Patents by Inventor Charles Simons
Charles Simons 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).
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Publication number: 20230236054Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a container for dispensing equal doses of a flowable solid. The container may include a body defining an interior volume including a storage volume, an outlet passage, and a dosing chamber in communication with the storage volume and the outlet passage. The container may include a closure that has a lid and a plunger. The lid may be rotatably coupled to the body such that it rotates about a first axis from a closed position to an open position. The plunger may be rotatably coupled to the lid and configured to seal the dosing chamber. The container may be configured to dispense a dose of the flowable solid when the plunger is in the unsealed position and the container is at least partially inverted, and each dose may have an equal volume.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2023Publication date: July 27, 2023Inventors: Xavier CORTADELLAS, Syed PEER, Toby Richard David WINGFIELD, Albert KWAK, Charles Simon PARADISE, Emma Pearl WILLMER-SHILES
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Patent number: 11619533Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a container for dispensing equal doses of a flowable solid. The container may include a body defining an interior volume including a storage volume, an outlet passage, and a dosing chamber in communication with the storage volume and the outlet passage. The container may include a closure that has a lid and a plunger. The lid may be rotatably coupled to the body such that it rotates about a first axis from a closed position to an open position. The plunger may be rotatably coupled to the lid and configured to seal the dosing chamber. The container may be configured to dispense a dose of the flowable solid when the plunger is in the unsealed position and the container is at least partially inverted, and each dose may have an equal volume.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2021Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.Inventors: Xavier Cortadellas, Syed Peer, Toby Richard David Wingfield, Albert Kwak, Charles Simon Paradise, Emma Pearl Willmer-Shiles
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Publication number: 20230051362Abstract: A refill cartridge and a bottle to contain the cartridge. The refill includes at least two sealed openings, one at the top and one at the bottom. They may be sealed by an in mold label. The bottle is suitable for including the cartridge and may also include a pump and a dip tube. The dip tube is used to pierce the top and bottom seals of the cartridge when the bottle closure is screwed onto the bottle. Piercing the bottom seal releases product into the water filled interior of the body of the bottle. Typically the product will be a concentrate such as a body wash or hand washing concentrate. The bottle preferably includes an aperture or window through which at least a portion of the cartridge can be seen so that the consumer can determine which variation of product is present in the refill in the bottle.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2021Publication date: February 16, 2023Applicant: Conopco, lnc., d/b/a UNILEVERInventors: Meegan DAIGLER, Albert J. KWAK, Charles Simon PARADISE
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Publication number: 20220281644Abstract: Some embodiments are directed to a container for dispensing a flowable solid (e.g., powder) that comprises an interior volume and a partition separating the interior volume into a storage volume and a passage. The passage may include a dosing chamber and a passage. The storage volume may be in direct communication with the dosing chamber. The storage volume may include a floor positioned above the dosing chamber. The outlet passage may extend from the dosing chamber to an outlet. The partition may extend below the floor of the storage volume such that the partition restricts the flow of the flowable solid from the storage volume when the container is at least partially inverted to dispense a dose of flowable solid each time the container is at least partially inverted. The container may consistently dispense equal doses of flowable solid regardless the amount of flowable solid remaining in the storage volume.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2021Publication date: September 8, 2022Inventors: Joseph Thomas CLARKSON, Xavier CORTADELLAS, Renee HAMAOUI, Toby Richard David WINGFIELD, Ronald Edward ONDREY, Charles Simon PARADISE, Camille Anna RUCKER
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Patent number: 11384426Abstract: A method of coating a non-refractory and/or non-planar substrate (8) with synthetic diamond material using a microwave plasma chemical vapour deposition (CVD) synthesis technique, the method comprising: forming a composite substrate assembly (1) comprising: a support substrate (2) comprising an upper surface; one or more electrically conductive refractory guards (6) disposed over the upper surface of the support substrate and extending to a height hg above the upper surface of the support substrate; and one or more non-refractory and/or non-planar substrates disposed over the upper surface of the support substrate and extending to a height hs above the upper surface of the support substrate, wherein the height hs is less than the height hg, wherein a difference in height hg?hs lies in a range 0.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2013Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Element Six Technologies LimitedInventors: Charles Simon James Pickles, Christopher Wort, John Brandon, Neil Perkins
