Patents by Inventor Kerry D. Azelton
Kerry D. Azelton 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: 20240067401Abstract: An adjustable reusable packaging crate includes four side panels wherein the side panels contain a floating handle mechanism and a floor panel wherein the floor panel contains pegs that lock into an associated center grid lock panel. The adjustable reusable packaging crate is configured to allow adjustment between two size dimensions (e.g., 12 inches×8 inches×10.25 inches versus 17 inches×11 inches by 10.25 inches). In addition, the adjustable reusable packaging crate is configured to break down into a flat generally planar state for easy storage when empty, with no detachable parts.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Matthias Palm, Benjamin Ma, Gary Paulsen, Kerry D. Azelton, Daniel Block
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Patent number: 11518579Abstract: A closure for a bottle includes an upper portion, a lower portion attached to the upper portion and including a flange extending inwardly from an interior wall of the lower portion, and the flange resides entirely within the lower portion. The closure further includes one or more grip elements located on an outer surface of the lower portion, and an annular sleeve disposed in the lower portion and including a set of interior threads.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2020Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: THE CLOROX COMPANYInventors: Kerry D. Azelton, Benjamin Ma, Joshua R. Bush, Adam Frederick, Jon Markey, Alexandria Rinella
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Patent number: 11439281Abstract: The present invention is for wipe dispensers for dispensing interconnected wipes. An exemplary wipes dispenser may include a container body and a removable lid forming an interior region into which a plurality of interconnected wipes may be disposed. Pulling on a lead end of a lead wipe causes a following wipe to also be pulled and follow the lead wipe. The removable lid may cover a portion of a container aperture (e.g., an open top of the container body). A landing member in the lid covers a portion of the container aperture by extending from a top rim of the container body toward the middle of the interior region. The landing member may form an angle with a substantially vertical exterior wall of the container, where the formed angle may be less than 90°. In an embodiment, the landing member may include a concavely shaped portion. The landing member may include one or more fingers.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2020Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: The Clorox CompanyInventors: Kerry D. Azelton, Russell E. Bell, Jon Markey, Joshua Glessner
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Publication number: 20210031983Abstract: A closure for a bottle includes an upper portion, a lower portion attached to the upper portion and including a flange extending inwardly from an interior wall of the lower portion, and the flange resides entirely within the lower portion. The closure further includes one or more grip elements located on an outer surface of the lower portion, and an annular sleeve disposed in the lower portion and including a set of interior threads.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Inventors: Kerry D. Azelton, Benjamin Ma, Joshua R. Bush, Adam Frederick, Jon Markey, Alexandria Rinella
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Publication number: 20200405102Abstract: The present invention is for wipe dispensers for dispensing interconnected wipes. An exemplary wipes dispenser may include a container body and a removable lid forming an interior region into which a plurality of interconnected wipes may be disposed. Pulling on a lead end of a lead wipe causes a following wipe to also be pulled and follow the lead wipe. The removable lid may cover a portion of a container aperture (e.g., an open top of the container body). A landing member in the lid covers a portion of the container aperture by extending from a top rim of the container body toward the middle of the interior region. The landing member may form an angle with a substantially vertical exterior wall of the container, where the formed angle may be less than 90°. In an embodiment, the landing member may include a concavely shaped portion. The landing member may include one or more fingers.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: Kerry D. Azelton, Russell E. Bell, Jon Markey, Joshua Glessner
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Patent number: 10806309Abstract: The present invention is for wipe dispensers for dispensing interconnected wipes. An exemplary wipes dispenser may include a container body and a removable lid forming an interior region into which a plurality of interconnected wipes may be disposed. Pulling on a lead end of a lead wipe causes a following wipe to also be pulled and follow the lead wipe. The removable lid may cover a portion of a container aperture (e.g., an open top of the container body). A landing member in the lid covers a portion of the container aperture by extending from a top rim of the container body toward the middle of the interior region. The landing member may form an angle with a substantially vertical exterior wall of the container, where the formed angle may be less than 90°. In an embodiment, the landing member may include a concavely shaped portion. The landing member may include one or more fingers.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2018Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: THE CLOROX COMPANYInventors: Kerry D. Azelton, Russell E. Bell, Jon Markey, Joshua Glessner
