Patents by Inventor David Tekamp

David Tekamp 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: 10589927
    Abstract: A waste disposal device for sealing waste and a cassette for dispensing film are disclosed. The waste disposal device comprises first and second rollers, each comprising first and second end portions and a joining portion therebetween. The end portions of the first and second rollers are arranged to receive and seal first and second film portions therebetween as the first and second rollers rotate. The joining portions of the first and second rollers are arranged to define an aperture for receiving waste in a first rotary configuration of the rollers and to seal the first and second film portions therebetween in a second rotary configuration of the first and second rollers. The cassette comprises first and second portions comprising respective first and second film dispensers. The first portion is mechanically connected to the second portion. The cassette is moveable between a first, compact configuration and a second, extended configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: SANGENIC INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventors: Paul Schofield, Douglas Begg, Andrew Mattocks, Matthew James Brady, Benjamin John Strutt, Andrew Julian Stockdale, Nicholas Martin Broadbent, Kenneth Waeber, Benjamin Krupp, Kenneth Hogue, James Yoder, David Tekamp
  • Publication number: 20150151908
    Abstract: A waste disposal device for sealing waste and a cassette for dispensing film are disclosed. The waste disposal device comprises first and second rollers, each comprising first and second end portions and a joining portion therebetween. The end portions of the first and second rollers are arranged to receive and seal first and second film portions therebetween as the first and second rollers rotate. The joining portions of the first and second rollers are arranged to define an aperture for receiving waste in a first rotary configuration of the rollers and to seal the first and second film portions therebetween in a second rotary configuration of the first and second rollers. The cassette comprises first and second portions comprising respective first and second film dispensers. The first portion is mechanically connected to the second portion. The cassette is moveable between a first, compact configuration and a second, extended configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Paul Schofield, Douglas Begg, Andrew Mattocks, Matthew James Brady, Benjamin John Strutt, Andrew Julian Stockdale, Nicholas Martin Broadbent, Kenneth Waeber, Benjamin Krupp, Kenneth Hogue, James Yoder, David Tekamp
  • Patent number: 7762426
    Abstract: A package having a dispensing opening. The opening has a periphery. The package and or opening periphery may have a non-circular cross section. The opening is covered by a removable lid, having an interference fit. The amount of interference varies around the periphery of the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Boyet Stevens, David Tekamp
  • Publication number: 20070215633
    Abstract: A package having a dispensing opening. The opening has a periphery. The package and or opening periphery may have a non-circular cross section. The opening is covered by a removable lid, having an interference fit. The amount of interference varies around the periphery of the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2006
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventors: John Stevens, David Tekamp