Patents by Inventor Kelly Gaines

Kelly Gaines 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: 8235308
    Abstract: A fragrance dispensing assembly including a container having a sealed interior chamber containing porous reeds in a fragranced liquid. At least one buoyant member is coupled to one or more of the reeds. The porous reeds, buoyant member(s) and the fragranced liquid are put in the container and placed in contact with each other prior to sealing the container. To commence use of the fragrance dispensing assembly, the sealed container is opened and the buoyant member(s) elevate the coupled porous reeds within the liquid, thus providing additional portions of the pre-soaked porous reeds to extend from the opened container and begin instant and continuous fragrance dispensing to a room upon opening the sealed container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Gaines Group LLC
    Inventors: Kelly Gaines, Andrea Garrison
  • Publication number: 20090039174
    Abstract: A fragrance dispensing assembly including a container having a sealed interior chamber containing porous reeds in a fragranced liquid. At least one buoyant member is coupled to one or more of the reeds. The porous reeds, buoyant member(s) and the fragranced liquid are put in the container and placed in contact with each other prior to sealing the container. To commence use of the fragrance dispensing assembly, the sealed container is opened and the buoyant member(s) elevate the coupled porous reeds within the liquid, thus providing additional portions of the pre-soaked porous reeds to extend from the opened container and begin instant and continuous fragrance dispensing to a room upon opening the sealed container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventors: Kelly Gaines, Andrea Garrison
  • Publication number: 20080169220
    Abstract: A packaged kit for storing an instant fragrance dispensing assembly includes a storage container having a sealed interior chamber containing porous reeds in a fragranced liquid. The porous reeds and the fragranced liquid are put in the storage container, placed in contact with each other, and the storage container is sealed. The packaged kit provides instant and continuous fragrance to a room by opening the sealed storage container and transferring the porous reeds and the fragranced liquid from the storage container to a holding container. A portion of the porous reeds extend from the holding container and release the fragrance from the exposed fragrant liquid into the surrounding area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Inventor: Kelly Gaines