Patents by Inventor CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY

CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY 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: 20130193232
    Abstract: A sprayer for forming and spraying a dispersion of a dispersible substance from a cartridge and a liquid dispersion medium from a source. The sprayer has a first passageway comprising a pump, wherein the first passageway is configured for supplying at least the liquid dispersion medium from the source in response to operation of the pump; a receptacle for removably receiving the cartridge; and a second passageway in fluid communication with both the receptacle and the first passageway for supplying the dispersible substance from the cartridge to the first passageway and, thereby, forming the dispersion in response to operation of the pump. A discharge apparatus is in fluid communication with the first passageway for dispensing the dispersion from the sprayer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: Central Garden & Pet Company
    Inventor: Central Garden & Pet Company
  • Publication number: 20130175363
    Abstract: A sprayer system has a tank for containing water, a cartridge for containing a dispersible substance, and a sprayer for being in fluid communication with the tank and the cartridge. The sprayer includes a housing with a receptacle for removably receiving the cartridge. A pump is mounted to the housing and in fluid communication with a first passageway carried by the housing. The pump draws the water from the tank into the first passageway while the sprayer is in fluid communication with the tank. A second passageway is carried by the housing and in fluid communication with both the receptacle and the first passageway for supplying the dispersible substance from the cartridge to the first passageway and, thereby, forming the dispersion in response to operation of the pump while the receptacle is in receipt of the cartridge and the sprayer is in fluid communication with the tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY
    Inventor: Central Garden & Pet Company
  • Publication number: 20130068167
    Abstract: A wild bird feeder configured with perches and seed openings that are positioned to encourage certain sizes and species of birds and/or discourage certain sizes and species of birds. A wild bird feeder including a watering station and a feeding station. A wild bird feeder with a seed holder and a plurality of feeding stations vertically spaced apart on the seed holder. A diffuser mounted within the seed holder to define a seed collection point corresponding to at least one of the feeding stations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY
    Inventor: CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY