Patents by Inventor David Petarcic

David Petarcic 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: 7854393
    Abstract: A clip on type air freshener device having a housing with openings in walls thereof permitting air flow through a cavity in the housing. A bottle that holds a supply of fragrance bearing liquid is mounted on the housing and has a wick with a portion thereof projecting into the cavity in the housing. An open ended sleeve is mounted on housing in axial alignment with such projecting wick portion and is adjustably moveable axially along the wick selectively in one position to completely cover the wick projecting portion and in another position leave at least a major portion thereof exposed to air flow through said housing openings. The wick cover is exposed through an opening in the housing giving the user a visual indication as to the amount of wick exposed for evaporation of the fragrance during usage of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Ashland Licensing and Intellectual Property, LLC
    Inventors: Anna DiBello, Mark Armstrong, Henri Spaile, David Petarcic, Ed Kopinski
  • Patent number: 7658568
    Abstract: An applicator for applying a liquid composition to a work surface. The applicator includes a bottle, a cap detachably mounted on a neck projecting from the bottle and a cover that extends over the cap and an upper portion of the bottle. The cap has and inclined surface with a multi-layer polishing pad mounted thereon. The pad has a cloth outer layer overlying a compressible, preferably foam, under layer. The pad has a central aperture exposing the end of a valve stem. Pressing the pad against the work surface opens a normally closed valve dispensing the liquid in the bottle onto work surface. The valve stem moves reciprocally along a path generally perpendicular an inclined surface on the cap on which the pad is mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Ashland Licensing and Intellectual Property, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Armstrong, Anna DiBello, Ed Kopinski, Henri Spaile, David Petarcic, Wen-Chen Su