Patents by Inventor John Melvyn Lloyd Jones

John Melvyn Lloyd Jones 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: 7065940
    Abstract: A product delivery system is provided wherein consumer products are delivered in bulk to the retail site and can be dispensed to individual containers at the retail site. The consumer products can include products in concentrated form that may be diluted prior to dispense or use. The consumer products can include, for example and without limitation, foodstuffs, beverages, household products and automotive products. The product delivery system can include manufacture and/or blending of one or more consumer products at a product manufacturing site, said one or more consumer products being filled into bulk shuttle reservoirs, said one or more bulk shuttle reservoirs being transported to the retail site, and the consumer products contained in said bulk shuttle reservoirs being transferred to individual storage containers for retail to the consumer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: David Robert Dudek, John Melvyn Lloyd Jones, David Campbell Murray, Peter Sandiford
  • Publication number: 20020091596
    Abstract: A process is provided for the customization of consumer products, wherein said consumer products are prepared according to selections of product characteristics and made by a consumer, optionally reconstituted with one or more other components, and dispensed from a vending system at the point-of-sale of said consumer products. A vending system is also provided for the customization of consumer products, wherein said consumer products are prepared according to selections of product characteristics and made by a consumer, optionally reconstituted with one or more other components and dispensed from said vending system at the point-of-sale of said consumer products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2001
    Publication date: July 11, 2002
    Inventors: David Robert Dudek, John Melvyn Lloyd Jones, David Campbell Murray, Peter Sandiford
  • Publication number: 20020083995
    Abstract: A product delivery system is provided wherein consumer products are delivered in bulk to the retail site and can be dispensed to individual containers at the retail site. The consumer products can include products in concentrated form that may be diluted prior to dispense or use. The consumer products can include, for example and without limitation, foodstuffs, beverages, household products and automotive products. The product delivery system can include manufacture and/or blending of one or more consumer products at a product manufacturing site, said one or more consumer products being filled into bulk shuttle reservoirs, said one or more bulk shuttle reservoirs being transported to the retail site, and the consumer products contained in said bulk shuttle reservoirs being transferred to individual storage containers for retail to the consumer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2001
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Inventors: David Robert Dudek, John Melvyn Lloyd Jones, David Campbell Murray, Peter Sandiford