Patents by Inventor John L. Martin, Jr.

John L. Martin, Jr. 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).

  • Toilet cleaning article and method for codispensing disinfectant and dye having resistance to spectral degradation
    Patent number: 4597941
    Abstract: An article and method for disinfecting a toilet bowl and providing the bowl water with a blue tint or hue, which tint or hue resists oxidation by the disinfecting agent. The article comprises a first product chamber containing a first cleaning composition, said composition including the dye Color Index Dye No. 52,035, and a second product chamber containing a second cleaning composition including a disinfectant agent selected from the group consisting of 1,3-dibromo-5,5-dimethylhydantoin, 1,3-dichloro-5,5-dimethylhydantoin 1-bromo-3-chloro-5,5-dimethylhydantoin, dichloroisocyanuric acid and its sodium and potassium salts, and trichloroisocyanuric acid, the bowl water after the dispensing of the article having an available chlorine concentration of from about 0.1 to about 5.0 ppm, the weight ratio of available chlorine to dye being from about 1:1 to about 20:1. The Color Index Dye No.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1984
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1986
    Assignee: The Drackett Company
    Inventors: Carey B. Bottom, Jane F. Gilmore, John L. Martin, Jr.