Patents by Inventor Hugo Smid

Hugo Smid 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: 7520447
    Abstract: The current invention relates to a dispenser comprising a container (A) for holding a product to be dispensed and a dispensing mechanism (B), said dispenser comprises i. a container body (Q) having a bottom (E), and a means for interconnecting said bottom with a side opposite thereto; said container body further including at least one outlet opening (F) arranged in or near the side opposite to said bottom, preferably in or near the upper half of the means interconnecting the bottom with the side opposite to said bottom, ii. a conduct (G) connecting said container body, extending from the outlet opening (F), with said dispensing mechanism, iii. a trigger sprayer (H) and, iv. a neck (K) connecting said trigger sprayer (H) with said conduct (G) wherein said neck (K) and said conduct (G) are linked to said container body (Q) so that said neck (K) and said conduct (G) form a swan-neck or a U-shape extending from said outlet opening (F) so as to exchange air pressure and product to be dispensed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Monsanto Europe S.A.
    Inventors: Wim Engelen, Hugo Smid
  • Publication number: 20060016910
    Abstract: The current invention relates to a dispenser comprising a container (A) for holding a product to be dispensed and a dispensing mechanism (B), said dispenser comprises i. a container body (Q) having a bottom (E), and a means for interconnecting said bottom with a side opposite thereto; said container body further including at least one outlet opening (F) arranged in or near the side opposite to said bottom, preferably in or near the upper half of the means interconnecting the bottom with the side opposite to said bottom, ii. a conduct (G) connecting said container body, extending from the outlet opening (F), with said dispensing mechanism, iii. a trigger sprayer (H) and, iv. a neck (K) connecting said trigger sprayer (H) with said conduct (G) wherein said neck (K) and said conduct (G) are linked to said container body (Q) so that said neck (K) and said conduct (G) form a swan-neck or a U-shape extending from said outlet opening (F) so as to exchange air pressure and product to be dispensed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2003
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Inventors: Wim Engelen, Hugo Smid
  • Patent number: D503623
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: Monsanto Europe S.A.
    Inventors: Wim Engelen, Hugo Smid
  • Patent number: D540876
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: Jurgen Roekens, Peter-Geert Frank Boers, Hugo Smid, David Dos Santos Antonio
  • Patent number: D544919
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2007
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: Jurgen Roekens, Hugo Smid
  • Patent number: D544920
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2007
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: Jurgen Roekens, Hugo Smid
  • Patent number: D594482
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: Jurgen Roekens, Hugo Smid, Stefano Menghini
  • Patent number: D747652
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Wim Engelen, Hugo Smid
  • Patent number: D773304
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Wim Engelen, Hugo Smid
  • Patent number: D795701
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Wim Engelen, Hugo Smid
  • Patent number: D813052
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Wim Engelen, Hugo Smid