Patents by Inventor Gerard Anthony Cahalan

Gerard Anthony Cahalan 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).

  • Publication number: 20230219726
    Abstract: A closure assembly (100) for a container (200) is provided. The closure assembly (100) includes a frame (105) configured to couple to a container (200); an interior lid hingedly coupled to the frame (105) along a first longitudinal side thereof and movable between a closed position and an open position, wherein the lid (110) includes a lid rim that defines an opening, a flexible membrane (300) housed within the opening of the lid rim, wherein the flexible membrane (300) defines a zone configured to permit a plurality of articles to feed therethrough, and a tab member (120) fixedly coupled to the lid rim and extending above the membrane (300), wherein the tab member (120) defines a channel groove (125) configured to receive a leading article of the plurality of articles therein and separate the leading article from the plurality of articles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: PROFESSIONAL DISPOSABLES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventor: Gerard Anthony CAHALAN
  • Patent number: 10485389
    Abstract: An integration device and method of use is provided. The device includes a first member having a lock device; a second member coupled to the first member, wherein the second member receives a container therein having a cover, the first member being movable with respect to the second member between an open configuration and a closed configuration, wherein the cover cooperates with the lock device to lock the first member with the second member in the closed configuration; and a lid coupled to the first member, wherein the lid is engageable with a top tray of the cover to transition the cover between a closed position and an open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: NICE-PAK PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Gerard Anthony Cahalan, Michael Mooney, Robert P. Julius
  • Publication number: 20170202409
    Abstract: An integration device and method of use is provided. The device includes a first member having a lock device; a second member coupled to the first member, wherein the second member receives a container therein having a cover, the first member being movable with respect to the second member between an open configuration and a closed configuration, wherein the cover cooperates with the lock device to lock the first member with the second member in the closed configuration; and a lid coupled to the first member, wherein the lid is engageable with a top tray of the cover to transition the cover between a closed position and an open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Applicant: NICE-PAK PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Gerard Anthony Cahalan, Michael Mooney, Robert P. Julius
  • Patent number: 9272831
    Abstract: A dispenser includes a container having an opening; and a cover coupled to the container and configured to cover the opening, the cover including a base coupled to the container, the base having side walls defining an interior opening; a first tab and a second extending outwardly in a first direction from a first one of the side walls, wherein the second tab is spaced from and substantially parallel to the first tab, a third tab and a fourth tab extending outwardly in a second direction substantially opposite to the first direction from a second one of the side walls, wherein the fourth tab is spaced from and substantially parallel to the third tab; and a lid tray rotatably coupled to the base and configured to cover the interior opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Nice-Pak Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert P. Julius, Gerard Anthony Cahalan
  • Patent number: 9230388
    Abstract: A holder assembly is provided for safely storing a package of disposable wipes and securely mounting the package of wipes to a wall or table. In one embodiment, the holder assembly has a front wall, a rear wall, and two side walls extending from a base and thereby forming a cavity for receiving the package of disposable wipes. The front wall has a guide channel for slidably receiving a lid assembly connected to the package of wipes. The base of the holder has a plurality of openings for receiving fasteners, such as button head screws or suction cups, for securing the holder to a wall or table. A rear surface of the guide channel has a plurality of ovaloid protrusions configured to engage a tab on the lid and thereby secure the lid to the holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Nice-Pak Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert P. Julius, Gerard Anthony Cahalan, Jerry Carstens, Qiuchen Peter Zhang
  • Patent number: 9108769
    Abstract: A dispenser includes a housing; and an adapter within the housing and configured to be removably coupled to a container, the adapter having a base having a substantially planar surface and an arm extending from the surface; a collar on the arm and movable with respect to the arm; and a sleeve on the arm and contacting the collar, wherein the adapter can be moved between an insertion orientation in which the sleeve has a first outer diameter and a coupling orientation in which the sleeve has a second outer diameter that is greater than the first outer diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Professional Disposables International, Inc.
