Patents by Inventor John Declan Gately

John Declan Gately 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: 10370167
    Abstract: A cleaning liquid dispensing system comprising the combination of a re-usable container (3) and a replaceable spouted pouch (5) wherein (i) the spouted pouch (5) comprises a flexible pouch body (7) containing a cleaning liquid which dispenses from a rigid pouch spout (9), (ii) the container (3) is rigid and comprises a pouch chamber (11) for holding said spouted pouch, and a pour spout (17) in fluid communication with said rigid pouch spout (9), (iii) the container comprises a handle aperture (19), and (iv) a dosing device (50) is nested in the handle aperture (19).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Benson, John Declan Gately, James Garfield Pryor, Elizabeth Jane Smith
  • Patent number: 10294009
    Abstract: A cleaning liquid dispensing system (1) comprising the combination of a re-usable container (3) and a replaceable spouted pouch (5) wherein (i) the spouted pouch comprises a flexible pouch body (7) containing a cleaning liquid which dispenses from a rigid pouch spout (9); and (ii) the container is rigid and comprises a pouch chamber (11) for holding said spouted pouch, and a pour spout (17), wherein the rigid pouch spout and the container comprise respective engagement members (15) by which engament the pouch spout is in fluid communication with the container pour spout to allow dispensing of the cleaning liquid stored in the flexible pouch body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: John Declan Gately, James Garfield Pryor, Elizabeth Jane Smith
  • Publication number: 20180022524
    Abstract: A cleaning liquid dispensing system comprising the combination of a re-usable container (3) and a replaceable spouted pouch (5) wherein (i) the spouted pouch (5) comprises a flexible pouch body (7) containing a cleaning liquid which dispenses from a rigid pouch spout (9), (ii) the container (3) is rigid and comprises a pouch chamber (11) for holding said spouted pouch, and a pour spout (17) in fluid communication with said rigid pouch spout (9), (iii) the container comprises a handle aperture (19), and (iv) a dosing device (50) is nested in the handle aperture (19).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Paul BENSON, John Declan GATELY, James Garfield PRYOR, Elizabeth Jane SMITH
  • Publication number: 20180022531
    Abstract: A cleaning liquid dispensing system (1) comprising the combination of a re-usable container (3) and a replaceable spouted pouch (5) wherein (i) the spouted pouch comprises a flexible pouch body (7) containing a cleaning liquid which dispenses from a rigid pouch spout (9); and (ii) the container is rigid and comprises a pouch chamber (11) for holding said spouted pouch, and a pour spout (17), wherein the rigid pouch spout and the container comprise respective engagement members (15) by which engament the pouch spout is in fluid communication with the container pour spout to allow dispensing of the cleaning liquid stored in the flexible pouch body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: John Declan GATELY, James Garfield PRYOR, Elizabeth Jane SMITH
  • Patent number: D659008
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: John Declan Gately, Timothy Hope Jebb, Benjamin James Lambert, Philip Alan Marlow, Benjamin Phalan Oates