Patents by Inventor Bruce Cummings

Bruce Cummings 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).

  • Push-up dispenser
    Patent number: 7435028
    Abstract: The dispenser is comprised of a first sleeve that is substantially open at the top and the bottom. A product support is received into the first sleeve, this product support comprising a second sleeve. On the upper part of the second sleeve is a product supporting surface. The lower part of the second sleeve can be contacted by a person's finger to adjust the second sleeve within the first sleeve and to temporarily lock the second sleeve in the first sleeve. On the inner surface of the first sleeve and the outer surface of the second sleeve there are cooperating structures to maintain the second sleeve at a given position in the first sleeve upon the gripping of the first sleeve. In use the second sleeve is adjusted within the first sleeve by pushing up on the bottom of the second sleeve. The sides of the first sleeve are gripped in an appplication grip which holds the second sleeve within the first sleeve during application of the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Bruce Cummings, Daniel Ostrowski
  • Push-up dispenser
    Publication number: 20070160412
    Abstract: The dispenser is comprised of a first sleeve that is substantially open at the top and the bottom. A product support is received into the first sleeve, this product support comprising a second sleeve. On the upper part of the second sleeve is a product supporting surface. The lower part of the second sleeve can be contacted by a person's finger to adjust the second sleeve within the first sleeve and to temporarily lock the second sleeve in the first sleeve. On the inner surface of the first sleeve and the outer surface of the second sleeve there are cooperating structures to maintain the second sleeve at a given position in the first sleeve upon the gripping of the first sleeve. The cooperating structure can be a cooperating serration structure on each sleeve, a serration structure on one sleeve and a locking projection on the other sleeve or any other interfering structure on each sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventors: Bruce Cummings, Daniel Ostrowski
  • Dispenser
    Patent number: D529818
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventor: Bruce Cummings
  • Dispenser
    Patent number: D530624
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Bruce Cummings, Nicholas Noe
  • Closure
    Patent number: D535879
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: John C. Crawford, Bruce Cummings
  • Dispenser
    Patent number: D538171
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Bruce Cummings, Daniel Ostrowski
  • Dispenser
    Patent number: D538678
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Bruce Cummings, Nicholas Noe
  • Dispenser
    Patent number: D540185
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Bruce Cummings, Nicholas Noe
  • Dispenser
    Patent number: D540186
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventor: Bruce Cummings
  • Container
    Patent number: D540194
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventor: Bruce Cummings
  • Closure
    Patent number: D546684
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: John C. Crawford, Bruce Cummings
  • Container
    Patent number: D583244
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Guillermo Weyland, Robert Monaghan, Fernando Muniz-Simas Moreira, Pepijn Rutger van der Krogt, William H. Lunderman, Bruce Cummings
  • Container
    Patent number: D585295
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey Mayers, Bruce Cummings
  • Container
    Patent number: D587127
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Fernando Muniz-Simas Moreira, Robert Monaghan, Pepijn Rutger van der Krogt, Guillermo Weyland, Bruce Cummings
  • Container and closure
    Patent number: D589810
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Pepijn Rutger van der Krogt, Fernando Muniz-Simas Moreira, Robert Monaghan, Bruce Cummings, Guillermo Weyland
  • Container
    Patent number: D592516
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Bruce Cummings, Jeffrey Mayers, Elaine Casey
  • Upper portion of a container
    Patent number: D594333
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Elaine Casey, Bruce Cummings, John Lamb, Corinne Elstow, Sam Lucking, Jeffrey Mayers
  • Side portion of a container
    Patent number: D594334
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Elaine Casey, Bruce Cummings, John Lamb, Corinne Elstow, Sam Lucking, Jeffrey Mayers
  • Container
    Patent number: D594341
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Elaine Casey, Bruce Cummings, John Lamb, Jeffrey Mayers, Corinne Elstow, Sam Lucking
  • Container with closure
    Patent number: D597842
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Robert Monaghan, Pepijn Rutger van der Krogt, Guillermo Weyland, Fernando Muniz-Simas Moreira, William H. Lunderman, Bruce Cummings