Patents by Inventor Don G. Melanson

Don G. Melanson 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).

  • Device for dispensing a flowable powder substance
    Patent number: 6516973
    Abstract: The invention relates to a container assembly of a container containing a flowable substance; a container holding assembly attached to the container which comprises an opening mechanism for selectively opening the container and being adapted to move from a closed position to an open position of the container and vice versa, and a locking mechanism for holding the opening means in a closed position of the container. The locking mechanism is intended to be released by the release member of a reservoir assembly arranged so that release is effected when the container holding assembly is held in a stable delivery position on a reservoir. The invention also relates to the combination of such a container assembly and a reservoir assembly specially adapted for receiving the container assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Randall C. Chrisman, Jose Antonio Gutierrez, Don G. Melanson, William F. Overbaugh, Gerhard Ufheil
  • Device for dispensing a flowable powder substance
    Publication number: 20020145013
    Abstract: The invention relates to a container assembly of a container containing a flowable substance; a container holding assembly attached to the container which comprises an opening mechanism for selectively opening the container and being adapted to move from a closed position to an open position of the container and vice versa, and a locking mechanism for holding the opening means in a closed position of the container. The locking mechanism is intended to be released by the release member of a reservoir assembly arranged so that release is effected when the container holding assembly is held in a stable delivery position on a reservoir. The invention also relates to the combination of such a container assembly and a reservoir assembly specially adapted for receiving the container assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2001
    Publication date: October 10, 2002
    Inventors: Randall C. Chrisman, Jose Antonio Gutierrez, Don G. Melanson, William F. Overbaugh, Gerhard Ufheil