Patents by Inventor Marissa A. K. Schultz

Marissa A. K. Schultz 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: 8243062
    Abstract: A method of designing a consumer-selected surface includes the steps of displaying a representation of a surface, displaying one or more patterns that may be applied to the representation of the surface, and receiving a selection from a user of a pattern selected from the one or more patterns. The method also includes the steps of allowing the user to locate on the selected pattern at a position on the representation of the surface, the position being independent of a size or shape of the selected pattern, and allowing the user to modify the positioned pattern by altering at least one characteristic thereof to develop a modified representation of the surface. Further, the method includes the steps of generating a three-dimensional view of a room that includes a rendering of the modified representation of the surface and providing the generated three-dimensional view to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Marissa A. K. Schultz, William A. Bachman, Marcia L. Santaga, Eric J. Minor
  • Publication number: 20120084180
    Abstract: A personal growth system and method for personal growth are provided. The personal growth system may be web-enabled and may include a communication interface operable to communicate with an endpoint user interface. The user interface generally includes a display area. The personal growth program is operable to generate, for a user in the display area, a first information request for the user and to obtain first user input relating to the user's current state of being. The personal growth system also may include a recommendation database defining guided experiences, each of which may include at least one instruction that leads the user through the guided experience. The personal growth system may communicate applicable guided experiences to the endpoint based on the first user input. The instructions of the guided experiences may specify an act intended to generate a result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2010
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Inventors: Catherine D. Dowdell, Michael M. Sawalski, John R. Weaver, Thomas A. Helf, Marissa A.K. Schultz, James R. Crapser, Sara Cantor Aye, Mark King, Andrew Michael Brooks, Kristina J. Genslak, Felicia E. Zusman
  • Publication number: 20100001992
    Abstract: A method of designing a consumer-selected surface includes the steps of displaying a representation of a surface, displaying one or more patterns that may be applied to the representation of the surface, and receiving a selection from a user of a pattern selected from the one or more patterns. The method also includes the steps of allowing the user to locate on the selected pattern at a position on the representation of the surface, the position being independent of a size or shape of the selected pattern, and allowing the user to modify the positioned pattern by altering at least one characteristic thereof to develop a modified representation of the surface. Further, the method includes the steps of generating a three-dimensional view of a room that includes a rendering of the modified representation of the surface and providing the generated three-dimensional view to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Inventors: Marissa A.K. Schultz, William A. Bachman, Marcia L. Santaga, Eric J. Minor
  • Patent number: 7610635
    Abstract: A drain cleaner is disclosed for use with a drain assembly having a drain pipe, a flange coupled to the drain pipe and defining a drain inlet, and a pop-up assembly having an actuating arm disposed in the drain pipe. The drain cleaner includes a stopper head having a seal sized to engage the drain inlet and an inlet passage extending from an inlet port formed in a top surface of the stopper head to an outlet port formed in a bottom surface of the stopper head. A stopper guide has a proximal end coupled to the stopper head bottom surface and a distal end, the stopper guide distal end including a tail piece adapted to operatively engage the actuating arm of the pop-up assembly. A drain cleaning composition is supported below the stopper head bottom surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Marissa A. K. Schultz, Emily Schoenfelder, David H. Roland
  • Patent number: 7506416
    Abstract: A closure assembly includes a slider for opening and/or closing an elongate closure mechanism including a pair of opposing closure members. The slider includes a first separator finger and a second separator finger, each of which is articulably connected to a hinge member. The first and second separator fingers extend between the closure members and may be articulated between a closing position, in which the separator fingers are adjacent each other, and an opening position, in which the separator fingers are laterally spaced from each other. In the opening position, the separator fingers urge the members apart. Closing bars and retention members may also be included to facilitate re-closing the closure members and retaining the slider in an operative position thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson Home Storage, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. Hoffman, Bryan L. Ackerman, Heath A. Doty, Melvin Joshua Leedle, Marissa A.K. Schultz, Robert R. Turvey
  • Publication number: 20080276392
