Patents by Inventor John P. Cichello
John P. Cichello 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).
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Patent number: 12150606Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of tabletop dispensers are disclosed herein. An exemplary tabletop dispenser for dispensing soap, sanitizer or lotion includes a bottle. The bottle has a neck that has a neck diameter. A pump assembly having a cylindrical housing is also included. The cylindrical has a cylindrical housing diameter that is less than the neck diameter. A controller board, a battery, a motor and a pump are at least partially located within the cylindrical housing. The pump assembly is configured to be located within the neck and the bottle. A sensor for sensing an object and an outlet nozzle are also included.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2022Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: GOJO Industries, Inc.Inventors: Nick E. Ciavarella, John P. Cichello, Jackson W. Wegelin, Aaron D. Marshall
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Publication number: 20240315496Abstract: Exemplary soap or sanitizer dispenser and methods of operating such dispensers are disclosed herein. An exemplary soap or sanitizer dispenser include a reservoir for holding soap or sanitizer, a pump, a dispensing spout and an object sensor. The pump is in fluid communication with the reservoir and with the dispensing spout. The dispensing spout is located remotely from the pump. The dispenser further includes a liquid present sensor. The liquid present sensor is proximate the dispensing spout. The dispenser further includes circuitry for causing the pump to pump liquid from the reservoir, circuitry for receiving a signal form the liquid level switch that liquid is present, circuitry for causing the pump to stop pumping liquid after liquid is detected at the liquid present sensor, circuitry for receiving a signal from the object sensor that an object has been detected and circuitry for causing the pump to dispense a dose of fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2024Publication date: September 26, 2024Inventors: Nick E. Ciavarella, Jackson W. Wegelin, John P. Cichello, II, Stephen P. Casteel
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Patent number: 11690334Abstract: Various embodiments include a container for hydroponically growing plants. The container has a bottom surface and an open top surface and a fluid reservoir having at least a portion of the volume between the bottom surface and the top surface. A pump is positioned at a bottom portion of the fluid reservoir. A length of tubing connects the pump to a valve that is further connected to additional tubing. A plurality of jets are connected to the additional tubing to spray fluid internal to the fluid reservoir. Further, there is a support structure, configured to fit into the open top surface, that has support components for interconnecting a plurality of openings and supporting the plurality of jets. Finally, a cover plate is configured to fit over the support structure in the open top surface.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2020Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignees: HGCI, Inc., OMS Investments, Inc.Inventors: Randy M. Goodwin, Robert W. Harriman, Bradley A. Schultz, Jennifer D. Orsi, Charles H. Ostman, Jay F. Perkins, John P. Cichello, II
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Patent number: 11684222Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of wipes dispensing systems, wipes dispensing canisters and wipes dispensing mounting brackets are disclosed herein. An exemplary wipes dispensing system includes a wipes dispensing canister. The wipes dispensing canister includes one of a catch and a latch and a cap. A wall mounting bracket is included. The wall mounting bracket includes an opening for receiving the wipes dispensing canister, a first wall located on the inside of the opening and a second wall located on the inside of the opening. A cap ridge is formed between the first wall and the second wall. The wall mounting bracket further includes one of a catch and a latch. When the wipes dispensing canister is located within the wall mounting bracket, a bottom edge of the cap is located proximate the cap edge.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2022Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: GOJO Industries, Inc.Inventors: Christopher J. Mann, Mark E. Rosenkranz, John P. Cichello, II, Aaron D. Marshall, Mark Wesley Moore, Richard E. Corney, Ann Marie Hicho
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Publication number: 20230051196Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of tabletop dispensers are disclosed herein. An exemplary tabletop dispenser for dispensing soap, sanitizer or lotion includes a bottle. The bottle has a neck that has a neck diameter. A pump assembly having a cylindrical housing is also included. The cylindrical has a cylindrical housing diameter that is less than the neck diameter. A controller board, a battery, a motor and a pump are at least partially located within the cylindrical housing. The pump assembly is configured to be located within the neck and the bottle. A sensor for sensing an object and an outlet nozzle are also included.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2022Publication date: February 16, 2023Inventors: Nick E. Ciavarella, John P. Cichello, II, Jackson W. Wegelin, Aaron D. Marshall
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Publication number: 20230044422Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of wipes dispensing systems, wipes dispensing canisters and wipes dispensing mounting brackets are disclosed herein. An exemplary wipes dispensing system includes a wipes dispensing canister. The wipes dispensing canister includes one of a catch and a latch and a cap. A wall mounting bracket is included. The wall mounting bracket includes an opening for receiving the wipes dispensing canister, a first wall located on the inside of the opening and a second wall located on the inside of the opening. A cap ridge is formed between the first wall and the second wall. The wall mounting bracket further includes one of a catch and a latch. When the wipes dispensing canister is located within the wall mounting bracket, a bottom edge of the cap is located proximate the cap edge.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2022Publication date: February 9, 2023Inventors: Christopher J. Mann, Mark E. Rosenkranz, John P. Cichello, II, Aaron D. Marshall, Mark Wesley Moore, Richard E. Corney, Ann Marie Hicho
