Patents by Inventor Bella Gutman

Bella Gutman 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: 20170172313
    Abstract: A dispenser is provided for storing and individually dispensing cylindrical containers in a vertical orientation. The dispenser includes an upper chamber having a ramp sloping downward toward a back of the dispenser, which receives the containers loaded in a vertical orientation at a front of the dispenser. The containers move down the upper chamber ramp by gravity to an opening at a back end of the dispenser, through which the containers pass to a lower chamber. The lower chamber has a ramp sloping downward toward the front of the dispenser. The containers move down the lower chamber ramp by gravity to a dispensing position at the front of the dispenser. A latch is positioned at a back portion of the upper chamber to restrict passage of the containers so that they pass through the opening one at a time as containers are removed from the dispensing position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Mark VITOLLO, George MITCHELL, Bella GUTMAN
  • Patent number: 9615674
    Abstract: A dispenser is provided for storing and individually dispensing cylindrical containers in a vertical orientation. The dispenser includes an upper chamber having a ramp sloping downward toward a back of the dispenser, which receives the containers loaded in a vertical orientation at a front of the dispenser. The containers move down the upper chamber ramp by gravity to an opening at a back end of the dispenser, through which the containers pass to a lower chamber. The lower chamber has a ramp sloping downward toward the front of the dispenser. The containers move down the lower chamber ramp by gravity to a dispensing position at the front of the dispenser. A latch is positioned at a back portion of the upper chamber to restrict passage of the containers so that they pass through the opening one at a time as containers are removed from the dispensing position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: TRINITY, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Vitollo, George Mitchell, Bella Gutman
  • Publication number: 20160262554
    Abstract: A dispenser is provided for storing and individually dispensing cylindrical containers in a vertical orientation. The dispenser includes an upper chamber having a ramp sloping downward toward a back of the dispenser, which receives the containers loaded in a vertical orientation at a front of the dispenser. The containers move down the upper chamber ramp by gravity to an opening at a back end of the dispenser, through which the containers pass to a lower chamber. The lower chamber has a ramp sloping downward toward the front of the dispenser. The containers move down the lower chamber ramp by gravity to a dispensing position at the front of the dispenser. A latch is positioned at a back portion of the upper chamber to restrict passage of the containers so that they pass through the opening one at a time as containers are removed from the dispensing position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Mark VITOLLO, George Mitchell, Bella Gutman
  • Publication number: 20080198582
    Abstract: A shelf assembly incorporating a light fixture includes a shelf having a top surface, a downward extending front skirt with an inward extending front lip, a pair of downward extending sidewalls, and possibly a rib extending parallel to the lip between the sidewalls. The light fixture includes an elongate box section with power cords at opposite ends and a pair of sockets for engaging the terminals of a light tube. A pair of brackets are fixed to the box section, each bracket having a front tab extending laterally of the box section for engaging the front lip of the shelf. The brackets are fixed in place using screws which engage the rib, if present, or the sidewalls. The box section contains a ballast and may have compartments which receive the power cords through friction fittings so that excess cord can be stored out of sight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: George C. Cox, Bella Gutman