Patents by Inventor Douglas A. Soller

Douglas A. Soller 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: 9364872
    Abstract: An applicator, related applicator system, and a method for delivering a self-adhesive material are provided. The applicator includes an outer surface, and an inner surface opposite the outer surface. The inner surface of the applicator defines a void that is operable to receive the self-adhesive material. At least a portion of the inner surface releasably adhere the applicator side of the self-adhesive material where the adhesive force between the portion of the inner surface and the applicator side being less than adhesive force between the substrate and the substrate side. The applicator is used by placing the applicator in contact with a substrate, pressing the applicator against the substrate such that the self-adhesive material adheres to the substrate, and releasing the applicator from the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas A. Soller, William J. Rice, Cory J. Nelson, Michael E. Klinkhammer
  • Publication number: 20140007367
    Abstract: A cleaning device includes a base having a first side and a second side. A first deployment element pivotally connects to the first side of the base and is pivotable from a stowed position to a deployed position. A second deployment element pivotally connects to the second side of the base and is pivotable from the stowed position to the deployed position. In the stowed position the base, the first deployment element, and the second deployment element define a substantially rectangular perimeter. In the deployed position, the base, the first deployment element, and the second deployment element define a substantially trapezoidal perimeter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Inventors: Douglas A. Soller, Steven A. Zach, Jose M. Arevalo, Matthew J. Forst, Jeffrey L. Crull, Katlyn Ross, Evan A. Sparks, Aaron Marion
  • Publication number: 20140007906
    Abstract: An attachment for a cleaning implement having a support, such as a mop head, is disclosed. The attachment includes a base, a first wall extending away from a first end of the base, and a second wall extending away from a second end of the base. The second end of the base is opposite the first end of the base. At least a portion of the first wall is inclined toward a center of the base, and at least a portion of the second wall is inclined toward the center of the base. The attachment includes a stack of sheets wherein each sheet can be individually peeled from the stack of sheets. The attachment can be removably secured to the mop head by pressing the mop head onto the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Inventors: Julie L. Bates, Bradley K. Brown, Douglas F. Stewart, Nasahn A. Sheppard, Christina D. Tapp, John E. Kiechel, Matthew J. Forst, Douglas A. Soller, Rahul Saxena, Ann Marie Przepasniak, Richard Graceffa
  • Publication number: 20130068267
    Abstract: An applicator, related applicator system, and a method for delivering a self-adhesive material are provided. The applicator includes an outer surface, and an inner surface opposite the outer surface. The inner surface of the applicator defines a void that is operable to receive the self-adhesive material. At least a portion of the inner surface releasably adhere the applicator side of the self-adhesive material where the adhesive force between the portion of the inner surface and the applicator side being less than adhesive force between the substrate and the substrate side. The applicator is used by placing the applicator in contact with a substrate, pressing the applicator against the substrate such that the self-adhesive material adheres to the substrate, and releasing the applicator from the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Inventors: Douglas A. Soller, William J. Rice, Cory J. Nelson, Michael E. Klinkhammer
  • Patent number: D672591
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas A. Soller, Ann Marie Przepasniak, Peter M. Neumann, Eric S. Schwartz, Christopher Peterson, Aaron J. Munsinger
  • Patent number: D676929
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy I. Moodycliffe, Daniel R. Nett, Craig P. Conner, Mark W. Cors, Mark D. Duennes, Douglas A. Soller, Cory J. Nelson, Jose M. Arevalo
  • Patent number: D686695
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy I. Moodycliffe, Daniel R. Nett, Craig P. Conner, Mark W. Cors, Mark D. Duennes, Douglas A. Soller, Corey J. Nelson, Jose M. Arevalo
  • Patent number: D690790
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell B. Wortley, Michael E. Klinkhammer, Douglas A. Soller, William J. Rice, Tanya M. Jacobs
  • Patent number: D690791
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell B. Wortley, Michael E. Klinkhammer, Douglas A. Soller, William J. Rice, Tanya M. Jacobs
  • Patent number: D690792
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell B. Wortley, Michael E. Klinkhammer, Douglas A. Soller, William J. Rice, Tanya M. Jacobs
  • Patent number: D690793
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell B. Wortley, Michael E. Klinkhammer, Douglas A. Soller, William J. Rice, Tanya M. Jacobs
  • Patent number: D696589
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas A. Soller, Ronald Ruffalo, Meghan M. Mullen, Roslyn Coleman Kinchen, Evan A. Sparks
  • Patent number: D700949
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell B. Wortley, Michael E. Klinkhammer, Douglas A. Soller, William J. Rice, Tanya M. Jacobs
  • Patent number: D700950
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell B. Wortley, Michael E. Klinkhammer, Douglas A. Soller, William J. Rice, Tanya M. Jacobs
  • Patent number: D701287
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell B. Wortley, Michael E. Klinkhammer, Douglas A. Soller, William J. Rice, Tanya M. Jacobs
  • Patent number: D701938
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell B. Wortley, Michael E. Klinkhammer, Douglas A. Soller, William J. Rice, Tanya M. Jacobs
  • Patent number: D707559
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy R. Ordiway, Douglas A. Soller, Rakesh K. Popli, Thomas A. Helf
  • Patent number: D712506
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas A. Soller, William J. Rice, Cory J. Nelson, Michael E. Klinkhammer
  • Patent number: D752198
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven A. Zach, Douglas A. Soller, Jose Conti
  • Patent number: D752733
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven A. Zach, Douglas A. Soller, Jose Conti