Patents by Inventor Lawrence M. Pillion
Lawrence M. Pillion 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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Patent number: 7635097Abstract: An automated sprayer for spraying the walls of a shower enclosure with a liquid cleanser dispenses the cleanser using a pump and rotatable spray head. A motor drives the pump and rotates the spray head. The sprayer has a showerhead mountable housing with a hanger. The housing supports a bottle of cleanser in an inverted fashion. Cleanser is delivered from the bottle through a cleanser conduit in the piercing post into a well of the housing. The bottle is vented from the well through an air vent path in the piercing post or from a well vent outlet through the air vent path in the piercing post. An outlet valve in the well permits outflow of cleanser from the well. Various bottle caps and bottle closures are also provided to improve venting and/or limit cleanser leakage from the bottle when the bottle is installed in the housing.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2007Date of Patent: December 22, 2009Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: Amber N. D. Mazooji, Terry M. Kovara, Peter M. Neumann, David H. Leifheit, Michael W. Allen, Paul M. Blankenship, Lawrence M. Pillion
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Patent number: 7308990Abstract: An automated sprayer for spraying the walls of a shower enclosure with a liquid cleanser dispenses the cleanser using a pump and rotatable spray head. A motor drives the pump and rotates the spray head. The sprayer has a showerhead mountable housing with a hanger. The housing supports a bottle of cleanser in an inverted fashion. Cleanser is delivered from the bottle through a cleanser conduit in the piercing post into a well of the housing. The bottle is vented from the well through an air vent path in the piercing post or from a well vent outlet through the air vent path in the piercing post. An outlet valve in the well permits outflow of cleanser from the well. Various bottle caps and bottle closures are also provided to improve venting and/or limit cleanser leakage from the bottle when the bottle is installed in the housing.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2006Date of Patent: December 18, 2007Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: Amber N. D. Mazooji, Terry M. Kovara, Peter M. Neumann, David H. Leifheit, Michael W. Allen, Paul M. Blankenship, Lawrence M. Pillion
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Patent number: 7021494Abstract: An automated sprayer for spraying the walls of a shower enclosure with a liquid cleanser dispenses the cleanser using a pump and rotatable spray head. A motor drives the pump and rotates the spray head. The sprayer has a showerhead mountable housing with a hanger. The housing supports a bottle of cleanser in an inverted fashion. Cleanser is delivered from the bottle through a cleanser conduit in the piercing post into a well of the housing. The bottle is vented from the well through an air vent path in the piercing post or from a well vent outlet through the air vent path in the piercing post. An outlet valve in the well permits outflow of cleanser from the well. Various bottle caps and bottle closures are also provided to improve venting and/or limit cleanser leakage from the bottle when the bottle is installed in the housing.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2003Date of Patent: April 4, 2006Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: Amber N. D. Mazooji, Terry M. Kovara, Peter M. Neumann, David H. Leifheit, Michael W. Allen, Paul M. Blankenship, Lawrence M. Pillion
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Patent number: 6863704Abstract: An air filtration device for intake of atmospheric air, removal of contaminants from the atmospheric air, expulsion of filtered air, includes a housing configured for application directly to an electrical outlet and provides air intake from the front surface of the housing and air expulsion from the side of the housing to utilize a wall surface to disperse the filtered air. An indicator is provided to communicate that a filter should be changed, and a filter orientation system is provided to allow proper orientation of the filter with respect to air flow.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2003Date of Patent: March 8, 2005Assignee: Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc.Inventors: Lawrence M. Pillion, Anthony V. Cruz, Matt R. Ragland
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Publication number: 20040217197Abstract: An automated sprayer for spraying the walls of a shower enclosure with a liquid cleanser dispenses the cleanser using a pump and rotatable spray head. A motor drives the pump and rotates the spray head. The sprayer has a showerhead mountable housing with a hanger. The housing supports a bottle of cleanser in an inverted fashion. Cleanser is delivered from the bottle through a cleanser conduit in the piercing post into a well of the housing. The bottle is vented from the well through an air vent path in the piercing post or from a well vent outlet through the air vent path in the piercing post. An outlet valve in the well permits outflow of cleanser from the well. Various bottle caps and bottle closures are also provided to improve venting and/or limit cleanser leakage from the bottle when the bottle is installed in the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2003Publication date: November 4, 2004Inventors: Amber N.D. Mazooji, Terry M. Kovara, Peter M. Neumann, David H. Leifheit, Michael W. Allen, Paul M. Blankenship, Lawrence M. Pillion
