Patents by Inventor Heath A. Doty
Heath A. Doty 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).
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Patent number: 7246715Abstract: A reclosable lid 310 for a container holding a flowable substance has a cover 312 and a rotatable element 50 rotatably supported by the cover 312. The cover 312 has an opening 28 and a slot 30 located in a top wall 14 of the cover 312. The cover 312 also has a tab 323 extending outward from a portion of the cover 312. The rotatable element 50 has at least one aperture 78 and an actuator 54 that is accessible through the slot 30. The element 50 is moveable by manipulation of the actuator 54 between a first position wherein the aperture 78 is misaligned with the opening 28, and a second position wherein the aperture 78 is aligned with the opening 28. The cover 312 has at least one support member 102 extending radially inward from an inner surface 100 of the cover 312, wherein the support member 102 rotatably supports the element 50.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2003Date of Patent: July 24, 2007Assignee: Solo Cup Operating CorporationInventors: Stephen Alan Smith, Dawn Ellen Huston, Warren Giles Wiedmeyer, Stephen William Sullivan, Rich Matthew Chin, Mohammed Maqsood Ahmed, John Stewart Gitschlag, David Raymond Langelan, Rajendra Ranjitbhai Chauhan, William Edward Hurst, James Tam Joines, Jr., Kevin Ray Smith, Mark Gerald Anhalt, Bryce G. Rutter, Brian C. Bone, Heath A. Doty, Richard Michael Sandusky
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Patent number: 7159732Abstract: A reclosable lid 10 for a container holding a flowable substance has a first piece or cover 12, and a movable second piece or disk 50. The cover 10 has a top wall 14, a side wall 16 and a mounting portion 22 for connecting the lid 10 on the container. The cover 12 has an opening 28 adapted to permit the flow of the substance through the lid 10. The cover 12 further includes a slot 30 located in the top wall 14. The disk 50 has at least one aperture 78, a post 54, and a projection 52. The aperture 78 and the projection 52 are each cooperatively dimensioned with the opening 28. The post 54 is adapted to be received by the slot 30 in the cover 12. The disk 50 is movable between a first position wherein at least a portion of the projection 52 is received in the opening 28 in the first position, and a second position wherein the aperture 78 is aligned with the opening 28 in the second position.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2003Date of Patent: January 9, 2007Assignee: Solo Cup Operating CorporationInventors: Stephen Alan Smith, Dawn Ellen Huston, Warren Giles Wiedmeyer, Stephen William Sullivan, Rich Matthew Chin, Mohammed Maqsood Ahmed, John Stewart Gitschlag, David Raymond Langelan, Rajendra Ranjitbhai Chauhan, William Edward Hurst, James Tam Joines, Jr., Kevin Ray Smith, Mark Gerald Anhalt, Bryce G. Rutter, Brian C. Bone, Heath A. Doty
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Patent number: 7156251Abstract: A reclosable lid 10 for a container holding a flowable substance has a first piece or cover 12, and a movable second piece or disk 50. The cover 10 has a top wall 14, a side wall 16 and a mounting portion 22 for connecting the lid 10 on the container. The cover 12 has an opening 28 adapted to permit the flow of the substance through the lid 10. The cover 12 further includes a slot 30 located in the top wall 14. The disk 50 has at least one aperture 78, a post 54, and a projection 52. The aperture 78 and the projection 52 are each cooperatively dimensioned with the opening 28. The post 54 is adapted to be received by the slot 30 in the cover 12. The disk 50 is movable between a first position wherein at least a portion of the projection 52 is received in the opening 28 in the first position, and a second position wherein the aperture 78 is aligned with the opening 28 in the second position.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2003Date of Patent: January 2, 2007Assignee: Solo Cup Operating CorporationInventors: Stephen Alan Smith, Dawn Ellen Huston, Warren Giles Wiedmeyer, Stephen William Sullivan, Rich Matthew Chin, Mohammed Maqsood Ahmed, John Stewart Gitschlag, David Raymond Langelan, Rajendra Ranjitbhai Chauhan, William Edward Hurst, James Tam Joines, Jr., Kevin Ray Smith, Mark Gerald Anhalt, Bryce G. Rutter, Brian C. Bone, Heath A. Doty
