Patents by Inventor Erik Hermans

Erik Hermans 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: 7594594
    Abstract: Described is a multiple (2-4)-compartment fluidic individually stable pre-storable composition storage and unstable mixture-forming and delivery container having separate compartments each communicating with a single mixing zone via an externally-located fluidic composition multiple delivery tube system juxtaposed with the outer surfaces of the compartment walls. These containers are well suited for storing and transporting compositions such as a cleaning agent composition, a personal care composition, an aqueous liquid detergent composition and/or a fabric softening composition and then promptly delivering the resulting unstable mixture to the desired location. The container has been advantageously found to deliver unstable mixtures which could include aqueous suspensions of microencapsulated fragrances or other ingredients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
    Inventors: Erik Herman Troost, Joseph Brain, Lewis Michael Popplewell, Kaiping Lee
  • Publication number: 20080030678
    Abstract: Glasses for everyday use, comprising a frame into which is fitted a lens system for the correction of defective vision, which comprises at least one pair of lenses formed by a first lens and a second lens, which first and second lens, viewed in the path of vision, are disposed one behind the other and are mutually adjustable for realizing a desired degree of correction of vision, wherein the first lens is coupled with a first adjusting element and the second lens is coupled with a second adjusting element, and the first and the second adjusting elements in the assembled state form an integral component of an adjusting organ, and are designed for moving one along the other for the purpose of an adjustment of the lenses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: Stichting Right on Sight
    Inventors: Daniel Koops, Erik Hermans, Willem Bloem, Gerrit Van Der Heijde
  • Publication number: 20060200117
    Abstract: The invention concerns an instrument suited for cryogenic treatments, for the medical or paramedical field as well as for the cosmetic field, comprising a microapplicator having a bore on the order of 20 to 120 ?m supplied with a gas stream wherein all the foreign particles above 3 ?m and preferably above 1 ?m are eliminated. The invention also concerns a microapplicator designed to be used in such an instrument provided with a filter housed in or on said microapplicator, so that each time the latter is replaced, the filter is also replaced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2002
    Publication date: September 7, 2006
    Inventor: Erik Hermans
  • Publication number: 20040172741
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for dispensing a material such as a fragrance, a disinfectant, a coloring agent, or a cleaner into a toilet bowl are disclosed. In accordance with certain preferred embodiments of the present invention, a rim holder and material container are provided. The rim holder includes a vessel section that collects flush water after initiation of a flush cycle. After the volume within the vessel section reaches a predetermined level, the material is mixed with the water and permitted to flow into the toilet bowl from a lower aperture. The present invention permits the material to be added in the flush cycle so that the material is no carried away with the initial flow, but instead remains in the bowl after the flush cycle is complete.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2003
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Inventor: Erik Herman Troost
  • Patent number: D545219
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
    Inventors: Erik Herman Troost, Joseph Brain, Lewis Michael Popplewell, Kaiping Lee