Patents by Inventor John B. Cullen

John B. Cullen 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).

  • Spray bottle grip
    Patent number: 6386397
    Abstract: An ergonomically improved spray bottle grip includes a top wall surrounded by a perimeter wall that defines a first recess on the underside of the top wall. One or more shoulders projecting inwardly from the perimeter wall allow the first recess to receive a finger flange on the spray bottle in a snap fit manner. A pair of arms extend downwardly from the perimeter wall and terminate in a pair of finger grips. The finger grips may include upward portions and ribs to help prevent the user's fingers from slipping off of the finger grip. The top wall includes a closed central aperture which is dimensioned to telescopingly receive a nozzle on the spray bottle. In use, the grip is placed over the spray bottle such that the nozzle projects through the aperture. The top wall is then pressed downwardly along the spray bottle until it contacts the finger flange on the spray bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: Pharmacia & Upjohn Company
    Inventors: Herbert V. Brotspies, John B. Cullen, Warren J. Smith
  • Spray bottle grip
    Patent number: 6276568
    Abstract: An ergonomically improved spray bottle grip includes a top wall surrounded by a perimeter wall that defines a first recess on the underside of the top wall. One or more shoulders projecting inwardly from the perimeter wall allow the first recess to receive a finger flange on the spray bottle in a snap fit manner. A pair of arms extend downwardly from the perimeter wall and terminate in a pair of finger grips. The finger grips may include upward portions and ribs to help prevent the user's fingers from slipping off of the finger grip. The top wall includes a closed central aperture which is dimensioned to telescopingly receive a nozzle on the spray bottle. In use, the grip is placed over the spray bottle such that the nozzle projects through the aperture. The top wall is then pressed downwardly along the spray bottle until it contacts the finger flange on the spray bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Assignee: Pharmacia & Upjohn Company
    Inventors: Herbert V. Brotspies, John B. Cullen, Warren J. Smith
  • Spray bottle grip
    Publication number: 20010004083
    Abstract: An ergonomically improved spray bottle grip includes a top wall surrounded by a perimeter wall that defines a first recess on the underside of the top wall. One or more shoulders projecting inwardly from the perimeter wall allow the first recess to receive a finger flange on the spray bottle in a snap fit manner. A pair of arms extend downwardly from the perimeter wall and terminate in a pair of finger grips. The finger grips may include upward portions and ribs to help prevent the user's fingers from slipping off of the finger grip. The top wall includes a closed central aperture which is dimensioned to telescopingly receive a nozzle on the spray bottle. In use, the grip is placed over the spray bottle such that the nozzle projects through the aperture. The top wall is then pressed downwardly along the spray bottle until it contacts the finger flange on the spray bottle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2001
    Publication date: June 21, 2001
    Applicant: Pharmacia & Upjohn Company, a corporation of the State of Delaware
    Inventors: Herbert V. Brotspies, John B. Cullen, Warren J. Smith
  • Spray bottle grip
    Patent number: D421120
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: Pharmacia & Upjohn Company
    Inventors: Herbert V. Brotspies, John B. Cullen, Warren J. Smith
  • Spray bottle grip
    Patent number: D428141
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: Pharmacia & Upjohn Company
    Inventors: Herbert V. Brotspies, John B. Cullen, Warren J. Smith