Patents by Inventor Donald J. Musiel

Donald J. Musiel 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).

  • Combined brush and storage container/disinfecting system
    Patent number: 5945076
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a combined toilet bowl cleaning brush and storage container system. The brush is provided with a support which rests on an upper edge of a container wherein the container forms upper and lower volumes and includes a resilient vertically compressible bellows section. Disinfectant fluid is provided in the lower volume. When the support is forced downward, the bellows compresses and fluid is squirted on the brush. When released, the bellows expands and the brush is suspended above the fluid. A restrictor web can be placed at the throat of the lower volume to discourage refill use of the lower volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen B. Leonard, Gary F. Prokop, William A. Lee, Donald J. Musiel
  • Combined brush and storage container system therefor
    Patent number: 5772015
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a combined toilet bowl cleaning brush and storage container system. The brush is provided with a disk shaped wall which rests on an internal sealing ledge of the container. A latching system is provided above the disk shaped wall to hold the wall in place and seal the container. There is also a slip ring which unlatches the brush.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1998
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald J. Musiel, Ronald G. Cramer