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Publication number: 20060265842Abstract: A closure assembly includes a slider for opening and/or closing an elongate closure mechanism including a pair of opposing closure members. The slider includes a first separator finger and a second separator finger, each of which is articulably connected to a hinge member. The first and second separator fingers extend between the closure members and may be articulated between a closing position, in which the separator fingers are adjacent each other, and an opening position, in which the separator fingers are laterally spaced from each other. In the opening position, the separator fingers urge the members apart. Closing bars and retention members may also be included to facilitate re-closing the closure members and retaining the slider in an operative position thereon.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2006Publication date: November 30, 2006Inventors: Jeffrey Hoffman, Bryan Ackerman, Heath Doty, Melvin Leedle, Marissa Schultz, Robert Turvey
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Publication number: 20060178676Abstract: A tool for abrading skin from keratinous surfaces comprising a closed loop of a certain circumference, said loop having an outer surface to which is affixed a continuous contoured abrasive surface covering at least a portion of the outer loop circumference, and a method for treating skin with such a tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2005Publication date: August 10, 2006Inventors: Paul Anderson, Lisa Baumgarten, Antonette Bivona, John Butcher, Ingrid Chen, Emily Cohen, Heath Doty, Jeffery Feng, Stacey Grabiner, Jagne Lynch, Bryce Rutter, Heather Sopczynski
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Publication number: 20060174491Abstract: An implement for removing skin comprised of a handle in the form of a tab with generally curved edges and a skin scraping surface being flat with generally curved edges wherein the handle is in a first plane and the skin scraping surface in a second plane and the first plane is perpendicular to the second plane, and a method for removing undesired skin from skin surfaces using the implement.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2006Publication date: August 10, 2006Inventors: Paul Anderson, Lisa Baumgarten, Antonette Bivona, John Butcher, Ingrid Chen, Emily Cohen, Heath Doty, Jeffrey Feng, Stacey Grabiner, David Kusch, Jayne Lynch, Bryce Rutter, Heather Sopczynski
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Patent number: 7063229Abstract: The present invention is a container for dispensing two foods simultaneously, such as for example a beverage, such as milk, and a particulate food, such as cereal. The container has an outer cup, an inner cup that fits in the outer cup forming a space between the two and a lid to close the outer cup and hold the inner cup in the outer cup. The outer cup is adapted to hold a beverage in the space between the outer cup and the inner cup. The inner cup is adapted to hold a food product. The outer cup is ergonomically shaped to fit well in a user's hands. The inner cup has a plurality of walls to facilitate the flow of food from the inner cup. The walls define a cavity that is generally v-shaped having a discharge side which is narrower than the opposite side of the cavity. The lid of the preferred embodiment has a raised rim with a small discharge opening in fluid communication with the space between the inner and outer cups. The raised rim has a slope with the highest point being at the discharge opening.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2003Date of Patent: June 20, 2006Assignee: Kellogg CompanyInventors: David J. Westerhof, Brian Bone, Heath Doty, Marc Hunter, Kent Ritzel
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Publication number: 20060084032Abstract: A dental instrument has a concave central section to facilitate end-to-end rotation during use. First and second ends of the instrument extend axially from the central section. At least one of the ends interfaces with a dental device such as a mirror or tip. The ends are configured for a smooth transition from adjacent end to the respective device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2005Publication date: April 20, 2006Inventors: David Tipton, Karen Neiner, Howard Wax, Claude Brown, Susan Boyden, William Bollig, Chad Follmar, Brian Bone, Bryce Rutter, Feng Feng, Heath Doty
