Patents by Inventor Kevin Robert Martz

Kevin Robert Martz 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).

  • Publication number: 20240109088
    Abstract: A dispensing tip assembly includes a foodstuff additive dispenser for a pressurized foodstuff container. A tip body of the dispensing tip assembly may have low pressure zone in which fluid pressure is lower than fluid pressure upstream of the low pressure zone as flowable foodstuff from the foodstuff container flows through the internal flow passage toward an open downstream end of the tip body. The dispenser tip assembly may include one or more of duckbill valves tethered to one another, and/or a plurality of injection ports and/or structure for one-direction dispensing, and/or internal fins to couple to an actuator of the foodstuff container, and/or an anti-rotation device, and/or a collar for attaching a bulb or pod of the tip body, and/or an ergonomic and functional bulb.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: James David Wilson, II, Brennan Fogarty, Kevin Robert Martz
  • Patent number: 11866248
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a valve for dispensing flowable product from a container under pressure, the valve comprising a stem, a seal coupled to the stem, and a mounting cup configured to mount the valve to the container, wherein each of the stem, seal, and mounting cup comprises a recyclable plastic, and wherein the valve is free from a gasket configured to surround an opening of the container to form a seal between the valve and the container. Also provided herein is a container for dispensing a flowable product under pressure comprising the valve as described above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Clayton Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Baker, Kevin Robert Martz, Richard Berger
  • Publication number: 20220396415
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a valve for dispensing flowable product from a container under pressure, the valve comprising a stem, a seal coupled to the stem, and a mounting cup configured to mount the valve to the container, wherein each of the stem, seal, and mounting cup comprises a recyclable plastic, and wherein the valve is free from a gasket configured to surround an opening of the container to form a seal between the valve and the container. Also provided herein is a container for dispensing a flowable product under pressure comprising the valve as described above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Mark Baker, Kevin Robert Martz, Richard Berger
  • Patent number: 11358783
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a valve for dispensing flowable product from a container under pressure, the valve comprising a stem, a seal coupled to the stem, and a mounting cup configured to mount the valve to the container, wherein each of the stem, seal, and mounting cup comprises a recyclable plastic, and wherein the valve is free from a gasket configured to surround an opening of the container to form a seal between the valve and the container. Also provided herein is a container for dispensing a flowable product under pressure comprising the valve as described above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Clayton Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Baker, Kevin Robert Martz, Richard Berger
  • Publication number: 20210368848
    Abstract: The invention relates to a containerization system for dispensing a foamable food product comprising a single chamber pressure-resistant container comprising a base, a sidewall, and a nozzle, a food product composition comprising a food product and water, and a propellant. The invention is also directed to a process wherein the food product composition and propellant are combined to form a foamable mixture and the foamable mixture is disposed within a container such that the mixture expands in volume when it is released from the container, forming a foamed food product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Mark Baker, Kevin Robert Martz
  • Publication number: 20210261321
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a valve for dispensing flowable product from a container under pressure, the valve comprising a stem, a seal coupled to the stem, and a mounting cup configured to mount the valve to the container, wherein each of the stem, seal, and mounting cup comprises a recyclable plastic, and wherein the valve is free from a gasket configured to surround an opening of the container to form a seal between the valve and the container. Also provided herein is a container for dispensing a flowable product under pressure comprising the valve as described above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: Clayton Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Baker, Kevin Robert Martz, Richard Berger
  • Patent number: 10947030
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a valve for dispensing flowable product from a container under pressure, the valve comprising a stem, a seal coupled to the stem, and a mounting cup configured to mount the valve to the container, wherein each of the stem, seal, and mounting cup comprises a recyclable plastic, and wherein the valve is free from a gasket configured to surround an opening of the container to form a seal between the valve and the container. Also provided herein is a container for dispensing a flowable product under pressure comprising the valve as described above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Clayton Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Baker, Kevin Robert Martz, Richard Berger
