Patents by Inventor Joel E. Adair
Joel E. Adair 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: 10694747Abstract: Dispensers for dispensing an insect control active include a porous substrate impregnated with an insect control active. The porous substrate has a minimal bending moment of about 150 to about 275 g-cm. Upon activation, the dispenser exhibits an effective release rate of the insect control active of about 0.1 to about 0.3 mg/hr.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2013Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: Heather J. Swanson, Neysa Volkert, Joel E. Adair, Brian T. Davis, Syatrizal Hamdallah, Maude Christian Meier
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Patent number: 9975673Abstract: A cap-locking assembly includes an inner cap having a ribbed outer surface and a locking cap. The locking cap includes opposing first and second engagement mechanisms, opposing first and second stabilizing ridges, and a plurality of ramped tabs, all of which are disposed on the interior surface of the locking cap. When the ramped tabs engage a lower edge of the inner cap they retain the inner cap inside the locking cap. Further, the opposing first and second stabilizing ridges coaxially align the inner cap and the locking cap. Finally, the opposing first and second engagement mechanisms engage with the ribbed outer surface of the inner cap upon application of an inward force to the locking cap.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2014Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: S.C. JOHNSON & SON, INC.Inventors: Rodney L. Prater, Joel E. Adair, Dirk K. Nickel, Jason R. Gebhardt
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Patent number: 9913924Abstract: A dispensing device for release of a volatile material includes a base, a drive arm coupled to a pendulum based drive mechanism, and a refill coupled to the drive arm. The refill includes a support base, at least one flange, a substrate coupled with the at least one flange, and a use-up cue.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2016Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: Joel E. Adair, Brian T. Davis, Gregory A. Falduto, Michelle Dekea Fason, Kamran Faterioun, Donald J. Schumacher, Paulina Carlos Trevino, Katlyn Ross, Shawn Smith, Evan A. Sparks
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Publication number: 20170340765Abstract: A dispensing device for release of a volatile material includes a base, a drive arm coupled to a pendulum based drive mechanism, and a refill coupled to the drive arm. The refill includes a support base, at least one flange, a substrate coupled with the at least one flange, and a use-up cue.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2016Publication date: November 30, 2017Applicant: S.C. JOHNSON & SON, INC.Inventors: Joel E. Adair, Brian T. Davis, Gregory A. Falduto, Michelle Dekea Fason, Kamran Faterioun, Donald J. Schumacher, Paulina Carlos Trevino, Katlyn Ross, Shawn Smith, Evan A. Sparks
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Publication number: 20160176590Abstract: A cap-locking assembly includes an inner cap having a ribbed outer surface and a locking cap. The locking cap includes opposing first and second engagement mechanisms, opposing first and second stabilizing ridges, and a plurality of ramped tabs, all of which are disposed on the interior surface of the locking cap. When the ramped tabs engage a lower edge of the inner cap they retain the inner cap inside the locking cap. Further, the opposing first and second stabilizing ridges coaxially align the inner cap and the locking cap. Finally, the opposing first and second engagement mechanisms engage with the ribbed outer surface of the inner cap upon application of an inward force to the locking cap.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2014Publication date: June 23, 2016Applicant: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: Rodney L. Prater, Joel E. Adair, Dirk K. Nickel, Jason R. Gebhardt
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Patent number: 8983279Abstract: A method of emitting a volatile material includes the step of programming a volatile material dispenser to include at least two intensity levels, wherein upon initiation of each of the intensity levels for an operating cycle, a resistor is operated at a first percentage of its power rating for a first period of time. Upon selection of a first of the at least two intensity levels and after the first period of time, the resistor is operated at a second percentage of its power rating for a remainder of an operating cycle. Upon selection of a second of the at least two intensity levels and after the first period of time, the resistor is operated at the second percentage of its power rating for a second period of time and, after the second period of time, operating the resistor at a third percentage of its power rating for a remainder of an operating cycle.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2012Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: Joel E. Adair, Imre J. Dancs, Brian T. Davis, Miguel A. Esparza, Kamran Faterioun, Tracy L. Guard, Sebastian D. Hasik, Dirk K. Nickel, Jesse Richard, Christopher R. Sheridan
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Publication number: 20140141051Abstract: Dispensers for dispensing an insect control active include a porous substrate impregnated with an insect control active. The porous substrate has a minimal bending moment of about 150 to about 275 g-cm. Upon activation, the dispenser exhibits an effective release rate of the insect control active of about 0.1 to about 0.3 mg/hr.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2013Publication date: May 22, 2014Inventors: Heather J. Swanson, Neysa Volkert, Joel E. Adair, Brian T. Davis, Syatrizal Hamdallah, Maude Christian Meier
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Publication number: 20140034748Abstract: A method of emitting a volatile material includes the step of programming a volatile material dispenser to include at least two intensity levels, wherein upon initiation of each of the intensity levels for an operating cycle, a resistor is operated at a first percentage of its power rating for a first period of time. Upon selection of a first of the at least two intensity levels and after the first period of time, the resistor is operated at a second percentage of its power rating for a remainder of an operating cycle. Upon selection of a second of the at least two intensity levels and after the first period of time, the resistor is operated at the second percentage of its power rating for a second period of time and, after the second period of time, operating the resistor at a third percentage of its power rating for a remainder of an operating cycle.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2012Publication date: February 6, 2014Inventors: Joel E. Adair, Imre J. Dancs, Brian T. Davis, Miguel A. Esparza, Kamran Faterioun, Tracy L. Guard, Sebastian D. Hasik, Dirk K. Nickel, Jesse Richard, Christopher R. Sheridan
