Patents by Inventor John R. Nottingham
John R. Nottingham 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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Publication number: 20130173287Abstract: A medical kiosk designed to provide tele-med services, check-in services, and/or prescription services for a user. The medical kiosk can include a user video conferencing system that is designed to enable the user to have a real-time or near real-time tele-conference with a medical provider located remotely from the medical kiosk.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2013Publication date: July 4, 2013Applicant: HEALTHSPOT INC.Inventors: STEVE CASHMAN, John W. Spirk, Jason G. Tilk, John R. Nottingham, Jeffrey Kalman
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Patent number: 8444274Abstract: A slide animation projector for the yard comprises a solenoid that forces a translating rod to reciprocate in a spiked motion. An elongated slot in the translating rod seats a slide cartridge having at least two stationary, adjacent images. The slide reciprocates in repeated succession, wherein the adjacent images give an impression of movement.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2009Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: Nottingham Spirk Design AssociatesInventors: John R. Nottingham, John W. Spirk, Douglas Gall, Patrick Brown, William Rabbitt, Trevor Jackson
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Patent number: 8439447Abstract: A convertible child seat includes a seat frame that presents a seat cavity and an open front to allow cavity ingress and egress by the child. The seat also includes a front restraint shiftably attached to the seat frame and shiftable between a storage position and a child-restraining position. In the storage position, the front restraint extends along the bottom wall so as to be positioned below the seated child and thereby permit cavity ingress and egress through the open front. In the child-restraining position, the front restraint at least partly spans the open front to restrict cavity ingress and egress through the open front.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2011Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignee: Backyard Leisure Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Patrick W. Brown, John R. Nottingham, John W. Spirk, Robert F. Soreo
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Publication number: 20130047354Abstract: An oral hygiene device includes a handle and a cleaning head supported on one end of the handle. A vibratory source is supported on the handle and is operative to generate vibratory output. A mounting element is disposed between the handle and the vibratory source. A connecting member extends between the vibratory source and the cleaning head, and is adapted to generate motion at the cleaning head in response to the vibratory output generated at the vibratory source.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2012Publication date: February 28, 2013Inventors: Douglas A. Gall, Craig Saunders, John W. Spirk, John R. Nottingham
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Patent number: 8316801Abstract: An automatic pet training pad having a training pad area, an absorbent pad bin and a waste collection bin. A roll of absorbent pad material extends from the absorbent pad bin, across the training pad area and into the waste collection bin. After a pet uses the training pad, a sensor activates a disposal cycle. The used absorbent pad material is withdrawn into the waste collection bin, rolled into a disposable waste pouch, and severed off from the clean absorbent pad material. The absorbent pad comprises an upper, fluid-absorbent layer and a lower, fluid-impervious layer bonded together in a continuous sheet. The absorbent pad material is further impregnated with an odor suppressing substance to control pet waste odor.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2009Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: OurPet's CompanyInventors: John R. Nottingham, John W. Nottingham, John W. Spirk, Michael O'Toole, Steven Tsengas
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Patent number: 8291537Abstract: An oral hygiene device includes a handle and a cleaning head supported on one end of the handle. A vibratory source is supported on the handle and is operative to generate vibratory output. A mounting element is disposed between the handle and the vibratory source. A connecting member extends between the vibratory source and the cleaning head, and is adapted to generate motion at the cleaning head in response to the vibratory output generated at the vibratory source.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2008Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Nottingham-Spirk Design Associates, Inc.Inventors: Douglas A. Gall, Craig Saunders, John W. Spirk, John R. Nottingham
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Publication number: 20120253837Abstract: A medical kiosk having a modular configuration and designed to provide tele-med services to a user. The medical kiosk includes first and second front panels, first and second rear panels, an interior chamber, a chamber access opening, and a user video conferencing system in the interior chamber. The user video conferencing system is designed to enable the user in the interior chamber to have a real-time or near real-time tele-conference with a medical provider located remotely from the medical kiosk.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2011Publication date: October 4, 2012Inventors: Steve Cashman, John W. Spirk, Jason G. Tilk, John R. Nottingham, Jeffrey Kalman
