Patents by Inventor Bruce D. West

Bruce D. West 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).

  • Patent number: 5975362
    Abstract: Apparatus operable for dispensing toothpaste from an outlet opening at one end of a collapsible toothpaste containing tube is disclosed. The present apparatus includes a base member having a nozzle mounted adjacent a first end. The nozzle is adapted for cooperatively receiving and holding the one end of the collapsible toothpaste tube and has a passage therethrough for dispensing toothpaste from the tube. A pinch roller assembly is mounted to the base member for movement therealong between a location spaced from the nozzle and a location adjacent the nozzle, the pinch roller assembly including a pair of pinch rollers defining a space therebetween adapted for receiving the toothpaste tube in a generally collapsed condition. The outer surface of at least a first of the pinch rollers is adapted for engaging the tube so as to be capable of moving along the tube when rotated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Inventor: Bruce D. West