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Publication number: 20040079059Abstract: An air filtration device for intake of atmospheric air, removal of contaminants from the atmospheric air, expulsion of filtered air, includes a housing configured for application directly to an electrical outlet and provides air intake from the front surface of the housing and air expulsion from the side of the housing to utilize a wall surface to disperse the filtered air. An indicator is provided to communicate that a filter should be changed, and a filter orientation system is provided to allow proper orientation of the filter with respect to air flow.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2003Publication date: April 29, 2004Applicant: Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc.Inventors: Lawrence M. Pillion, Anthony V. Cruz, Matt R. Ragland
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Patent number: 6712889Abstract: An air filtration device for intake of atmospheric air, removal of contaminants from the atmospheric air, expulsion of filtered air, includes a housing configured for application directly to an electrical outlet and provides air intake from the front surface of the housing and air expulsion from the side of the housing to utilize a wall surface to disperse the filtered air. An indicator is provided to communicate that a filter should be changed, and a filter orientation system is provided to allow proper orientation of the filter with respect to air flow.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2002Date of Patent: March 30, 2004Assignee: Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc.Inventors: Lawrence M. Pillion, Anthony V. Cruz, Matt R. Ragland
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Publication number: 20030056478Abstract: An air filtration device for intake of atmospheric air, removal of contaminants from the atmospheric air, expulsion of filtered air, includes a housing configured for application directly to an electrical outlet and provides air intake from the front surface of the housing and air expulsion from the side of the housing to utilize a wall surface to disperse the filtered air. An indicator is provided to communicate that a filter should be changed, and a filter orientation system is provided to allow proper orientation of the filter with respect to air flow.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2002Publication date: March 27, 2003Applicant: Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc.Inventors: Lawrence M. Pillion, Anthony V. Cruz, Matt R. Ragland
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Patent number: 6508868Abstract: An air filtration device for intake of atmospheric air, removal of contaminants from the atmospheric air, expulsion of filtered air, includes a housing configured for application directly to an electrical outlet and provides air intake from the front surface of the housing and air expulsion from the side of the housing to utilize a wall surface to disperse the filtered air. A filter change indicator is provided to communicate that a filter should be changed, and a filter orientation system is provided to allow proper orientation of the filter with respect to air flow.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2001Date of Patent: January 21, 2003Assignee: Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc.Inventors: Lawrence M. Pillion, Michael E. Smith
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Publication number: 20020152894Abstract: An air filtration device for intake of atmospheric air, removal of contaminants from the atmospheric air, expulsion of filtered air, includes a housing configured for application directly to an electrical outlet and provides air intake from the front surface of the housing and air expulsion from the side of the housing to utilize a wall surface to disperse the filtered air. An indicator is provided to communicate that a filter should be changed, and a filter orientation system is provided to allow proper orientation of the filter with respect to air flow.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2002Publication date: October 24, 2002Applicant: Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc.Inventors: Lawrence M. Pillion, Anthony V. Cruz, Matt R. Ragland
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Patent number: 6447587Abstract: An air filtration device for intake of atmospheric air, removal of contaminants from the atmospheric air, expulsion of filtered air, includes a housing configured for application directly to an electrical outlet and provides air intake from the front surface of the housing and air expulsion from the side of the housing to utilize a wall surface to disperse the filtered air. An indicator is provided to communicate that a filter should be changed, and a filter orientation system is provided to allow proper orientation of the filter with respect to air flow.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2001Date of Patent: September 10, 2002Assignee: Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc.Inventors: Lawrence M. Pillion, Anthony V. Cruz, Matt R. Ragland
