Patents by Inventor Joseph T. Norris

Joseph T. Norris 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: 6460739
    Abstract: The dispenser is for dispensing viscous products, has an ergonomic shape, and an automatic closure. The closure opens promptly upon initiation of an actuator and before the flow of viscous product from the dispenser. Further, the closure closes the dispenser outlet at the end of the return of the actuator to its rest position. Further, an outlet valve from a pump chamber remains open as an inlet valve to the pump chamber opens. This causes a suckback of viscous product near the dispenser outlet to flow into the dispenser. The automatic closure does not close as dispenser outlet until the suckback of viscous product has occurred. The automatic closure also functions as a knife or blade to assist in cutting the viscous product to maintain cleanliness and hygiene of the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2002
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Joseph T. Norris, John C. Crawford, Patrick M. Calello
  • Patent number: D462896
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: Colgate Palmolive Company
    Inventors: John C. Crawford, Patrick Callelo, Scott Murray Walsh, Joseph T. Norris
  • Patent number: D476559
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: Colgate Palmolive Co.
    Inventors: Joseph T. Norris, John C. Crawford