Patents by Inventor Lance Lyda

Lance Lyda 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: 8276788
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for heating a product dispensed from a handheld container having a nozzle for discharging the product from the container utilizes a discharge assembly having a discharge housing that defines a reservoir and is in fluid communication with the nozzle when the discharge assembly is coupled to the container. The reservoir receives the discharged product from the nozzle and collects the discharged product within the reservoir and allows the introduction of a warm liquid into the reservoir. A strainer allows the warm liquid introduced into the reservoir of the discharge housing to be separated from the discharged product by pouring the warm liquid from the discharge housing through the strainer. The strainer is configured to retain majority of the discharged product within the reservoir after pouring out the liquid. A product access port allows the discharged product to be removed from the reservoir of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Inventor: Lance Lyda
  • Publication number: 20100224345
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for heating a product dispensed from a handheld container having a nozzle for discharging the product from the container utilizes a discharge assembly having a discharge housing that defines a reservoir and is in fluid communication with the nozzle when the discharge assembly is coupled to the container. The reservoir receives the discharged product from the nozzle and collectes the discharged product within the reservoir and allows the introduction of a warm liquid into the reservoir. A strainer allows the warm liquid introduced into the reservoir of the discharge housing to be separated from the discharged product by pouring the warm liquid from the discharge housing through the strainer. The strainer is configured so that at least a majority of the discharged product is retained within the reservoir after pouring out the liquid. A product access port allows the discharged product to be removed from the reservoir through the product access port of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2009
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Inventor: Lance Lyda
  • Publication number: 20030061105
    Abstract: A method for on-line distribution of music related items can efficiently distribute music related items to a consumer over a computer communications network according to the musical profile of the consumer. The method can include several steps beginning with the step of identifying a musical profile of a consumer in a first interactive hypermedia document. Notably, the identifying step can include classifying the consumer according to any number of permutations of age group, instrument played, skill level and preferred music type. Moreover, the identifying step can include the further step of classifying the consumer according to type of music related item. Responsive to the identification of the music profile of the consumer, the method can list in a second interactive hypermedia document music related items consonant with the identified musical profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2001
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Inventors: April J. Morris, David Davidson, Steve Edgerton, Lance Lyda