    Abstract: A drain cleaner is disclosed for use with a drain assembly having a drain pipe, a flange coupled to the drain pipe and defining a drain inlet, and a pop-up assembly having an actuating arm disposed in the drain pipe. The drain cleaner includes a stopper head having a seal sized to engage the drain inlet and an inlet passage extending from an inlet port formed in a top surface of the stopper head to an outlet port formed in a bottom surface of the stopper head. A stopper guide has a proximal end coupled to the stopper head bottom surface and a distal end, the stopper guide distal end including a tail piece adapted to operatively engage the actuating arm of the pop-up assembly. A drain cleaning composition is supported below the stopper head bottom surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2007
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Inventors: Marissa A.K. Schultz, Emily Schoenfelder, David H. Roland
  • Patent number: 7426799
    Abstract: A display frame with a refill holder comprises a transparent block with front and rear faces. A U-shaped mounting member is attached to the rear face about an outer periphery of same. The U-shaped mounting member has an inwardly extending wall. A channel is formed in a space between the rear face and the inwardly extending wall. A protrusion is attached to the rear face of the frame, wherein the protrusion in combination with the inwardly extending wall are configured to distance the rear face from a support surface when the frame is in a substantially horizontal position and provide a substantially unimpeded air passage adjacent the rear face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Christianson, Marissa A. K. Schultz, Stephen B. Leonard, Stacey L. Forkner, Heather R. Schramm, Kara L. Lakatos
  • Patent number: 6868980
    Abstract: A container (100) includes a bowl (200) and a lid (300) for the bowl (200). The lid (300) includes at least one opening (330). The lid (300) can be sealed to the bowl (200) in a plurality of orientations, including (i) an open orientation and (ii) a closed orientation. In the open orientation, the opening (330) is arranged over the bowl (200) such that flow is allowed from the interior of the container (100) to the exterior of the container (100), and vice versa. In the closed orientation, no flow is allowed between the interior of the container (100) and the exterior of the container (100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson Home Storage, Inc.
    Inventors: Marissa A. K. Schultz, David H. Roland, Douglas Carpiaux, Jesse D. Cotterman
  • Publication number: 20040262478
    Abstract: A holding device includes a first wall including a first cutout portion and a second wall including a second cutout portion intersecting the first wall at an angle less than 180 degrees. The cutout portions of the holding device function to hold objects in a space between the first and second walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2003
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventor: Marissa A. K. Schultz
  • Patent number: D505835
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson Home Storage, Inc.
    Inventors: Marissa A. K. Schultz, Jeffrey J. Zettle, Timothy R. Ordiway, Craig R. Gosen, Nancy L. Broen, Nheeda C. Enriquez, Devin L. Moore
  • Patent number: D505839
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson Home Storage, Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence C. Stanos, Jeffrey J. Zettle, Marissa A. K. Schultz, Timothy R. Ordiway, Craig R. Gosen, Nancy L. Broen, Nheeda C. Enriquez, Devin L. Moore, Donald E. Hodge
  • Patent number: D505840
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson Home Storage, Inc.
    Inventors: Marissa A. K. Schultz, Jeffrey J. Zettle, Lawrence C. Stanos, Timothy R. Ordiway, Craig R. Gosen, Nheeda C. Enriquez, Devin L. Moore, Nancy L. Broen, Donald E. Hodge
  • Patent number: D506106
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson Home Storage, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy R. Ordiway, Jeffrey J. Zettle, Lawrence C. Stanos, Marissa A. K. Schultz, Craig R. Gosen, Nancy L. Broen, Nheeda C. Enriquez, Devin L. Moore, Donald E. Hodge
  • Patent number: D507155
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson Home Storage, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig R. Gosen, Jeffrey J. Zettle, Lawrence C. Stanos, Marissa A. K. Schultz, Timothy R. Ordiway, Nancy L. Broen, Nheeda C. Enriquez, Devin L. Moore, Donald E. Hodge
  • Patent number: D512278
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson Home Storage, Inc.
    Inventors: Marissa A. K. Schultz, Jeffrey J. Zettle, Lawrence C. Stanos, Timothy R. Ordiway, Craig R. Gosen, Nancy L. Broen, Nheeda C. Enriquez, Devin L. Moore, Donald E. Hodge
  • Patent number: D516859
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson Home Storage, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Zettle, Lawrence C. Stanos, Marissa A. K. Schultz, Donald E. Hodge
  • Patent number: D568977
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Marissa A. K. Schultz, Thomas Van Dyk
  • Patent number: D572812
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Marissa A. K. Schultz, Thomas Van Dyk
  • Patent number: D577801
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2008
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Marissa A. K. Schultz, Thomas Van Dyk
  • Patent number: D578196
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Marissa A. K. Schultz, Thomas Van Dyk