Patents by Inventor Christopher Michael Howell

Christopher Michael Howell 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).

  • Aerosol actuator
    Patent number: 11142390
    Abstract: The aerosol actuator includes a shroud. An actuation member situated within the shroud has a stem bore pocket adapted to receive the valve stem of the aerosol container. In high speed production, entrance of the stem into the pocket as the shroud is mounted on the aerosol container is facilitated by providing the pocket with a plurality of inwardly extending compressible ribs and a tab extending from the shroud which stabilizes the actuation member within the shroud. The tab is pivoted out of the path of movement of the actuation member upon initial depression of the actuation member by the user. To prevent accidental depression of the actuation member by a top load, the shroud wall is extended above the plane of the surface of the actuation member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: WD-40 MANUFACTURING COMPANY
    Inventors: John W. Freudenberg, Joseph G. Peschke, Paul Mierzwa, Michael J. Starzman, Ryan Paul Davidson, Christopher Michael Howell
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D595587
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Bath & Body Works Brand Management, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Jason Hadden, Edward J. Holmes, Christopher Michael Howell, David K. Lyon, Philip J. Silverstein
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D615415
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Bath & Body Works Brand Management, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward J. Holmes, Christopher Michael Howell, Chad Lavigne, Philip J. Silverstein
  • Cap
    Patent number: D617190
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Bath & Body Works Brand Management, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward J. Holmes, Christopher Michael Howell, Chad Lavigne, Philip J. Silverstein
  • Bottle with cap
    Patent number: D617201
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Bath & Body Works Brand Management, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward J. Holmes, Christopher Michael Howell, Chad Lavigne, Philip J. Silverstein
  • Child resistant aerosol actuator
    Patent number: D906107
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: WD-40 COMPANY
    Inventors: Stephanie Lyn Barry, Jayashree Cummaragunta, Michael J. Starzman, John W. Freudenberg, Jeffrey T. Cole, Michael John Utley, Erin Bala, Wende L. Oliverio, Kevin Victor Bates, Christopher Michael Howell, Benjamin Thomas Krupp, David A. Parrott, Brandon Christopher Leedy, Ryan Andrew Lewis, Sara Dawson Falcon, Brandon Lee Ramsuer, Robert J. Good, Joseph K. Dodd
  • Aerosol actuator
    Patent number: D1007323
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: WD-40 MANUFACTURING COMPANY
    Inventors: Jeffrey T. Cole, Christopher Michael Howell, John W. Freudenberg, Ryan Paul Davidson, Michael J. Starzman, Joseph G. Peschke, Paul Mierzwa