Patents by Inventor Brian Van Houten

Brian Van Houten 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).

  • Dosing timer and dispensers using the same
    Patent number: 11428561
    Abstract: A timing device is integrated into a pour cap to visually indicate when a dose has been dispensed from the container. The timing device may be secured to either the pour cap or the container and timing is configurable based on a product being dispensed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Silgan Dispensing Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Leah Smalley, Brian Van Houten, Kevin Rodgers
  • DOSING TIMER AND DISPENSERS USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20210377375
    Abstract: A timing device is integrated into a pour cap to visually indicate when a dose has been dispensed from the container. The timing device may be secured to either the pour cap or the container and timing is configurable based on a product being dispensed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: Silgan Dispensing Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Leah Smalley, Brian Van Houten, Kevin Rodgers
  • Dosing timer and dispensers using the same
    Patent number: 11099044
    Abstract: A dispensing system includes a pour cap for a container and a timing device configured to visually indicate when a dose has been dispensed from the dispensing system, the timing device being securable to either the pour cap or the container and configurable based on a product being dispensed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Silgan Dispensing Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Leah Smalley, Brian Van Houten
  • Dosing timer and dispensers using the same
    Patent number: 11054294
    Abstract: A timing device is integrated into a pour cap to visually indicate when a dose has been dispensed from the container. The timing device may be secured to either the pour cap or the container and timing is configurable based on a product being dispensed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Silgan Dispensing Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Leah Smalley, Brian Van Houten, Kevin Rodgers
  • Atomizer devices, bottles, and methods of using the same
    Patent number: 10974266
    Abstract: Bottles and atomizer configurations provide dispensers capable of atomizing a fluid or liquid contained in the bottle, wherein the bottles may include shapes and features to facilitate evacuation of the bottles and the atomizers provide improved features for storing and dispersing product from the bottles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Silgan Dispensing Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Brandon L. Ramsuer, Kelly A. Harrigan, Brian van Houten, William L. Driskell
  • ATOMIZER DEVICES, BOTTLES, AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20190366367
    Abstract: Bottles and atomizer configurations provide dispensers capable of atomizing a fluid or liquid contained in the bottle, wherein the bottles may include shapes and features to facilitate evacuation of the bottles and the atomizers provide improved features for storing and dispersing product from the bottles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: Silgan Dispensing Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Brandon L. Ramsuer, Kelly A. Harrigan, Brian van Houten, William L. Driskell
  • Trigger spray valve body with pass through filling path
    Patent number: 10322428
    Abstract: A sprayer device with a trigger operated pump is operative for pumping and spraying liquid from an attached liquid container. The sprayer device includes an integrally molded valve body provided with a base portion that is configured to be mounted to the neck of the liquid container and a delivery nozzle from which the liquid is sprayed. A pumping chamber in the valve body is in fluid communication with an inside of the fluid container and is further in fluid communication with the delivery nozzle. The valve body is further provided with a head portion that has a filling passage extending between the head portion and the base portion such that a liquid received in the head portion flows through the valve body, around the pumping chamber and exits the base portion into the mounted liquid container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Silgan Dispensing Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Van Houten, Joseph Krestine, Leah Flynn, Alejandro Espinoza
  • TRIGGER SPRAY VALVE BODY WITH PASS THROUGH FILLING PATH
    Publication number: 20190054487
    Abstract: A sprayer device with a trigger operated pump is operative for pumping and spraying liquid from an attached liquid container. The sprayer device includes an integrally molded valve body provided with a base portion that is configured to be mounted to the neck of the liquid container and a delivery nozzle from which the liquid is sprayed. A pumping chamber in the valve body is in fluid communication with an inside of the fluid container and is further in fluid communication with the delivery nozzle. The valve body is further provided with a head portion that has a filling passage extending between the head portion and the base portion such that a liquid received in the head portion flows through the valve body, around the pumping chamber and exits the base portion into the mounted liquid container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Applicant: Silgan Dispensing Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Van Houten, Joseph Krestine, Leah Flynn, Alejandro Espinoza