  • Publication number: 20200062490
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a valve for dispensing flowable product from a container under pressure, the valve comprising a stem, a seal coupled to the stem, and a mounting cup configured to mount the valve to the container, wherein each of the stem, seal, and mounting cup comprises a recyclable plastic, and wherein the valve is free from a gasket configured to surround an opening of the container to form a seal between the valve and the container. Also provided herein is a container for dispensing a flowable product under pressure comprising the valve as described above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: Clayton Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Baker, Kevin Robert Martz, Richard Berger
  • Publication number: 20180297771
    Abstract: A hold-open device for a container-in-container dispenser has an elongate body that is flexible along its length. The elongate body defines a longitudinal internal passage extending along its length and through first and second longitudinal ends of the elongate body. The elongate body defines a plurality of longitudinal external channels extending along the length of the elongate body and through the first and second longitudinal ends of the elongate body. The hold-open device is to be received in an inner container of the container-in-container dispenser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventor: Kevin Robert Martz
  • Patent number: 9446894
    Abstract: A valve for dispensing a flowable product from a container includes a mounting cup. The mounting cup includes a bottom wall having a central portion defining a seal-mounting opening through which a seal and a stem extend. An external seal bead of the seal overlies an upper end of the central portion. The upper end of the central portion is disposed at or below a plane extending transverse to a central axis of the mounting cup and defined by a juncture of a sidewall and an annular sidewall-bottom transition portion of the mounting cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Clayton Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Robert Martz, James P. McBroom
  • Publication number: 20160009482
    Abstract: A valve for dispensing a flowable product from a container includes a mounting cup. The mounting cup includes a bottom wall having a central portion defining a seal-mounting opening through which a seal and a stem extend. An external seal bead of the seal overlies an upper end of the central portion. The upper end of the central portion is disposed at or below a plane extending transverse to a central axis of the mounting cup and defined by a juncture of a sidewall and an annular sidewall-bottom transition portion of the mounting cup.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Kevin Robert Martz, James P. McBroom
  • Patent number: 8866104
    Abstract: An elution tool for a radiopharmaceutical elution system includes an elution tool. The tool has a vial chamber sized and shaped for receiving an elution vial. An access opening is aligned with a septum of the elution vial when the elution vial is received in the vial chamber. An elution tool lid is secured to the elution tool body by a hinged connection. The elution tool lid is rotatable at the hinged connection and movable relative to the elution tool body between an occluded position and an exposed position. The tool also includes a latching mechanism for selectively and releasably locking the lid in the occluded position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Mallinckrodt LLC
    Inventors: Scott Haywar Mayfield, Kevin Robert Martz, Anthony K. Lewis
  • Patent number: 8809804
    Abstract: A holder for a vial containing a sterile liquid for use with a radiopharmaceutical elution system includes a holder body. The body has a top, an opposing bottom, an opening in the top and a vial chamber. The vial chamber extends from the opening in the top toward the bottom and is sized and shaped for receiving the vial therein. An access opening extends through the bottom to the vial chamber and is aligned with a septum of the elution vial when the sterile vial is received in the vial chamber. A cap is removably secured to the top of the holder body for selectively opening and closing the vial chamber. The holder body includes plastic and has a density less than the density of the cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Mallinckrodt LLC
    Inventors: Scott Hayward Mayfield, Kevin Robert Martz, Anthony K. Lewis, Andrew D. Speth
  • Patent number: 8421044
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a radiation shielding lid of a radiation shielding container (e.g., auxiliary radiation shield) designed to house a radioisotope generator assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Mallinckrodt LLC
    Inventors: Scott Hayward Mayfield, Kevin Robert Martz
  • Publication number: 20120187316
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a radiation shielding lid of a radiation shielding container (e.g., auxiliary radiation shield) designed to house a radioisotope generator assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: Mallinckrodt LLC
    Inventors: Scott Hayward Mayfield, Kevin Robert Martz
  • Patent number: D683466
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Mallinckrodt LLC
    Inventors: Scott Hayward Mayfield, Kevin Robert Martz
  • Patent number: D738216
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Clayton Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Robert Martz, Kenneth J. Rueschhoff