Patents by Inventor John Billman

John Billman 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: 11759019
    Abstract: A privacy device for use with an individual chair or seating arrangement. The privacy device has a pivotal interior lid that will allow the individual to have a visual and audio barrier while being seated in the chair. The lid can be held in various positions without the use of extraneous locking members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Inventor: John Billman
  • Publication number: 20230157454
    Abstract: A privacy device for use with an individual chair or seating arrangement. The privacy device has a pivotal interior lid that will allow the individual to have a visual and audio barrier while being seated in the chair. The lid can be held in various positions without the use of extraneous locking members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventor: JOHN BILLMAN
  • Publication number: 20090144913
    Abstract: A laundry article of manufacture is described that may be used to both wash and condition fabrics when used sequentially first in the washer and then carried along with the wet fabrics into the dryer. The laundry article preferably comprises at least one detergent and at least one softener composition each solidified into geographical zones onto a nonwoven substrate. The optimized article comprises a nonwoven substrate with sidedness, and although the softener composition is solidified within the fibers of the lofted side of the substrate, the softener is unexpectedly found to subsequently express out from the flat side of the substrate while in the heated clothes dryer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2007
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventors: Katherine G. Yu, John Billman, Thomas Bautista, Michael Dreja, Dawn Watson
  • Publication number: 20080149665
    Abstract: A vapor-dispersing device is described that comprises a pressurizable vessel with at least one opening equipped with a pressure-responsive valve that controllably releases vapor in bursts when the vessel is heated through a controlled heating means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventors: Kevin Hafer, John Billman
  • Publication number: 20060094619
    Abstract: A composition for pretreating stains and/or soils on fabric articles and other launderable textiles before laundering is provided. The composition includes a cleaning component and at least one foaming agent. In addition, the composition optionally includes water, at least one enzyme, and at least one antiredeposition agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Inventor: John Billman
  • Publication number: 20050250665
    Abstract: A composition for pretreating stains and/or soils on fabric articles and other launderable textiles before laundering is provided. The composition includes a cleaning component and at least one foaming agent. In addition, the composition optionally includes water, at least one enzyme, and at least one antiredeposition agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2005
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Inventor: John Billman
  • Publication number: 20050103955
    Abstract: The invention consists of a device to retrofit existing mop/bucket/wringer combinations so that the mop remains stable and upright in the bucket when not in use. The device has a clip portion that is dimensioned and configured to attach to the lip of the wringer and a second portion designed to retain the mop handle, the second portion having springy or spring-loaded retainers. In use, the device attaches to the lip of the wringer and then the mop is put into the bucket (not the wringer) and the handle of the mop is inserted into the spring loaded retainers. The device may sit on the bucket lip instead of the wringer by different dimensions and configuration, or may be built into the bucket or wringer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2004
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventor: John Billman
  • Publication number: 20040214737
    Abstract: A composition for pretreating stains and/or soils on fabric articles and other launderable textiles before laundering is provided. The composition includes a cleaning component and at least one foaming agent. In addition, the composition optionally includes water, at least one enzyme, and at least one antiredeposition agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2003
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Inventor: John Billman
  • Patent number: D623422
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: The Dial Corporation
    Inventors: Susan Ng Williams, Fang Deng, Dawn Watson, Katherine Yu, John Billman