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Publication number: 20120193320Abstract: A semi-collapsible container has a hollow body with support and collapsible portions, and can be maintained in a collapsed or an expanded condition. The container is useful for storing liquid, and is especially adapted in its collapsed condition for storing substantially small volumes of concentrated liquid, powders or the like, and in its expanded condition for containing larger volumes of liquid. Filling the container with a liquid causes the collapsible portion to move from the collapsed condition to the expanded condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2012Publication date: August 2, 2012Applicant: NOTTINGHAM SPIRK DESIGN ASSOCIATES, INC.Inventors: Nick E. STANCA, John R. NOTTINGHAM, John SPIRK, Jeffrey KALMAN
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Publication number: 20120068582Abstract: A jewelry cabinet and system for storing and concealing jewelry are provided, which may include a foundation element and a frame affixed to it, which together define a compartment. The frame extends a distance outward beyond the compartment, and has a depth at least equal to a sum of the compartment depth and the foundation element thickness. A door is coupled to the frame with a hinge, movable between closed and open positions. The frame distance, the frame depth, and the door in the closed position substantially conceal the presence of the compartment. A plurality of jewelry holders may be affixed to the foundation element.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2010Publication date: March 22, 2012Applicant: DELGOTI, INC.Inventors: Debra K. ELDERKIN, Rachel N. COLOSIMO, John R. NOTTINGHAM, Jeffrey M. KALMAN
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Patent number: 8127663Abstract: Apparatus for brewing a brew substance with a liquid comprises: a container for storing the liquid, the container including at least one aperture for dispensing liquid therefrom; a sealed packet of filter paper containing the brew substance; and a layer of heat sensitive film encapsulating the sealed packet, the encapsulated packet disposed within the container at a position covering the at least one aperture, the container configured to sit on top of a drinking container to permit liquid to drain into the drinking container from the at least one aperture thereof.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2008Date of Patent: March 6, 2012Assignee: Nottingham Spirk Design Associates, Inc.Inventors: John R. Nottingham, John Spirk, Marc L. Vitantonio, Jeffrey Kalman, Kenneth Wulff
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Publication number: 20120031932Abstract: A beverage dispensing assembly that is capable of dispensing controlled or metered portions of a beverage charged with a gas fits onto a shelf in a conventional household refrigerator. The beverage dispensing assembly includes a sealed disposable container assembly that contains the beverage and a dispensing assembly that cooperates with the container assembly to selectively unseal the container assembly and dispense controlled portions of the beverage from the container assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2011Publication date: February 9, 2012Inventors: Marc L. Vitantonio, William E. Rabbitt, John W. Nottingham, John R. Nottingham, John W. Spirk, JR., Jay Tapper, John Replogle, Jeffrey M. Kalman
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Patent number: 8070023Abstract: A beverage dispensing assembly that is capable of dispensing controlled or metered portions of a beverage charged with a gas fits onto a shelf in a conventional household refrigerator. The beverage dispensing assembly includes a sealed disposable container assembly that contains the beverage and a dispensing assembly that cooperates with the container assembly to selectively unseal the container assembly and dispense controlled portions of the beverage from the container assembly.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2007Date of Patent: December 6, 2011Assignee: On Tap LLCInventors: Marc L. Vitantonio, William E. Rabbitt, John W. Nottingham, John R. Nottingham, John W. Spirk, Jr., Jay Tapper, John Replogle, Jeffrey M. Kalman
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Publication number: 20110260841Abstract: An interactive timing system for use with a play system includes a base unit configured for mounting at a base location on the play system and a plurality of remote units each configured for mounting at a location on the play system remote from the base station. The base unit comprises a timer and a switch for activating the timer. Each remote unit comprises an indicator and a manually-activated input for controlling the indicator.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2011Publication date: October 27, 2011Applicant: BACKYARD LEISURE HOLDINGS, INC.Inventors: Patrick W. Brown, John R. Nottingham, John W. Spirk, Robert F. Soreo
