract: The invention relates to a closure assembly (1) for a container (2) and a container thereof. The invention more particularly relates to a closure assembly which provides leak tight closure for liquid or viscous products and can be simply opened or closed with minimal effort and additionally can be inverted to stably rest on a horizontal surface to act as a tottle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Nurani Dharmaraj, Krishnaprakash IYER, Wei DONG, Garen KOUYOUMJIAN, Andrew Gordon WALLACE, Sophie Louise SLADEN
  • Patent number: D828039
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Marcus James Blachford, Alex Brian, Hans Kraemer, Thomas Alan Peach, Klaus Reinbold, Andrew Gordon Wallace
  • Patent number: D927313
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Simon Lewis Bilton, Christopher John Jones, Benjamin George Oglesby, Hugh John Smith, Daniel Paul Charles Tye, Andrew Gordon Wallace