Patents by Inventor Geoffrey F. Seymour

Geoffrey F. Seymour 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: 9738411
    Abstract: A container suitable for dispensing dispensable moisture sensitive curable products such as a CA with a container body which forms an internal reservoir for holding the product a dispensing aperture provided in the container body. Opposing side wall have a curved profile along its path between the front and rear walls which is arranged to regulate a compressibility ratio between the compressive force regulated to move at least one of the front and rear walls toward the other and the distance compressed so that a yield point is not reached, within a compressive dispensing range of movement of said at least one wall, beyond which the container becomes substantially easier to compress. The dispensing force required is predictable and regular while a desired flexibility is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Henkel IP & Holding GmbH
    Inventors: David J. Gibson, Geoffrey F. Seymour
  • Patent number: 8033433
    Abstract: A dispensing nozzle for a container with a long tapered nozzle body has a narrow tapered dispensing end and a wider base end. A passage for fluid runs from the base end to the dispensing end and through an outlet. The dispensing nozzle has a removable cap that fits over the dispensing nozzle when in the closed position which closes the dispensing nozzle's outlet with a penetrating plug located on the interior of the cap. The cap has a narrow closed end that has the penetrating plug on its interior side and the cap has a wider open end. The cap fits onto the nozzle in a tight fit when closed. The invention contemplates that the fluid in the container is strong glue, so that hardened glue makes removing the cap difficult. To solve this problem, the nozzle and the cap have two distinct sets of ramps that provide the initial separating force to twist the cap with respect to the nozzle in order to remove the cap easily and allow dispensation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Locite (R&D) Limited
    Inventors: David J. Gibson, Geoffrey F. Seymour
  • Patent number: 7735678
    Abstract: The invention relates to an outer container for holding an inner container in particular where the inner container has a sensitive product. The outer container comprises at least one of a moveable display board; retaining formations for retaining a hygroscopic element; or a stand for gripping the base of the inner container to retain it in an upright position. The invention also relates to a combination pack comprising the inner container retained in the outer container, particularly where the inner container holds a moisture sensitive product such as an adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Loctite (R&D) Limited
    Inventors: Peter Rushe, Liam P. O'Dwyer, Geoffrey F. Seymour, David J. Gibson, Patrick Kealy
  • Patent number: 7621411
    Abstract: A cap assembly for closing a container. The cap assembly has: (i) an undercap having a cap body with a top end (or wall) and with at least one endless side wall depending from the top end (or wall) to form a housing for receiving the neck of a container; (ii) an overcap having an overcap body with a top end and with at least one endless side wall depending from the top end to form a housing for receiving and engaging the (cap body of the) undercap; and (iii) an applicator having a stem with a first end for engagement with, or integrally formed with, the undercap within the housing, so that the stem projects from the housing, and a second free end for applying product. The exterior of the undercap body has a series of circumferentially arranged teeth for interengagement with a corresponding series of circumferentially arranged teeth within the housing of the overcap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Locite (R&D) Limited
    Inventors: Michael A. Doherty, Geoffrey F. Seymour
  • Publication number: 20080232896
    Abstract: A container suitable for dispensing dispensable moisture sensitive curable products such as a CA with a container body which forms an internal reservoir for holding the product a dispensing aperture provided in the container body. Opposing side wall have a curved profile along its path between the front and rear walls which is arranged to regulate a compressibility ratio between the compressive force regulated to move at least one of the front and rear walls toward the other and the distance compressed so that a yield point is not reached, within a compressive dispensing range of movement of said at least one wall, beyond which the container becomes substantially easier to compress. The dispensing force required is predictable and regular while a desired flexibility is achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2006
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: Locite (R&D) Limited
    Inventors: David J. Gibson, Geoffrey F. Seymour
  • Publication number: 20030034322
    Abstract: A cap assembly for closing a container. The cap assembly has: (i) an undercap having a cap body with a top end (or wall) and with at least one endless side wall depending from the top end (or wall) to form a housing for receiving the neck of a container; (ii) an overcap having an overcap body with a top end and with at least one endless side wall depending from the top end to form a housing for receiving and engaging the (cap body of the) undercap; and (iii) an applicator having a stem with a first end for engagement with, or integrally formed with, the undercap within the housing, so that the stem projects from the housing, and a second free end for applying product. The exterior of the undercap body has a series of circumferentially arranged teeth for interengagement with a corresponding series of circumferentially arranged teeth within the housing of the overcap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2002
    Publication date: February 20, 2003
    Inventors: Michael A. Doherty, Geoffrey F. Seymour
  • Patent number: 6293431
    Abstract: A container capable of being easily resealed is provided having a closure cap for the outlet nozzle and an outlet opening which is sealed by a membrane. The outlet nozzle has an outlet body with an outlet channel and a connecting element for connecting the outlet body to the outlet opening of the container. An element is provided for piercing the membrane during or after the connection of the outlet body to the outlet opening of the container. This element may be configured as a part of the outlet body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2001
    Assignee: Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien
    Inventors: Geoffrey F. Seymour, Johannes H. Kelders, Roy E. Van Swieten, Erwin P. Boes, Philip M. Regan, Luca Cella, Luigi Vanini
  • Patent number: 5379927
    Abstract: A package, with a nozzle, a chamber, a cap which fits over the nozzle, and a pin attached to the interior of the cap which fits into the opening of the nozzle, for storing and dispensing a liquid, having an improved closure mechanism comprising at least one rectangular stopping member and at least one rectangular band in the interior of the cap and at least one guide flange on the nozzle. The package also has a plurality of guide ribs located around the nozzle to aid in the proper placement of the cap. The package is designed to be leak proof, nonclogging, able to dispense the liquid precisely, and can be easily opened even when the pin has bonded to the opening of the nozzle without breaking or shearing the pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1995
    Assignee: Loctite Corporation
    Inventors: Robert E. Montenieri, Maurice T. O'Connell, Alan T. Crampton, Geoffrey F. Seymour, Richard C. Edstrom, Bryon J. Bourgeois
  • Patent number: D558587
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Loctite (R&D) Limited
    Inventors: David J. Gibson, Geoffrey F. Seymour
  • Patent number: D561599
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: Loctite (R&D) Limited
    Inventors: David J. Gibson, Geoffrey F. Seymour
  • Patent number: D563798
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignee: Loctite (R&D) Limited
    Inventors: David J. Gibson, Geoffrey F. Seymour
  • Patent number: D584150
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: Loctite (R&D) Limited
    Inventors: David J. Gibson, Geoffrey F. Seymour