Patents by Inventor Cassandra Blair

Cassandra Blair 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: 20220306966
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a candle that includes a jar having an interior surface, a fuel within the jar, a wick positioned within the fuel, and a material layer at least partially extending between the fuel and the interior surface of the jar, wherein the material layer includes a hydrophobic molecule. Further provided herein is a method for producing a candle, which includes a step of providing a jar having an interior surface, a step of pre-coating the interior surface with a hydrophobic molecule, a step of pouring a fuel composition into the jar, and a step of allowing the fuel composition to solidify.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Chandra S. Palla Venkata, Deborah H. Parker, Michael M. Fryd, Anthony Merten, Cassandra A. Blair, Steven A. Hooper
  • Publication number: 20210269297
    Abstract: A pressurized dispensing system including a plastic bottle and a method of minimizing the formation of stress cracks in a plastic bottle that is a part of a pressurized dispensing system. In a method of manufacturing the pressurized dispensing system, a plastic bottle is filled with a liquid, a valve is crimped onto the plastic bottle, and the plastic bottle is filled with gas so as to pressurize the plastic bottle. The plastic bottle is supported only in the finish region throughout the liquid filling, valve crimping, and gas filling steps. The filled and pressurized plastic bottle is substantially free of stress cracks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Kimberly Harris, David Buri, Jeffrey Christianson, Cassandra Blair, Niles Stenmark, Steven Hooper
  • Patent number: 10981768
    Abstract: A pressurized dispensing system including a plastic bottle and a method of minimizing the formation of stress cracks in a plastic bottle that is a part of a pressurized dispensing system. In a method of manufacturing the pressurized dispensing system, a plastic bottle is filled with a liquid, a valve is crimped onto the plastic bottle, and the plastic bottle is filled with gas so as to pressurize the plastic bottle. The plastic bottle is supported only in the finish region throughout the liquid filling, valve crimping, and gas filling steps. The filled and pressurized plastic bottle is substantially free of stress cracks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Kimberly Harris, David Buri, Jeffrey Christianson, Cassandra Blair, Niles Stenmark, Steven Hooper
  • Patent number: 10633168
    Abstract: A pressurized dispensing system includes a plastic bottle. The plastic bottle includes a crimp ring extending outwardly from a finish of the bottle, with first and second sealing projections extending from an upper surface of the crimp ring. A slot extends inwardly from an outer surface of the crimp ring, with the slot including a first section adjacent to the upper surface that is a further distance from an axis of the bottle than the second sealing projection is positioned from the axis of the bottle. The slot forms a passageway for gas to be released from the bottle when the system is heated. A valve is crimped to the crimp ring and a gasket is positioned between the upper surface and the valve such that a seal is formed between the bottle and valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher P. Wolak, Cassandra Blair, Daniel S. McGrath, Niles Stenmark, Kimberly J. Harris
  • Publication number: 20190177147
    Abstract: A pressurized dispensing system including a plastic bottle and a method of minimizing the formation of stress cracks in a plastic bottle that is a part of a pressurized dispensing system. In a method of manufacturing the pressurized dispensing system, a plastic bottle is filled with a liquid, a valve is crimped onto the plastic bottle, and the plastic bottle is filled with gas so as to pressurize the plastic bottle. The plastic bottle is supported only in the finish region throughout the liquid filling, valve crimping, and gas filling steps. The filled and pressurized plastic bottle is substantially free of stress cracks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Kimberly Harris, David Buri, Jeffrey Christianson, Cassandra Blair, Niles Stenmark, Steven Hooper
  • Publication number: 20180155115
    Abstract: A pressurized dispensing system includes a plastic bottle. The plastic bottle includes a crimp ring extending outwardly from a finish of the bottle, with first and second sealing projections extending from an upper surface of the crimp ring. A slot extends inwardly from an outer surface of the crimp ring, with the slot including a first section adjacent to the upper surface that is a further distance from an axis of the bottle than the second sealing projection is positioned from the axis of the bottle. The slot forms a passageway for gas to be released from the bottle when the system is heated. A valve is crimped to the crimp ring and a gasket is positioned between the upper surface and the valve such that a seal is formed between the bottle and valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher P. Wolak, Cassandra Blair, Daniel S. McGrath, Niles Stenmark, Kimberly J. Harris