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Patent number: 8292196Abstract: Methods and devices include having a container (1) for holding a liquid with a viscosity ?, and a porous wick (5) with an average pore size of at least about 4 microns to about 50 microns and a porosity ? between about 0.20 to about 0.75, and having a length L and a total exposed surface area A exposed to the ambient air. The viscosity of the liquid and the dimensions of the wick are such that a quantity A/?L is in a range of about 4×10?4 to about 18 cm/poise.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2005Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: Padma Prabodh Varanasi, Joel E. Adair
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Patent number: 8227400Abstract: Disclosed are substrates suited for dispensing air treatment chemicals upon being heated. Granular particles, preferably sand with a phenolic binder, are adhered together to form a substrate body having a network of pores. A volatile air treatment chemical is disposed in the pores. The particle size and pores are such that the smaller particles of the substrate are grouped at one end, preferably an end adjacent to a projecting nose. This structure tends to wick the volatile air treatment chemical towards the nose, and heating that area can lead to efficient, and rechargeable, dispensing. Methods for using such substrates, and methods for forming such substrates, are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2010Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: Padma Prabodh Varanasi, Joel E. Adair
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Patent number: 8027575Abstract: Disclosed herein are heaters for dispensing volatile air treatment chemicals. Semi-circular electrical contacts are provided in a ring-type heater, and alignment and anchoring features are provided to facilitate use of a spring to accommodate thermal expansion.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2008Date of Patent: September 27, 2011Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: Sebastian D. Hasik, Richard L. Norwood, John T. Filiczkowski, Joel E. Adair
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Publication number: 20110220731Abstract: Disclosed are substrates suited for dispensing air treatment chemicals upon being heated. Granular particles, preferably sand with a phenolic binder, are adhered together to form a substrate body having a network of pores. A volatile air treatment chemical is disposed in the pores. The particle size and pores are such that the smaller particles of the substrate are grouped at one end, preferably an end adjacent to a projecting nose. This structure tends to wick the volatile air treatment chemical towards the nose, and heating that area can lead to efficient, and rechargeable, dispensing. Methods for using such substrates, and methods for forming such substrates, are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2010Publication date: September 15, 2011Inventors: Padma Prabodh Varanasi, Joel E. Adair
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Patent number: 7921594Abstract: Methods determine how effective a product that dispenses an insect repellent or insecticide is in controlling flying insects such as mosquitoes, with no or reduced need for human test subjects. An insect trap or other automated monitoring device is positioned in a test environment and operated in a manner so as to mimic some human attribute (e.g. by dispensing carbon dioxide). Trap/monitoring results in the presence and absence of the operating product are obtained in order to judge relative effectiveness of the active. Further, the real time evaluation of insect populations permits evaluation of time needed to achieve base effectiveness and length of time that effectiveness can be sustained.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2008Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: Daniel T. Ropiak, Gopal P. Ananth, Joel E. Adair, Dirk K. Nickel, Sebastian D. Hasik
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Patent number: 7892487Abstract: A useful life indicator is provided to display an indication of the remaining useful life of an associated product such as an impregnated substrate of an air treatment chemical dispenser. The cue is preferably a well having a volatile indicator material positioned therein. The well's cavity is configured to achieve clumping of the remaining indicator material as some volatizes due to capillary attraction. This presents a shrinking display that can be coordinated with the level of use of the air treatment chemical dispenser. The cue may also be used in connection with monitoring other products such as perishable products.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2006Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: Joel E. Adair, Kwamena Gyakye deGraft-Johnson, Anne T. Maghasi, Brian T. Davis, Donald J. Schumacher, Padma Prabodh Varanasi
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Patent number: 7850444Abstract: A fuel charge for use with a melting plate candle assembly includes an outer shell of fuel material surrounding an inner core of fuel material having different properties than the fuel material of the outer shell. The outer shell is substantially solid and may contain fuel additive that slows capillary flow of liquid fuel to the flame through the wick. The inner core may include liquid fuel, discrete solid fuel particles, or a solid fuel mass. The fuel additive is disposed in the fuel charge so as to slow migration of liquefied fuel to a flame on a wick only after a substantial portion of the fuel charge has been liquefied by heat from the flame.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2008Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: Chris A. Kubicek, Thomas J. Szymczak, Kara L. Lakatos, Padma Prabodh Varanasi, Joel E. Adair, Paul E. Furner
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Patent number: D672861Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2012Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: Joel E. Adair, Brian T. Davis, Bradley H. Price, Shigeru G. Natsume, Jesse Richard, Kamran Faterioun, Sebastian D. Hasik
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Patent number: D672862Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2012Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: Joel E. Adair, Brian T. Davis, Bradley H. Price, Shigeru G. Natsume, Sebastian D. Hasik, Kamran Faterioun, Joao Paulo Possidonio Miguens
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Patent number: D682407Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2012Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: Joel E. Adair, Brian T. Davis, Dirk K. Nickel, Sebastian D. Hasik, Kamran Faterioun
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Patent number: D712532Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2013Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: Joel E. Adair, Brian T. Davis, Jesse Richard, Kamran Faterioun, Joao Paulo Possidonio Miguens, Shigeru G. Natsume, Eric Ping Pang Chan, Alan Laursen, Johnathan Kroeger
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Patent number: D723376Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2012Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: Joel E. Adair, Brian T. Davis, Bradley H. Price, Shigeru G. Natsume, Dirk K. Nickel, Tracy L. Guard