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Publication number: 20110263344Abstract: A stand-on swing for suspension from a playset structure includes a platform member presenting an upper surface on which the user may stand. The swing also includes a pair of elongated, rigid suspension bars each presenting upper and lower ends. The bars are pivotally connectable to the structure adjacent the upper ends so as to depend therefrom, with the lower ends being spaced from the ground. The swing further includes a pair of lower pivot joints pivotally connecting the suspension bars to the platform member adjacent the lower ends thereof, with the platform member and bars being swingable in a fore-and-aft direction. The bars are bowed so as to present intermediate sections that are spaced further apart than the upper and lower ends. Further, the bars terminate above or generally at the platform member so that the lower ends are prevented from being spaced substantially downward beyond the platform member.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2011Publication date: October 27, 2011Applicant: BACKYARD LEISURE HOLDINGS, INC.Inventors: Patrick W. Brown, John R. Nottingham, John W. Spirk, Robert F. Soreo, Randall Lee Day, Daniel Ray Whyman
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Publication number: 20110241396Abstract: A convertible child seat includes a seat frame that presents a seat cavity and an open front to allow cavity ingress and egress by the child. The seat also includes a front restraint shiftably attached to the seat frame and shiftable between a storage position and a child-restraining position. In the storage position, the front restraint extends along the bottom wall so as to be positioned below the seated child and thereby permit cavity ingress and egress through the open front. In the child-restraining position, the front restraint at least partly spans the open front to restrict cavity ingress and egress through the open front.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2011Publication date: October 6, 2011Applicant: BACKYARD LEISURE HOLDINGS, INC.Inventors: Patrick W. Brown, John R. Nottingham, John W. Spirk, Robert F. Soreo
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Publication number: 20110244972Abstract: An accessory for a play system includes an elongated surface and a plurality of sound modules coupled with the elongated surface. The elongated surface may be a slide, climbing wall, ladder or any other surface across which a child may slide, crawl, or climb. The sound modules are spaced along a length of the elongated surface and are each configured to emit a unique sound when operated by the child while traversing the elongated surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2011Publication date: October 6, 2011Applicant: BACKYARD LEISURE HOLDINGS, INC.Inventors: Patrick W. Brown, John R. Nottingham, John W. Spirk, Robert F. Soreo, Randall Lee Day, Daniel Ray Whyman
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Publication number: 20110244973Abstract: An accessory for a play system comprises a support configured to be suspended from or supported on the play system; and a sound module coupled with the support. The sound module comprises a motion detector for detecting motion of the support and a sound-emitting device for emitting sounds in response to motion of the support as detected by the motion detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2011Publication date: October 6, 2011Applicant: BACKYARD LEISURE HOLDINGS, INC.Inventors: Patrick W. Brown, John R. Nottingham, John W. Spirk, Robert F. Soreo, Randall Lee Day, Daniel Ray Whyman
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Publication number: 20110241398Abstract: A rotating seat for suspension from a play set structure includes a seat body rotatable about a generally vertical axis with an upper seating surface configured to support a user, an elongated suspending element configured to support the seat body from the play set structure, and a handle assembly operably coupled with the suspending element to cause rotation of the seat body relative to the axis upon actuation by the user. The suspending element extends substantially vertically, presents opposite upper and lower end margins, is configured to operably couple with the play set structure along the upper end margin, and is operably coupled with the seat body at a location spaced from the upper end margin. A damped pivot connection assembly configured to operably secure the suspending element with the play set structure and allow restrained pivoting movement of the suspending element relative to a fixed bracket of the connection assembly is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2011Publication date: October 6, 2011Applicant: BACKYARD LEISURE HOLDINGS, INC.Inventors: Patrick W. Brown, John R. Nottingham, John W. Spirk, Robert F. Soreo
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Publication number: 20110101004Abstract: A polymeric cereal container includes a first wall, a cereal chamber at least partially formed by the first wall, and a container opening at least partially defined by the first wall. A first quantity of dry cereal can be received within the cereal chamber, and a second quantity of dry cereal can be provided separately. A method can include providing and filling a polymeric cereal container with a quantity of dry cereal. A system can operate to fill a polymeric cereal container with a quantity of dry cereal.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2011Publication date: May 5, 2011Inventors: J. Evan Spirk, Craig M. Saunders, Patrick Brown, John Spirk, John R. Nottingham, Wilson Pan
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Patent number: D629209Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2007Date of Patent: December 21, 2010Assignee: Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Silver Taggart, Jeffrey M. Kalman, John R. Nottingham, John W. Spirk, Jr., Jay Tapper, Rachel Marie Nottingham, Carolyn M. McNeeley, Richard Skinner, Brian Douglas Wall, Stephen Lee Wire