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Patent number: 10576509Abstract: An all-in-one cleaning device, e.g., such as may be used in cleaning the inside of a shower. The device may provide the ability to dispense the composition carried within the device itself, and scrub the composition into or against the surfaces to be cleaned (e.g., shower walls, floors, corners, etc.). Activation of the dispensing mechanism of the cleaning device may dispense a metered dose of composition, in a generally horizontal direction, onto and/or into a nonwoven or other substrate. The dispensing mechanism may not rely on gravity for dispensing, and may be sealed to prevent unwanted backflow of shower water or other material, preventing contamination.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2018Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: THE CLOROX COMPANYInventors: Kristina Perlas, Jared Heymann, Steven J. Tomkins, Rashda Khan, Aidee Duarte, Kerry D. Azelton, Abhishek Shetty, Arun Agarwal, Sacha Connor, Miranda Helmer, Selina Wang, HyunJoo Lee, Courtney Lytle, John Jamieson, Janiece Hope
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Patent number: 10327602Abstract: Wipes dispensers for dispensing interconnected wipes. An exemplary wipes dispenser may include a container body and a removable lid forming an interior region into which a plurality of interconnected wipes may be disposed. Pulling on a lead end of a lead wipe causes a following wipe to also be pulled and follow the lead wipe. The removable lid may cover at least a portion of the container aperture. A landing member in the lid covers at least a portion of the container aperture by extending from a top rim of the container body toward the middle of the interior region. A gripping channel may be provided through the landing member, through which the lead end of the lead wipe may be threaded. The landing member may include a concavely shaped portion. The landing member may include a thickened portion, e.g., surrounding the gripping channel.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2018Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: The Clorox CompanyInventors: Kerry D. Azelton, Russell E. Bell, Jon Markey, Joshua Glessner
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Publication number: 20180354002Abstract: An all-in-one cleaning device, e.g., such as may be used in cleaning the inside of a shower. The device may provide the ability to dispense the composition carried within the device itself, and scrub the composition into or against the surfaces to be cleaned (e.g., shower walls, floors, corners, etc.). Activation of the dispensing mechanism of the cleaning device may dispense a metered dose of composition, in a generally horizontal direction, onto and/or into a nonwoven or other substrate. The dispensing mechanism may not rely on gravity for dispensing, and may be sealed to prevent unwanted backflow of shower water or other material, preventing contamination.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2018Publication date: December 13, 2018Inventors: Kristina Perlas, Jared Heymann, Steven J. Tomkins, Rashda Khan, Aidee Duarte, Kerry D. Azelton, Abhishek Shetty, Arun Agarwal, Sacha Connor, Miranda Helmer, Selina Wang, HyunJoo Lee, Courtney Lytle, John Jamieson, Janiece Hope
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Patent number: 10136789Abstract: An all-in-one cleaning device, e.g., such as may be used in cleaning the inside of a shower. The device may provide the ability to dispense a cleaning composition carried within the device itself, and scrub the cleaning composition onto or into the surfaces to be cleaned (e.g., shower walls, floors, corners, mirrors, etc.). The device may include a squeezable container housing holding the cleaning composition in a reservoir defined therein, with a dispensing valve configured to dispense the cleaning composition from the reservoir, through the valve when a user squeezes the container housing. A sled may be provided, e.g., snap-fit to a bottom wall of the container housing, with a substrate configured as a scrubbing pad attached to the bottom of the sled.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2016Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: The Clorox CompanyInventors: Hagar Zohar, Kerry D. Azelton, German R. Gonzalez, John E. Jamieson, Benjamin Ma, Jennifer A. Murphy, George S. Sieverding
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Publication number: 20180317720Abstract: Wipes dispensers for dispensing interconnected wipes. An exemplary wipes dispenser may include a container body and a removable lid forming an interior region into which a plurality of interconnected wipes may be disposed. Pulling on a lead end of a lead wipe causes a following wipe to also be pulled and follow the lead wipe. The removable lid may cover at least a portion of the container aperture. A landing member in the lid covers at least a portion of the container aperture by extending from a top rim of the container body toward the middle of the interior region. A gripping channel may be provided through the landing member, through which the lead end of the lead wipe may be threaded. The landing member may include a concavely shaped portion. The landing member may include a thickened portion, e.g., surrounding the gripping channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2018Publication date: November 8, 2018Inventors: KERRY D. AZELTON, RUSSELL E. BELL, JON MARKEY, JOSHUA GLESSNER
