Patents by Inventor Joseph Rae Krestine

Joseph Rae Krestine 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).

  • Liquid sprayers
    Patent number: 6752330
    Abstract: A liquid sprayer is provided. This liquid sprayer includes a bottle having an opening and a sprayer housing attached to the bottle. This sprayer housing includes an electrical motor, a voltage source for powering the electrical motor, a pump driven by the motor, a switch for completing an electrical circuit, a nozzle mechanism attached to the sprayer housing for spraying a liquid. The liquid sprayer also includes a deformable “pinched tube” mechanism which prevents liquid from flowing through the nozzle when the sprayer is not being used. The sprayer housing also includes a trigger movably connected to the sprayer housing for closing the switch, translating the piston and creating a leak-tight seal by squeezing the “pinched tube”.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Phillip Joseph DiMaggio, Robert James Good, Joseph Rae Krestine, Michael Joseph Murray, Alen David Streutker
  • Liquid sprayers
    Publication number: 20020011531
    Abstract: A liquid sprayer is provided. This liquid sprayer includes a bottle having an opening and a sprayer housing attached to the bottle. This sprayer housing includes an electrical motor, a voltage source for powering the electrical motor, a pump driven by the motor, a switch for completing an electrical circuit, a nozzle mechanism attached to the sprayer housing for spraying a liquid. The liquid sprayer also includes a deformable “pinched tube” mechanism which prevents liquid from flowing through the nozzle when the sprayer is not being used. The sprayer housing also includes a trigger movably connected to the sprayer housing for closing the switch, translating the piston and creating a leak-tight seal by squeezing the “pinched tube”.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2001
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Phillip Joseph DiMaggio, Robert James Good, Joseph Rae Krestine, Michael Joseph Murray, Alen David Streutker