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).

  • Patent number: 11690334
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignees: 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
  • Patent number: 11684222
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: 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
  • Publication number: 20230051196
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Nick E. Ciavarella, John P. Cichello, II, Jackson W. Wegelin, Aaron D. Marshall
  • Publication number: 20230044422
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Christopher J. Mann, Mark E. Rosenkranz, John P. Cichello, II, Aaron D. Marshall, Mark Wesley Moore, Richard E. Corney, Ann Marie Hicho
  • Publication number: 20230032389
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Roque Barros, Doug Hardesty, James McKenrick, John P. Cichello
  • Patent number: 11439280
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: 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
  • Publication number: 20210153446
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Randy M. Goodwin, Robert W. Harriman, Bradley A. Schultz, Jennifer D. Orsi, Charles H. Ostman, Jay F. Perkins, John P. Cichello, II
  • Publication number: 20210137322
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Christopher J. Mann, Mark E. Rosenkranz, John P. Cichello, Aaron D. Marshall, Mark Wesley Moore, Richard E. Corney, Ann Marie Hicho
  • Patent number: 10856479
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignees: 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
  • Publication number: 20180092312
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Randy M. Goodwin, Robert W. Harriman, Bradley A. Schultz, Jennifer D. Orsi, Charles H. Ostman, Jay F. Perkins, John P. Cichello, II
  • Patent number: 9365970
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Home Products International—North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Rolando Hernandez, Gabriel Prero, James Orrico, Theron Michael Watters, John P. Cichello, Mario Orrico
  • Publication number: 20150259850
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Rolando Hernandez, Gabriel Prero, Abigail Irzyk, James Orrico, Theron Michael Watters, John P. Cichello, Mario Orrico
  • Patent number: 7086567
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Inventors: Nick E. Ciavarella, David Hayes, John P. Cichello, II
  • Patent number: 7066357
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Inventors: Nick E. Ciavarella, David D. Hayes, John P. Cichello, II
  • Patent number: 6966463
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2005
    Inventors: Robert H. Yeager, John P. Cichello, Ken Foran
  • Publication number: 20040232168
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Nick E. Ciavarella, David D. Hayes, John P. Cichello
  • Patent number: D468541
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2003
    Inventors: Richard A. Holmes, William H. Houghton, Paul G. Ouillette, John P. Cichello, II
  • Patent number: D479422
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Inventors: Nick E. Ciavarella, Robert G. Martinez, Richard C. Sayers, John P. Cichello, II, Robert H. Yeager
  • Patent number: D480247
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2003
    Inventors: Nick E. Ciavarella, Robert G. Martinez, Richard C. Sayers, John P. Cichello, II
  • Patent number: D491006
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Inventors: Robert H. Yeager, John P. Cichello, Ken Foran