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Publication number: 20230032389Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to accessories for containers. More specifically, but without limitation, the present disclosure relates to a locking module for a container, for example insulated container, which allows access to store goods, such as delivered goods, but alternately denies access to those who are not intended to have access.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2022Publication date: February 2, 2023Inventors: Roque Barros, Doug Hardesty, James McKenrick, John P. Cichello
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Patent number: 11439280Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of wipes dispensing systems, wipes dispensing canisters and wipes dispensing mounting brackets are disclosed herein. An exemplary wipes dispensing system includes a wipes dispensing canister. The wipes dispensing canister includes one of a catch and a latch and a cap. A wall mounting bracket is included. The wall mounting bracket includes an opening for receiving the wipes dispensing canister, a first wall located on the inside of the opening and a second wall located on the inside of the opening. A cap ridge is formed between the first wall and the second wall. The wall mounting bracket further includes one of a catch and a latch. When the wipes dispensing canister is located within the wall mounting bracket, a bottom edge of the cap is located proximate the cap edge.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2020Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: GOJO Industries, Inc.Inventors: Christopher J. Mann, Mark E. Rosenkranz, John P. Cichello, Aaron D. Marshall, Mark Wesley Moore, Richard E. Corney, Ann Marie Hicho
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Publication number: 20210153446Abstract: Various embodiments include a container for hydroponically growing plants. The container has a bottom surface and an open top surface and a fluid reservoir having at least a portion of the volume between the bottom surface and the top surface. A pump is positioned at a bottom portion of the fluid reservoir. A length of tubing connects the pump to a valve that is further connected to additional tubing. A plurality of jets are connected to the additional tubing to spray fluid internal to the fluid reservoir. Further, there is a support structure, configured to fit into the open top surface, that has support components for interconnecting a plurality of openings and supporting the plurality of jets. Finally, a cover plate is configured to fit over the support structure in the open top surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2020Publication date: May 27, 2021Inventors: Randy M. Goodwin, Robert W. Harriman, Bradley A. Schultz, Jennifer D. Orsi, Charles H. Ostman, Jay F. Perkins, John P. Cichello, II
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Publication number: 20210137322Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of wipes dispensing systems, wipes dispensing canisters and wipes dispensing mounting brackets are disclosed herein. An exemplary wipes dispensing system includes a wipes dispensing canister. The wipes dispensing canister includes one of a catch and a latch and a cap. A wall mounting bracket is included. The wall mounting bracket includes an opening for receiving the wipes dispensing canister, a first wall located on the inside of the opening and a second wall located on the inside of the opening. A cap ridge is formed between the first wall and the second wall. The wall mounting bracket further includes one of a catch and a latch. When the wipes dispensing canister is located within the wall mounting bracket, a bottom edge of the cap is located proximate the cap edge.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2020Publication date: May 13, 2021Inventors: Christopher J. Mann, Mark E. Rosenkranz, John P. Cichello, Aaron D. Marshall, Mark Wesley Moore, Richard E. Corney, Ann Marie Hicho
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Patent number: 10856479Abstract: Various embodiments include a container for hydroponically growing plants. The container has a bottom surface and an open top surface and a fluid reservoir having at least a portion of the volume between the bottom surface and the top surface. A pump is positioned at a bottom portion of the fluid reservoir. A length of tubing connects the pump to a valve that is further connected to additional tubing. A plurality of jets are connected to the additional tubing to spray fluid internal to the fluid reservoir. Further, there is a support structure, configured to fit into the open top surface, that has support components for interconnecting a plurality of openings and supporting the plurality of jets. Finally, a cover plate is configured to fit over the support structure in the open top surface.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2017Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignees: HGCI, Inc., OMS Investments, Inc.Inventors: Randy M. Goodwin, Robert W. Harriman, Bradley A. Schultz, Jennifer D. Orsi, Charles H. Ostman, Jay F. Perkins, John P. Cichello, II
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Publication number: 20180092312Abstract: Various embodiments include a container for hydroponically growing plants. The container has a bottom surface and an open top surface and a fluid reservoir having at least a portion of the volume between the bottom surface and the top surface. A pump is positioned at a bottom portion of the fluid reservoir. A length of tubing connects the pump to a valve that is further connected to additional tubing. A plurality of jets are connected to the additional tubing to spray fluid internal to the fluid reservoir. Further, there is a support structure, configured to fit into the open top surface, that has support components for interconnecting a plurality of openings and supporting the plurality of jets. Finally, a cover plate is configured to fit over the support structure in the open top surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2017Publication date: April 5, 2018Inventors: Randy M. Goodwin, Robert W. Harriman, Bradley A. Schultz, Jennifer D. Orsi, Charles H. Ostman, Jay F. Perkins, John P. Cichello, II