    Inventor: Gerard Anthony Cahalan
  • Patent number: 8939320
    Abstract: A dispenser and disposal assembly including a receptacle having a base, a front wall, a rear wall, and two side walls, wherein the walls extend from the base in a first direction and thereby form a cavity into which a divider is configured to be seated, thereby forming a first cavity and a second cavity. Additionally, a door is connected to the base of the receptacle, wherein the door is movable between a closed position and an open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Professional Disposables International, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Robert Schiering, Robert P. Julius, Jerry Carstens, Gerard Anthony Cahalan
  • Publication number: 20140263396
    Abstract: A holder assembly is provided for safely storing a package of disposable wipes and securely mounting the package of wipes to a wall or table. In one embodiment, the holder assembly has a front wall, a rear wall, and two side walls extending from a base and thereby forming a cavity for receiving the package of disposable wipes. The front wall has a guide channel for slidably receiving a lid assembly connected to the package of wipes. The base of the holder has a plurality of openings for receiving fasteners, such as button head screws or suction cups, for securing the holder to a wall or table. A rear surface of the guide channel has a plurality of ovaloid protrusions configured to engage a tab on the lid and thereby secure the lid to the holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Robert P. Julius, Gerard Anthony Cahalan, Jerry Carstens, Qiuchen Peter Zhang
  • Publication number: 20140103058
    Abstract: A dispenser and disposal assembly including a receptacle having a base, a front wall, a rear wall, and two side walls, wherein the walls extend from the base in a first direction and thereby form a cavity into which a divider is configured to be seated, thereby forming a first cavity and a second cavity. Additionally, a door is connected to the base of the receptacle, wherein the door is movable between a closed position and an open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Professional Disposables International, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Robert Schiering, Robert P. Julius, Jerry Carstens, Gerard Anthony Cahalan
  • Publication number: 20140048553
    Abstract: A dispenser includes a container having an opening; and a cover coupled to the container and configured to cover the opening, the cover including a base coupled to the container, the base having side walls defining an interior opening; a first tab and a second extending outwardly in a first direction from a first one of the side walls, wherein the second tab is spaced from and substantially parallel to the first tab, a third tab and a fourth tab extending outwardly in a second direction substantially opposite to the first direction from a second one of the side walls, wherein the fourth tab is spaced from and substantially parallel to the third tab; and a lid tray rotatably coupled to the base and configured to cover the interior opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Inventors: Robert P. Julius, Gerard Anthony Cahalan
  • Publication number: 20130193159
    Abstract: A dispenser includes a housing; and an adapter within the housing and configured to be removably coupled to a container, the adapter having a base having a substantially planar surface and an arm extending from the surface; a collar on the aim and movable with respect to the arm; and a sleeve on the arm and contacting the collar, wherein the adapter can be moved between an insertion orientation in which the sleeve has a first outer diameter and a coupling orientation in which the sleeve has a second outer diameter that is greater than the first outer diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Inventor: Gerard Anthony Cahalan
  • Patent number: 5829492
    Abstract: There is provided a device for filling an inflatable protective cushion to a predetermined air pressure. The inflating device has a handle having an inlet port for receiving compressed air and a valve for opening and closing the inlet port and an air outlet port. A housing having an air chamber is connected to the handle and receives the air from the handle outlet port through an air channel terminating in an orfice which creates a vacuum in the chamber. The venturi effect draws additional air through a muffler connected to the housing chamber during filling. The muffler serves to restrict air flow from and to the atmosphere during and after filling of the cushion. The housing also includes a nozzle connected to the air outlet for insertion into a self-sealing valve in the cushion for filling with air. Also provided is a fill indicator comprising an indicator mount secured in the housing, an indicator button extending through an opening in the mount and moveable upward and downward therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Assignee: Sealed Air Corporation
    Inventors: German Gavronsky, Gerard Anthony Cahalan, Abraham N. Reichental
  • Patent number: D721578
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Nice-Pak Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert P. Julius, Gerard Anthony Cahalan
  • Patent number: D729062
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Nice-Pak Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert P. Julius, Michael Mooney, Gerard Anthony Cahalan, Nelson David Singleton
  • Patent number: D782765
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: NICE-PAK PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Mooney, Gerard Anthony Cahalan, Bruce Kevin Bitowft, Nelson Wong, Monish Bhatia, Richard McCann
  • Patent number: D836433
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: PROFESSIONAL DISPOSABLES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventor: Gerard Anthony Cahalan