Patents by Inventor Chris Bollis

Chris Bollis 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: 11793616
    Abstract: A refillable dispenser including a housing and a cover. The housing can include an internal cavity, an activation mechanism cavity separate from the internal cavity, and a multi-state actuator structured to alternate between compressed and extended positions. The internal cavity can be structured and configured to house individual products in a stacked orientation, and the activation mechanism cavity can house the multi-state actuator. The cover can include an open bottom and can fit over and around the housing. By pushing the cover down, the user activates the multi-state actuator and causes it to extend, which pushes the cover up and causes a bottom portion of the housing to be exposed so that the user can remove one product at a time. The dispenser can be mirrored about a vertical or horizontal plane to allow it to dispense from either end, thereby making the dispenser ambidextrous.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: ONE-TWO, LLC
    Inventors: Ryan Wartman, Chris Bollis, Jeff Brown, Matthew Goulet
  • Publication number: 20220287808
    Abstract: A refillable dispenser including a housing and a cover. The housing can include an internal cavity, an activation mechanism cavity separate from the internal cavity, and a multi-state actuator structured to alternate between compressed and extended positions. The internal cavity can be structured and configured to house individual products in a stacked orientation, and the activation mechanism cavity can house the multi-state actuator. The cover can include an open bottom and can fit over and around the housing. By pushing the cover down, the user activates the multi-state actuator and causes it to extend, which pushes the cover up and causes a bottom portion of the housing to be exposed so that the user can remove one product at a time. The dispenser can be mirrored about a vertical or horizontal plane to allow it to dispense from either end, thereby making the dispenser ambidextrous.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Ryan Wartman, Chris Bollis, Jeff Brown, Matthew Goulet
  • Patent number: 10548697
    Abstract: A refillable flosser dispenser including a housing and a cover. The housing can include a dispensing body, a door attached to the dispensing body, and a multi-state actuator structured to alternate between compressed and extended positions. The interior space created by the dispensing body and the door is structured and configured to house flossers in a stacked orientation. The cover can include an open bottom and can fit over and around the housing, the cover having an interior shape larger than an exterior shape of the housing. By pushing the cover down, the user activates the multi-state actuator, which causes a bottom portion of the housing to be exposed so that the user can remove a single flosser at a time. The top and bottom halves of the housing are mirror images of each other and allow the dispenser to dispense from either end, thereby making the dispenser ambidextrous.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: One-Two, LLC
    Inventors: Ryan Wartman, Chris Bollis, Jeff Brown