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Patent number: 11142974Abstract: An actuation device for well operations can include a tubular body including a plurality of key slots, a threaded shaft disposed within the tubular body that rotates relative to the tubular body and is fixed axially relative to the tubular body, an actuator disposed within the tubular member that moves axially relative to the tubular body, wherein the actuator includes a ramp portion and a threaded neck portion that engages with the threaded shaft such that when the threaded shaft rotates, the actuator moves axially relative to the tubular body, and a plurality of keys, each disposed in one of the plurality of key slots and in operative communication with the ramp portion such that as the actuator moves axially relative to the tubular body, each key is urged radially outwardly from the tubular body.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2015Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Michael Charles Simon, Homero Dejesus Maldonado, Franklin Charles Rodriguez
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Publication number: 20200277854Abstract: A strike tip for a pick tool is provided. The strike tip comprises a strike structure comprising a super-hard material and a substrate comprising cemented carbide material, the substrate being joined to the strike structure at an interface. The strike tip has rotational symmetry about a main central axis. The strike structure has a planar apex area and, on a plane on which the main central axis lies, a convex curved side wall extends between the planar apex area and the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2018Publication date: September 3, 2020Applicant: ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITEDInventors: SERENA BONETTI, AMANDA LYNNE MCKIE, CHARLES SIMON JAMES PICKLES
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Patent number: 10677054Abstract: A cutting bit assembly for a mining machine includes a holder having a first surface, a second surface, and a bore extending therebetween, and a bit having a first end and a second end. The bit further includes a tip, a shank, and a shoulder positioned between the tip and the shank. The shank is positioned in the bore of the holder and defines a shank axis. The shoulder engages the first surface of the holder. The shank includes a projection adjacent the second end. The cutting bit assembly also includes a retainer having a groove and a resilient member. The groove engages a portion of the projection. The resilient portion engages the second surface of the holder and biases the retainer along the shank axis and away from the holder.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2016Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: Joy Global Underground Mining LLCInventors: Randy Arnold, James E. Folkerts, John R. Frederick, John Hallberg, James Krellner, David Meade, Bulent Tiryaki, Charles Simon James Pickles, Peter Robert Bush, Christopher John Howard Wort, Serena Bonetti, Bernd Heinrich Ries, Markus Kilian Scharting
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Patent number: 10450817Abstract: A downhole tool that includes a tubular member having a first interior passageway, wherein the first interior passageway defines a first surface having a first internal diameter and a second recessed surface having a second internal diameter that is greater than the first internal diameter. The downhole tool also includes a protective sleeve engaged with the second recessed surface, wherein the protective sleeve has a second interior passageway that defines a third surface having a third internal diameter that is substantially equal to the first internal diameter such that the third surface is substantially flush with the first surface. In one embodiment, the protective sleeve is dissolvable upon contact of a fluid having predetermined composition or predetermined temperature such that the sleeve dissolves to expose the recesses formed in the latch assembly.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2016Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.Inventors: Franklin Charles Rodriguez, Homero De Jesus Maldonado, Michael Charles Simon
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Publication number: 20180355688Abstract: An actuation device for well operations can include a tubular body including a plurality of key slots, a threaded shaft disposed within the tubular body that rotates relative to the tubular body and is fixed axially relative to the tubular body, an actuator disposed within the tubular member that moves axially relative to the tubular body, wherein the actuator includes a ramp portion and a threaded neck portion that engages with the threaded shaft such that when the threaded shaft rotates, the actuator moves axially relative to the tubular body, and a plurality of keys, each disposed in one of the plurality of key slots and in operative communication with the ramp portion such that as the actuator moves axially relative to the tubular body, each key is urged radially outwardly from the tubular body.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2015Publication date: December 13, 2018Inventors: Michael Charles Simon, Homero Dejesus Maldonado, Franklin Charles Rodriguez
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Publication number: 20180334870Abstract: A downhole tool that includes a tubular member having a first interior passageway, wherein the first interior passageway defines a first surface having a first internal diameter and a second recessed surface having a second internal diameter that is greater than the first internal diameter. The downhole tool also includes a protective sleeve engaged with the second recessed surface, wherein the protective sleeve has a second interior passageway that defines a third surface having a third internal diameter that is substantially equal to the first internal diameter such that the third surface is substantially flush with the first surface. In one embodiment, the protective sleeve is dissolvable upon contact of a fluid having predetermined composition or predetermined temperature such that the sleeve dissolves to expose the recesses formed in the latch assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2016Publication date: November 22, 2018Inventors: Franklin Charles Rodriguez, Homero De Jesus Makdonado, Michael Charles Simon
