Patents by Inventor Kevin J. Moe

Kevin J. Moe 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: 7014127
    Abstract: An aerosol dispenser assembly (1) has a container (2) holding a liquid product and a liquefied gas propellant for propelling the liquid product from the container, the propellant being present in a quantity of at most about 25% by weight of the contents of the container (2). A valve (4) is attached to the container (2) for selectively dispensing the liquid product from the container (2) as a mist. The assembly (1) is configured such that the mist has a small particle size, is dispensed at an expeditious rate, and very little product is retained in the container (2) when the propellant is depleted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard S. Valpey, III, Paul A. Clark, Kevin J. Moe, Robert E. Kendrick, Leon C. Samuelson, Cary E. Manderfield
  • Patent number: 6824079
    Abstract: An aerosol dispenser assembly (1) having a container (2) that contains a liquid product, and a propellant for propelling the liquid product from the container (2). The propellant is a dual phase hydrocarbon propellant, is free of normal butane, and is at most 25% by weight of the contents of the container. A valve (4) is attached to the container (2) for selectively dispensing the liquid product from the container (2) as a mist, the mist having an average particle size of less than 35 &mgr;m (0.0014″), over at least 75% of the life of the dispenser assembly (1). The dispenser assembly (1) is capable of dispensing over 98% by weight of the liquid product from the container (2). A vapor tap (24) is formed in the valve (4) to facilitate thorough mixing of the propellant and the liquid product prior to dispensing, and a valve stem (12) is disposed in the valve (4). The valve stem (12) defines at least one stem orifice (26) for flow of the product during dispensing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Kendrick, Leon C. Samuelson, Kevin J. Moe, Cary E. Manderfield
  • Publication number: 20040144864
    Abstract: An aerosol dispenser assembly (1) has a container (2) holding a liquid product and a liquefied gas propellant for propelling the liquid product from the container, the propellant being present in a quantity of at most about 25% by weight of the contents of the container (2). A valve (4) is attached to the container (2) for selectively dispensing the liquid product from the container (2) as a mist. The assembly (1) is configured such that the mist has a small particle size, is dispensed at an expeditious rate, and very little product is retained in the container (2) when the propellant is depleted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2003
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Applicant: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard S. Valpey, Paul A. Clark, Kevin J. Moe, Robert E. Kendrick, Leon C. Samuelson, Cary E. Manderfield
  • Publication number: 20040144863
    Abstract: An aerosol dispenser assembly (1) having a container (2) that contains a liquid product, and a propellant for propelling the liquid product from the container (2). The propellant is a dual phase hydrocarbon propellant, is free of normal butane, and is at most 25% by weight of the contents of the container. A valve (4) is attached to the container (2) for selectively dispensing the liquid product from the container (2) as a mist, the mist having an average particle size of less than 35 &mgr;m (0.0014″), over at least 75% of the life of the dispenser assembly (1). The dispenser assembly (1) is capable of dispensing over 98% by weight of the liquid product from the container (2). A vapor tap (24) is formed in the valve (4) to facilitate thorough mixing of the propellant and the liquid product prior to dispensing, and a valve stem (12) is disposed in the valve (4). The valve stem (12) defines at least one stem orifice (26) for flow of the product during dispensing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2003
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Applicant: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Kendrick, Leon C. Samuelson, Kevin J. Moe, Cary E. Manderfield