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Patent number: 6443052Abstract: A household electric appliance has three basic components, a griddle, a skillet which can be placed on the griddle to be heated thereby when the griddle is not otherwise in use, and a skillet lid which can be placed atop the skillet. The appliance can be compactly assembled for storage by changing the manner in which the components are stacked. When compactly assembled for storage, the three basic components can be clamped together and stored on edge to conserve lateral storage space. Two types of clamps are described, a resilient strap clamp and a wire rod clip. Operation of the appliance is controlled by a thermostat and a heating control panel is provided that has two sets of indicia, one for use when the griddle is used by itself and one for use when the skillet is used.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 1999Date of Patent: September 3, 2002Assignee: Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc.Inventors: Alan M. Garber, Phillip L. Brookshire, David L. Slayton, Lawrence M. Pillion, Stacey R. Just
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Publication number: 20020043157Abstract: An air filtration device for intake of atmospheric air, removal of contaminants from the atmospheric air, expulsion of filtered air, includes a housing configured for application directly to an electrical outlet and provides air intake from the front surface of the housing and air expulsion from the side of the housing to utilize a wall surface to disperse the filtered air. An indicator is provided to communicate that a filter should be changed, and a filter orientation system is provided to allow proper orientation of the filter with respect to air flow.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2001Publication date: April 18, 2002Inventors: Lawrence M. Pillion, Anthony V. Cruz, Matt R. Ragland
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Publication number: 20020040642Abstract: An air filtration device for intake of atmospheric air, removal of contaminants from the atmospheric air, expulsion of filtered air, includes a housing configured for application directly to an electrical outlet and provides air intake from the front surface of the housing and air expulsion from the side of the housing to utilize a wall surface to disperse the filtered air. A filter change indicator is provided to communicate that a filter should be changed, and a filter orientation system is provided to allow proper orientation of the filter with respect to air flow.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2001Publication date: April 11, 2002Applicant: Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc.Inventors: Lawrence M. Pillion, Michael E. Smith
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Patent number: 6328791Abstract: An air filtration device for intake of atmospheric air, removal of contaminants from the atmospheric air, expulsion of filtered air, includes a housing configured for application directly to an electrical outlet and provides air intake from the front surface of the housing and air expulsion from the side of the housing to utilize a wall surface to disperse the filtered air. An indicator is provided to communicate that a filter should be changed, and a filter orientation system is provided to allow proper orientation of the filter with respect to air flow.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2000Date of Patent: December 11, 2001Assignee: Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc.Inventors: Lawrence M. Pillion, Anthony V. Cruz, Matt R. Ragland
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Patent number: 6315821Abstract: An air filtration device for intake of atmospheric air, removal of contaminants from the atmospheric air, expulsion of filtered air, includes a housing configured for application directly to an electrical outlet and provides air intake from the front surface of the housing and air expulsion from the side of the housing to utilize a wall surface to disperse the filtered air. A filter change indicator is provided to communicate that a filter should be changed, and a filter orientation system is provided to allow proper orientation of the filter with respect to air flow.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2001Date of Patent: November 13, 2001Assignee: Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc.Inventors: Lawrence M. Pillion, Michael E. Smith
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Publication number: 20010037732Abstract: An air filtration device for intake of atmospheric air, removal of contaminants from the atmospheric air, expulsion of filtered air, includes a housing configured for application directly to an electrical outlet and provides air intake from the front surface of the housing and air expulsion from the side of the housing to utilize a wall surface to disperse the filtered air. A filter change indicator is provided to communicate that a filter should be changed, and a filter orientation system is provided to allow proper orientation of the filter with respect to air flow.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2001Publication date: November 8, 2001Applicant: Hamilton Beach / Proctor-Silex, Inc.Inventors: Lawrence M. Pillion, Michael E. Smith
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Patent number: D449097Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2000Date of Patent: October 9, 2001Assignee: Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc.Inventors: Michael E. Smith, Anthony V. Cruz, Lawrence M. Pillion
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Patent number: D459457Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2001Date of Patent: June 25, 2002Assignee: Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc.Inventors: Lawrence M. Pillion, Michael E. Smith
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Patent number: D459458Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2001Date of Patent: June 25, 2002Assignee: Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc.Inventors: Lawrence M. Pillion, Michael Smith