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Publication number: 20060000832Abstract: A reclosable lid 10 for a container holding a flowable substance has a first piece or cover 12, and a movable second piece or disk 50. The cover 10 has a top wall 14, a side wall 16 and a mounting portion 22 for connecting the lid 10 on the container. The cover 12 has an opening 28 adapted to permit the flow of the substance through the lid 10. The cover 12 further includes a slot 30 located in the top wall 14. The disk 50 has at least one aperture 78, a post 54, and a projection 52. The aperture 78 and the projection 52 are each cooperatively dimensioned with the opening 28. The post 54 is adapted to be received by the slot 30 in the cover 12. The disk 50 is movable between a first position wherein at least a portion of the projection 52 is received in the opening 28 in the first position, and a second position wherein the aperture 78 is aligned with the opening 28 in the second position.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2005Publication date: January 5, 2006Inventors: Stephen Smith, Dawn Huston, Warren Wiedmeyer, Stephen Sullivan, Rich Chin, Mohammed Ahmed, John Gitschlag, David Langelan, Rajendra Chauhan, William Hurst, James Joines, Kevin Smith, Mark Anhalt, Bryce Rutter, Brian Bone, Heath Doty
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Patent number: 6742951Abstract: A cleaning implement provides a spray head for a cleanser spray bottle. It also mounts on its forehead a removable cleaning pad. The spray head threads onto a conventional spray bottle. The cleaning pad is mounted immediately above the spray outlet. It has a slot to engage the spray head. There can be a living hinge to allow the pad to flex, and the forehead can be rounded to permit the pad to rotate on the spray head without being removed to change orientations. A single hand can be used to spray and rub a hard surface, without the need for a spray bottle to be put down while wiping the surface.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2002Date of Patent: June 1, 2004Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: Marissa A. Schultz, Heath A. Doty, Marc W. Hunter, Keith H. Gausmann
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Publication number: 20040089662Abstract: A reclosable lid 310 for a container holding a flowable substance has a cover 312 and a rotatable element 50 rotatably supported by the cover 312. The cover 312 has an opening 28 and a slot 30 located in a top wall 14 of the cover 312. The cover 312 also has a tab 323 extending outward from a portion of the cover 312. The rotatable element 50 has at least one aperture 78 and an actuator 54 that is accessible through the slot 30. The element 50 is moveable by manipulation of the actuator 54 between a first position wherein the aperture 78 is misaligned with the opening 28, and a second position wherein the aperture 78 is aligned with the opening 28. The cover 312 has at least one support member 102 extending radially inward from an inner surface 100 of the cover 312, wherein the support member 102 rotatably supports the element 50.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2003Publication date: May 13, 2004Inventors: Stephen Alan Smith, Dawn Ellen Huston, Warren Giles Wiedmeyer, Stephen William Sullivan, Rich Matthew Chin, Mohammed Maqsood Ahmed, John Stewart Gitschlag, David Raymond Langelan, Rajendra Ranjitbhai Chauhan, William Edward Hurst, James Tam Joines, Kevin Ray Smith, Mark Gerald Anhalt, Bryce G. Rutter, Brian C. Bone, Heath A. Doty, Richard Michael Sandusky
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Patent number: 6732875Abstract: A reclosable lid 10 for a container holding a flowable substance has a first piece or cover 12, and a movable second piece or disk 50. The cover 10 has a top wall 14, a side wall 16 and a mounting portion 22 for connecting the lid 10 on the container. The cover 12 has an opening 28 adapted to permit the flow of the substance through the lid 10. The cover 12 further includes a slot 30 located in the top wall 14. The disk 50 has at least one aperture 78, a post 54, and a projection 52. The aperture 78 and the projection 52 are each cooperatively dimensioned with the opening 28. The post 54 is adapted to be received by the slot 30 in the cover 12. The disk 50 is movable between a first position wherein at least a portion of the projection 52 is received in the opening 28 in the first position, and a second position wherein the aperture 78 is aligned with the opening 28 in the second position.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2001Date of Patent: May 11, 2004Assignee: Solo Cup CompanyInventors: Stephen Alan Smith, Dawn Ellen Huston, Warren Giles Wiedmeyer, Stephen William Sullivan, Rich Matthew Chin, Mohammed Maqsood Ahmed, John Stewart Gitschlag, David Raymond Langelan, Rajendra Ranjitbhai Chauhan, William Edward Hurst, James Tam Joines, Jr., Kevin Ray Smith, Mark Gerald Anhalt, Bryce G. Rutter, Brian C. Bone, Heath A. Doty
