Patents by Inventor Christopher J. Danis

Christopher J. Danis 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: 20240032740
    Abstract: A dispensing assembly is disclosed herein. The dispensing assembly includes a housing comprising a plurality of side panels, a cartridge for dispensing a paper product; and actuation subassembly being disposed in the housing, the actuation subassembly configured to advance the paper product disposed in the cartridge; and a slidable drawer subassembly. The slidable drawer subassembly including a cartridge tray for removably receiving the cartridge, the slidable drawer subassembly being displaceable between a closed position where the cartridge is enclosed within the housing and an open position where the cartridge is able to be loaded or unloaded from the cartridge tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventor: Christopher J. Danis
  • Publication number: 20240016349
    Abstract: A dispensing assembly is disclosed herein. The dispensing assembly includes a housing comprising a plurality of side panels that together define a compartment; a self-contained cartridge for dispensing a paper product, the self-contained cartridge being removably received in the compartment of the housing; and an actuation subassembly being disposed in the housing, the actuation subassembly configured to advance the paper product disposed in the self-contained cartridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventor: Christopher J. Danis
  • Patent number: 11812897
    Abstract: A dispensing assembly is disclosed herein. The dispensing assembly includes a housing comprising a plurality of side panels; a cartridge for dispensing a paper product; an actuation subassembly being disposed in the housing, the actuation subassembly configured to advance the paper product disposed in the cartridge; and a slidable drawer subassembly, the slidable drawer subassembly including a cartridge tray for removably receiving the cartridge, the slidable drawer subassembly being displaceable between a closed position where the cartridge is enclosed within the housing and an open position where the cartridge is able to be loaded or unloaded from the cartridge tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Inventor: Christopher J. Danis
  • Patent number: 11771271
    Abstract: A dispensing assembly is disclosed herein. The dispensing assembly includes a housing comprising a plurality of side panels that together define a compartment; a cartridge for dispensing a paper product, the cartridge being removably received in the compartment of the housing; and an actuation subassembly being disposed in the housing, the actuation subassembly configured to advance the paper product disposed in the cartridge. In one or more embodiments, the housing and/or the cartridge of the dispensing assembly include one or more alignment elements for facilitating a correct positioning of the cartridge within the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Inventor: Christopher J. Danis
  • Patent number: 11051663
    Abstract: A dispensing assembly is disclosed herein. The dispensing assembly includes a housing comprising a plurality of side panels that together define a compartment; a self-contained cartridge for dispensing a paper product, the self-contained cartridge being removably received in the compartment of the housing; and an actuation subassembly being disposed in the housing, the actuation subassembly configured to advance the paper product disposed in the self-contained cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Inventor: Christopher J. Danis
  • Patent number: 10806307
    Abstract: A dispensing assembly attachable to a fixed substrate is provided. The dispensing assembly may comprise: a housing comprising a first side panel, a second side panel, a top panel, and a back panel that together define a compartment; and a cartridge that may be removably received in the compartment of the housing. The cartridge may comprise a first side, a second side, a third side, a fourth side, a top, and a bottom. One or more portions of the cartridge may engage one or more structures formed on an inner surface of the compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Inventor: Christopher J. Danis
  • Publication number: 20200196807
    Abstract: A dispensing assembly attachable to a fixed substrate is provided. The dispensing assembly may comprise: a housing comprising a first side panel, a second side panel, a top panel, and a back panel that together define a compartment; and a cartridge that may be removably received in the compartment of the housing. The cartridge may comprise a first side, a second side, a third side, a fourth side, a top, and a bottom. One or more portions of the cartridge may engage one or more structures formed on an inner surface of the compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventor: Christopher J. Danis