Patents by Inventor James J. Albanese, Jr.

James J. Albanese, Jr. 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: 4572406
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an improved aerosol assembly which may be used inverted and upright and which, when used in the inverted position, will automatically provide an audible signal that a predetermined amount of the container contents has been depleted. A valve body defining a hollow interior and a base has a hollow diptube operatively connected to the valve body interior and reaching at its lower end to the bottom of an associated aerosol container. A moveable valve stem is provided for placing the valve body interior in communication with the exterior of the aerosol container. A liquid level spray control is provided and defines a control opening positioned between the valve body base and the diptube lower end. The opening is positioned no closer to the valve body base than 20% of the distance between the base and the diptube lower end and no farther from the base than 80% of the distance between the base and the diptube lower end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1983
    Date of Patent: February 25, 1986
    Assignee: Seachem, a division of Pittway Corp.
    Inventors: David C. Pratt, James J. Albanese, Jr.