Patents by Inventor Genevieve R. Smith

Genevieve R. Smith 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: 5851079
    Abstract: A unidirectional twist-up dispensing device with incremental dosing for dispensing a product is provided. This twist-up dispensing device includes a hollow housing defining a chamber having an open dispensing end and an open actuating end having a interior surface. A piston located within the chamber being limited to translational movement within the chamber. The piston having a top side facing the dispensing end of the housing forming a variable volume portion of the chamber for storing the product. The piston also having a threaded rod extending therefrom opposite the top side. An actuator having a threaded aperture therethrough that engages the interior surface at the actuating end of the housing is also provided. The threaded aperture is concentric in the actuator and the actuator is adapted to rotate with respect to the housing in only one direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Richard L. Horstman, Reuben E. Oder, Robert L. Prosise, Kathleen A. Pieper, Genevieve R. Smith, Robert S. Dirksing, Susan B. Baggott