Patents by Inventor Ken John Herbert Bird

Ken John Herbert Bird 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: 5967379
    Abstract: A container for dispersing liquid through a dispenser is described. The container has a resealable outlet which has an outlet passageway in a tube and a stop wedged in the passageway to seal the liquid in the container. The passageway is accessible beneath the stop by a dispenser peg for insertion in the tube to push the stop inward toward the interior of the container. A means for containing the stop is adjacent the passageway inlet. The stop reseals the passageway by covering the passageway inlet after a dispenser peg is removed from the passageway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: Diversey Lever, Inc.
    Inventors: Garry William Crossdale, Ken John Herbert Bird, Brian David Haworth
  • Patent number: 5908143
    Abstract: A manually operated dispenser for dispensing single shots of liquid with a built-in extended delay between each manually dispensed shot is described. The dispenser contains a manually operated pump for withdrawing a single shot of liquid from the reservoir of liquid, an outlet through which the pump dispenses the single shot and a reciprocal piston and cylinder assembly on the pump. The piston is ready to dispense the single shot of liquid into the outlet when in a retracted position. A plunger which is biased to move away from the piston manually moves the piston to dispense the shot. A detent is provided for locking the plunger in an outward position. A piston spring is loaded in a manner such that when the piston is moved to a retracted position the detent is disengaged and the relative movement of the piston from the extended position to the retracted position defines a built in extended delay between dispensed shots of liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1999
    Assignee: Diversey Lever, Inc.
    Inventors: Garry William Crossdale, Ken John Herbert Bird, Brian Peter Onufryk, David Grant Barnett