Patents by Inventor Harold N. Ritland

Harold N. Ritland 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).

  • Centrifugal aerosol dispenser assembly
    Patent number: 4175469
    Abstract: A centrifugal aerosol dispenser assembly capable of dispersing a cloud of particulate aerosol material in a predetermined geometrical configuration. The dispenser assembly is formed of two parts, a mount and a dispenser. An ejector mechanism having a portion thereof on said mount and a portion thereof on said dispenser expels the dispenser from said mount with a spin motion. A plurality of dispensing compartments located within the dispenser contains the particulate material therein, and, at a predetermined time after ejection thereof releases its contents in a predetermined geometrical configuration due to the centrifugal forces acting thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1978
    Date of Patent: November 27, 1979
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Harold N. Ritland, George H. Thacker