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Publication number: 20040035868Abstract: A reclosable lid 10 for a container holding a flowable substance has a first piece or cover 12, and a movable second piece or disk 50. The cover 10 has a top wall 14, a side wall 16 and a mounting portion 22 for connecting the lid 10 on the container. The cover 12 has an opening 28 adapted to permit the flow of the substance through the lid 10. The cover 12 further includes a slot 30 located in the top wall 14. The disk 50 has at least one aperture 78, a post 54, and a projection 52. The aperture 78 and the projection 52 are each cooperatively dimensioned with the opening 28. The post 54 is adapted to be received by the slot 30 in the cover 12. The disk 50 is movable between a first position wherein at least a portion of the projection 52 is received in the opening 28 in the first position, and a second position wherein the aperture 78 is aligned with the opening 28 in the second position.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2003Publication date: February 26, 2004Inventors: Stephen Alan Smith, Dawn Ellen Huston, Warren Giles Wiedmeyer, Stephen William Sullivan, Rich Matthew Chin, Mohammed Maqsood Ahmed, John Stewart Gitschlag, David Raymond Langelan, Rajendra Ranjitbhai Chauhan, William Edward Hurst, James Tam Joines, Kevin Ray Smith, Mark Gerald Anhalt, Bryce G. Rutter, Brian C. Bone, Heath A. Doty
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Publication number: 20040018038Abstract: A cleaning implement provides a spray head for a cleanser spray bottle. It also mounts on its forehead a removable cleaning pad. The spray head threads onto a conventional spray bottle. The cleaning pad is mounted immediately above the spray outlet. It has a slot to engage the spray head. There can be a living hinge to allow the pad to flex, and the forehead can be rounded to permit the pad to rotate on the spray head without being removed to change orientations. A single hand can be used to spray and rub a hard surface, without the need for a spray bottle to be put down while wiping the surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2002Publication date: January 29, 2004Inventors: Marissa A. Schultz, Heath A. Doty, Marc W. Hunter, Keith H. Gausmann
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Patent number: D507970Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2003Date of Patent: August 2, 2005Assignee: Warner-Lambert Company LLCInventors: Cristina E. Bonaldes, Charles D. Denton, Heath A. Doty, Bryan Holmes, Marc Hunter, Victoria Noble, Randal D. Porter, Kim Sines, John E. Smethers, Russell Wright
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Patent number: D523143Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2005Date of Patent: June 13, 2006Assignee: Revlon Consumer Products CorporationInventors: Paul M. Anderson, Lisa F. Baumgarten, Antonette Bivona, John D. Butcher, Ingrid Yung-I Chen, Emily M. Cohen, Heath A. Doty, Jeffery F. Feng, Stacey Leigh Grabiner, David D. Kusch, Jayne H. Lynch, Bryce G. Rutter, Heather S. Sopczynski
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Patent number: D485851Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2002Date of Patent: January 27, 2004Assignee: Jamac, Inc.Inventors: Toshiya Takayasu, Yasuro Sano, Bryce G. Rutter, John Howard Loudenslager, Marc Hunter, Jayne Lynch, Heath A. Doty
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Patent number: D491729Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2002Date of Patent: June 22, 2004Assignee: Newell Operating CompanyInventors: Brian E. Woodnorth, Brian C. Bone, Heath A. Doty, Kent P. Ritzel, William D. Ungar, Jonathan Hawley, Dana William Altheimer, Peter Schmidt, Matthew Goulet
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Patent number: D492122Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2002Date of Patent: June 29, 2004Assignee: Newell Operating CompanyInventors: Brian E. Woodnorth, Brian C. Bone, Heath A. Doty, Kent P. Ritzel, William D. Ungar, Jonathan Hawley, Dana William Altheimer, Peter Schmidt, Matthew Goulet
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Patent number: D492491Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2002Date of Patent: July 6, 2004Assignee: Newell Operating CompanyInventors: Brian E. Woodnorth, Brian C. Bone, Heath A. Doty, Kent P. Ritzel, William D. Ungar, Jonathan Hawley, Dana William Altheimer, Peter Schmidt, Matthew Goulet