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Patent number: 9365970Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure include an ironing board with two expandable front legs configured to expand to a wider separation in an open position than in a collapsed position. The wider separation in the open position allows for greater stability without increasing the size of the board in the collapsed position. The ironing board of the present disclosure includes a front leg pivot system that permits each of the front legs to spread apart from each other and an adjustable pivot mechanism that allows the front legs to move apart from the rear legs. In one embodiment, a cam is mounted to the two rear legs to serve as a track for the front legs. In another embodiment, a tension member is mounted to the two front legs to control the spread of the two front legs.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2015Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: Home Products International—North America, Inc.Inventors: Rolando Hernandez, Gabriel Prero, James Orrico, Theron Michael Watters, John P. Cichello, Mario Orrico
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Publication number: 20150259850Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure include an ironing board with two expandable front legs configured to expand to a wider separation in an open position than in a collapsed position. The wider separation in the open position allows for greater stability without increasing the size of the board in the collapsed position. The ironing board of the present disclosure includes a front leg pivot system that permits each of the front legs to spread apart from each other and an adjustable pivot mechanism that allows the front legs to move apart from the rear legs. In one embodiment, a cam is mounted to the two rear legs to serve as a track for the front legs. In another embodiment, a tension member is mounted to the two front legs to control the spread of the two front legs.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2015Publication date: September 17, 2015Inventors: Rolando Hernandez, Gabriel Prero, Abigail Irzyk, James Orrico, Theron Michael Watters, John P. Cichello, Mario Orrico
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Patent number: 7086567Abstract: A dispenser for releasably receiving a collapsible bottle having a neck and a pump projecting from the neck. The dispenser includes a back plate with a cover hinged thereto and a container receiving bracket carried on the back plate for receiving the neck of the bottle. The bottle may include a security collar fixed to the neck with a rib geometry on its periphery for mating with a complemental geometry on the bracket to fix the bottle in place on the back plate. The cover carries a projecting transverse rib on its inner surface so that, when the cover is closed, the rib engages the security collar to further assist in retaining and locating the bottle. The cover also includes a transparent sight window located adjacent its lower end for observing the level of the contents of the bottle, a light window adjacent its upper end for admitting ambient light into the closed dispenser and a push bar for activating the pump to dispense material from the bottle.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2002Date of Patent: August 8, 2006Inventors: Nick E. Ciavarella, David Hayes, John P. Cichello, II
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Patent number: 7066357Abstract: A dispenser for releasably receiving a collapsible bottle having a neck and a pump projecting from the neck. The dispenser includes a back plate with a cover hinged thereto, a pump actuator carried on the back plate, and a container receiving bracket carried on the back plate for receiving the neck of the bottle. The cover carries a projecting transverse rib on its inner surface so that, when the cover is closed, the rib engages the security collar to further assist in retaining and locating the bottle. The cover also includes a transparent sight window located adjacent its lower end for observing the level of the contents of the bottle, a light window adjacent its upper end for admitting ambient light into the closed dispenser and a push bar for activating the pump to dispense material from the bottle.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2004Date of Patent: June 27, 2006Inventors: Nick E. Ciavarella, David D. Hayes, John P. Cichello, II
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Patent number: 6966463Abstract: A dispenser for dispensing fluid from a container securely mounted to a wall surface including a base mounting plate and a cover attached to the base mounting plate; the cover is capable of movement between open and closed positions relative to the base mounting plate; a mini-shelf unit having a main body portion and a hook portion is attached to the base mounting plate via a connecting bracket having an L-shape; the main body portion and hook portion are segregated by a hump, and the main body portion slopes downwardly toward the hook portion; the hook portion is provided with an upwardly extending hook; and liquid received on the mini-shelf unit drains around the hump, and into a hole provided in the hook portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2003Date of Patent: November 22, 2005Inventors: Robert H. Yeager, John P. Cichello, Ken Foran
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Publication number: 20040232168Abstract: A dispenser for releasably receiving a collapsible bottle having a neck and a pump projecting from the neck. The dispenser includes a back plate with a cover hinged thereto, a pump actuator carried on the back plate, and a container receiving bracket carried on the back plate for receiving the neck of the bottle. The cover carries a projecting transverse rib on its inner surface so that, when the cover is closed, the rib engages the security collar to further assist in retaining and locating the bottle. The cover also includes a transparent sight window located adjacent its lower end for observing the level of the contents of the bottle, a light window adjacent its upper end for admitting ambient light into the closed dispenser and a push bar for activating the pump to dispense material from the bottle.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2004Publication date: November 25, 2004Inventors: Nick E. Ciavarella, David D. Hayes, John P. Cichello
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Patent number: D480247Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2002Date of Patent: October 7, 2003Inventors: Nick E. Ciavarella, Robert G. Martinez, Richard C. Sayers, John P. Cichello, II
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Patent number: D491006Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2003Date of Patent: June 8, 2004Inventors: Robert H. Yeager, John P. Cichello, Ken Foran