Patents by Inventor John Dimoulis

John Dimoulis 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: 6364158
    Abstract: A dispensing station for individually dispensing tubular members is disclosed herein. The dispensing station includes a housing having an aperture therein. Tubular members are stored within the housing and an actuator protrudes from the housing. When a force is exerted on the actuator in a first direction, a tubular member is dispensed through the aperture in the housing in a second direction, wherein the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction. The actuator protrudes from the housing such that the actuator may be depressed without a user's hands. For example, the actuator may be depressed using one's forearm or elbow. Furthermore, the tubular member is dispensed through the aperture such that the user may manually retrieve the tubular member without contacting the housing. Advantageously, the tubular member may be dispensed without contaminating the dispenser. A method for individually dispensing tubular members is also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Inventor: John Dimoulis