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Patent number: 10071399Abstract: An all-in-one cleaning device, e.g., such as may be used in cleaning the inside of a shower. The device may provide the ability to dispense the composition carried within the device itself, and scrub the composition into or against the surfaces to be cleaned (e.g., shower walls, floors, corners, etc.). Activation of the dispensing mechanism of the cleaning device may dispense a metered dose of composition, in a generally horizontal direction, onto and/or into a nonwoven or other substrate. The dispensing mechanism may not rely on gravity for dispensing, and may be sealed to prevent unwanted backflow of shower water or other material, preventing contamination.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2015Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: The Clorox CompanyInventors: Kristina Perlas, Jared Heymann, Steven J. Tomkins, Rashda Khan, Aidee Duarte, Kerry D. Azelton, Abhishek Shetty, Arun Agarwal, Sacha Connor, Miranda Helmer, Selina Wang, Hyunjoo Lee, Courtney Lytle, John Jamieson, Janiece Hope
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Patent number: 10064535Abstract: An all-in-one cleaning device, e.g., such as may be used in cleaning the inside of a shower. The device may provide the ability to dispense a cleaning composition carried within the device itself. The device may include a container housing including an internal reservoir for holding a cleaning composition, and a wall defining a scrubbing side of the container housing. The wall may include a dispensing orifice through which the cleaning composition is dispensed. A hook may be provided extending from the container housing, which is engageable with a substrate (e.g., a scrubbing pad) positioned over the wall defining the scrubbing side of the container housing. An end of the substrate may be held in place over the wall by the hook. Another end of the substrate may be held in place by a hook and loop attachment structure.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2016Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: The Clorox CompanyInventors: Kerry D. Azelton, John D. English
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Publication number: 20180235413Abstract: The present invention is for wipe dispensers for dispensing interconnected wipes. An exemplary wipes dispenser may include a container body and a removable lid forming an interior region into which a plurality of interconnected wipes may be disposed. Pulling on a lead end of a lead wipe causes a following wipe to also be pulled and follow the lead wipe. The removable lid may cover a portion of a container aperture (e.g., an open top of the container body). A landing member in the lid covers a portion of the container aperture by extending from a top rim of the container body toward the middle of the interior region. The landing member may form an angle with a substantially vertical exterior wall of the container, where the formed angle may be less than 90°. In an embodiment, the landing member may include a concavely shaped portion. The landing member may include one or more fingers.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2018Publication date: August 23, 2018Inventors: Kerry D. Azelton, Russell E. Bell, Jon Markey, Joshua Glessner
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Patent number: 10046887Abstract: In one example, a lid configured for use with a container includes an upper surface that is generally circular in shape, and further includes a side wall with an annular configuration, the side wall intersecting the upper surface to define an edge of the lid. A grip element is defined in the upper surface and sized and configured to be grasped by one or more fingers of a user, and the grip element includes a grip portion that is set back a distance from the edge of the lid. Finally, a tab is provided that is attached to the side wall of the lid by an elastically deformable standoff element.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2016Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: The Clorox CompanyInventors: Kerry D. Azelton, Ryan Christian, Brian Crane, Vince N. DeMaso, Gary Hulme, Gwen H. Lorio
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Patent number: D827438Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2016Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: The Clorox CompanyInventors: Kerry D. Azelton, John D. English
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Patent number: D968228Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2021Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: THE CLOROX COMPANYInventors: Kerry D. Azelton, Aaron J. Chun, Hyun Jin Ko, Mark D. Pszczolkowski, Alea L. Reidinger, Scot Herbst, William W. Hunter, Elisabeth Morris
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Patent number: D976109Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2021Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: THE CLOROX COMPANYInventors: Hyun Jin Ko, Mark D. Pszczolkowski, Kerry D. Azelton, Alea L. Reidinger, Scot Herbst, William W. Hunter, Elisabeth Morris
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Patent number: D976110Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2021Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: THE CLOROX COMPANYInventors: Mark D. Pszczolkowski, Hyun Jin Ko, Kerry D. Azelton, Alea L. Reidinger, Scot Herbst, William W. Hunter, Elisabeth Morris
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Patent number: D983034Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: The Clorox CompanyInventors: Kerry D. Azelton, Aaron J. Chun, Hyun Jin Ko