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Publication number: 20180238170Abstract: A pick tool comprising a strike tip and a pick tool body, the pick tool body including a non-rotating strike tip at a first end of the pick tool body. A shaft is provided at a second end of the pick tool body, the shaft being configured to pass through an opening in a surface of a pick tool holder, the shaft being configured in use to be non-rotationally attached to the pick tool holder. The shaft projects from a pick tool abutment surface such that, when the pick tool is attached to the pick tool holder, the abutment surface abuts the pick tool holder surface. The abutment surface has an aspect ratio between its length and width of between 1.5:1 and 3:1. The pick tool body comprises a leading edge and a trailing edge, the leading edge being, in use, the edge that first contacts a formation, the trailing edge having an angle of less than 18° between a main axis of the pick tool and an axis from the strike tip to the abutment surface at the trailing edge.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2016Publication date: August 23, 2018Inventors: MARKUS KILIAN SCHARTING, BERND HEINRICH RIES, CHARLES SIMON JAMES PICKLES, SERENA BONETTI, PETER ROBERT BUSH, JAMES FOLKERT, JOHN HALLBERG, JOHN RALPH FREDERICK, BULENT TIRYAKI, JAMES KRELLNER, RANDY ARNOLD, DAVID MEADE
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Publication number: 20180223661Abstract: A cutting bit assembly for a mining machine includes a holder having a first surface, a second surface, and a bore extending therebetween, and a bit having a first end and a second end. The bit further includes a tip, a shank, and a shoulder positioned between the tip and the shank. The shank is positioned in the bore of the holder and defines a shank axis. The shoulder engages the first surface of the holder. The shank includes a projection adjacent the second end. The cutting bit assembly also includes a retainer having a groove and a resilient member. The groove engages a portion of the projection. The resilient portion engages the second surface of the holder and biases the retainer along the shank axis and away from the holder.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2016Publication date: August 9, 2018Inventors: Randy Arnold, James E. Folkerts, John R. Frederick, John Hallberg, James Krellner, David Meade, Bulent Tiryaki, Charles Simon James Pickles, Peter Robert Bush, Christopher John Howard Wort, Serena Bonetti, Bernd Heinrich Ries, Markus Kilian Scharting
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Patent number: 9868071Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a powered children's swing. In various embodiments, the swing includes a seat, swing frame, one or more swing arms, a first magnetic component, second magnetic component, swing motion sensor, and swing control circuit. The magnetic components are configured to generate a magnetic force that drives the seat along a swing path. The swing control circuit is configured to control the magnetic components based at least on input from the swing motion sensor and generate control signals causing the seat to swing with substantially constant amplitude as specified by a user.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2015Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: KIDS II, INC.Inventors: David C. Gilbert, Stephen R. Burns, Peter D. Jackson, Charles Simons, Chen Jing Ru
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Patent number: 9738970Abstract: The present disclosure relates to substrates for use in microwave plasma reactors. Certain substrates include a cylindrical disc of a carbide forming refractory metal having a flat growth surface on which CVD diamond is to be grown and a flat supporting surface opposed to said growth surface. The cylindrical disc may have a diameter of 80 mm or more. The growth surface may have a flatness variation no more than 100 mm The supporting surface may have a flatness variation no more than 100 mm.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2014Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: Element Six LimitedInventors: Carlton Nigel Dodge, Paul Nicolas Inglis, Geoffrey Alan Scarsbrook, Timothy Peter Mollart, Charles Simon James Pickles, Steven Edward Coe, Joseph Michael Dodson, Alexander Lamb Cullen, John Robert Brandon, Christopher John Howard Wort
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Publication number: 20160242989Abstract: A lip and skin plumping device and method are presented utilizing a vacuum pump and controller to deliver a constant frequency pulsating suction to the skin. The constant frequency allows blood to pulse through the affected area to reduce stress and trauma to the treated skin. The device is hand-held and may have tips to fit lips or be used around the eyes.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2015Publication date: August 25, 2016Inventors: Sam Alexander, Charles Simons, Benoit Rabozzi
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Patent number: D969610Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2021Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.Inventors: Xavier Cortadellas, Joseph Clarkson, Renee Hamaoui, Toby Richard David Wingfield, Camille Anna Rucker, Charles Simon Paradise, Ronald Edward Ondrey, Daniel Craig Grossman
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Patent number: D1009510Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2020Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Raianna Marie O'Toole, Meegan Daigler, Albert J. Kwak, Charles Simon Paradise
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Patent number: D1011888Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2020Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Raianna Marie O'Toole, Meegan Daigler, Albert J. Kwak, Charles Simon Paradise
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Patent number: D1017411Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.Inventors: Xavier Cortadellas, Syed Peer, Toby Richard David Wingfield, Albert Kwak, Charles Simon Paradise, Emma Pearl Willmer-Shiles