Patents by Inventor Mark Gilbertson
Mark Gilbertson 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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Publication number: 20070272706Abstract: A container having a knit line. The container comprises a body defining a partially enclosed volume having an access opening defined by a neck, the neck defining a pocket. An insert is coupled to the neck. The insert comprises an outer wall configured to fit within the opening of the container and defining the periphery of the insert. The outer wall has an upper edge and a lower edge, with the upper edge including an annular lip extending radially outward to prevent the insert from being pushed too far into or through the neck. The tooth extends from the lip and is configured to insert into a notch defined by the neck of the container. An upstanding spout is located within the outer wall. A bottom wall connects the lower edge of the outer wall and the spout to form a channel between the outer wall and the spout.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2004Publication date: November 29, 2007Inventors: Mark Gilbertson, Scott Manke
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Publication number: 20070092094Abstract: One embodiment of the present subject matter includes a hearing assistance device housing shaped to fit at least partially behind the ear, the hearing assistance device housing containing a microphone, sound processing electronics, and a speaker to deliver sound to a spout at an aperture in the hearing assistance device housing; an adaptor having an adaptor passage acoustically sealed to the aperture in the hearing assistance device housing; and a sound conduit defining a lumen which is acoustically sealed, at a proximal portion, to the adaptor passage of the adaptor.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2005Publication date: April 26, 2007Inventor: Mark Gilbertson
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Publication number: 20060273118Abstract: A paint container comprises an enclosed body and a handle. The body is substantially D-shaped and comprises a bottom, a top, a substantially flat first side, and a curved second side. The top includes an opening for dispensing the contents of the container. The substantially flat first side extends between the top and the bottom. The curved second side is located opposite the first side and extends between the top and the bottom. The handle is pivotally coupled to the body and moveable between a rest position and a use position. The handle is pivotable about an axis that is parallel to the first side and located between the first side and the second side. The handle is configured so that the handle moves from proximate the first side of the body toward the second side of the body when the handle is moved from the rest position to the use position.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2006Publication date: December 7, 2006Inventors: Michael Walsh, Jeffrey Schutte, Scott Manke, Michael Brock, Mark Gilbertson, Douglas Newman, Matthew Ackerman
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Patent number: 7036693Abstract: A paint container includes a body having a bottom, a plurality of side walls, and a top. An attachment mechanism is located proximate the top. A cap is configured to be secured to the attachment mechanism. A spout extends upward proximate the top and is at least partially surrounded by the attachment mechanism. A channel located between the attachment mechanism and the spout permits paint spilled into the channel to flow back into the paint container.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2001Date of Patent: May 2, 2006Assignee: Masterchem Industries LLCInventors: Michael J. Walsh, James N. McDerby, Jr., Norman Morfeld, Cynthia S. Sherrill, Stephen L. Crouse, Douglas W. Newman, Jeffrey A. Schutte, Mark Gilbertson, Scott G. Manke, Michael Brock
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Patent number: 7014078Abstract: A paint container includes a top, a bottom, and at least one side wall. A handle is pivotally attached to the body proximate the top. A finger recess is disposed in the bottom and an access recess is positioned between the bottom and at least one side wall. A user may insert one or more fingers through the access recess and into the finger recess to grasp the body when the body is resting on a flat surface.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2002Date of Patent: March 21, 2006Assignee: Masterchem Industries LLCInventors: Michael J. Walsh, Douglas W. Newman, Jeffrey A. Schutte, Scott G Manke, Michael J. Brock, Mark Gilbertson
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Publication number: 20050230440Abstract: A plastic paint container includes a body having an interior and a neck defining an opening to the interior. The neck includes a neck sealing surface. An insert includes an outer wall configured to fit within the opening of the body and defining the periphery of the insert. The outer wall includes an upper edge and a lower edge. A lip extends radially outward from the upper edge to prevent the insert from being pushed to far into or through the neck. The lip is formed from a first material and includes an upper surface and a lower surface. The lip includes a second material formed over the first material. The first material being harder than the second material. A cover is threadably engaged with the neck. The second material contacts the neck sealing surface and a cover sealing surface when the cover is threadably engaged on the neck.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2005Publication date: October 20, 2005Inventors: Mark Gilbertson, Scott Manke, Michael Walsh
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Publication number: 20050092784Abstract: An insert for a container having a body defining a volume, a neck defining an opening in the body, and a cover configured to threadingly engage the neck. The insert comprises an outer wall configured to fit within the opening of the container and defining the periphery of the insert. The outer wall has an upper edge and a lower edge, with the upper edge including one of a protrusion and notch configured to engage one of a notch and protrusion formed in the neck. An upstanding spout is located within the outer wall. A bottom wall is connected to the lower edge of the outer wall and the spout to form a channel between the outer wall and the spout. Another embodiment of the insert includes a lip extending radially outward from the upper edge to prevent the insert from being pushed too far into or through the neck.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2004Publication date: May 5, 2005Inventors: Mark Gilbertson, Scott Manke
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Publication number: 20050006398Abstract: A system for containing paint is disclosed. The system comprises a body between a cover and a base. The system also comprises a handle configured for attachment to the body and selectively configurable between a first position and a second position. The system also comprises a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism comprises a protrusion configured for insertion into a recess of the body. The locking mechanism also comprises a tab of the handle configured for selective insertion into a track of the body. The locking mechanism is configured to inhibit movement of the handle in at least two planes when the handle is in the first position. A method of using a container for paint is also disclosed. A system for containing paint comprising means for locking the handle to the body is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2004Publication date: January 13, 2005Inventors: Scott Manke, Mark Gilbertson, David Woods
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Patent number: 6644071Abstract: A trailer hitch locking system is provided for securing a trailer while hitched to a vehicle or protecting the trailer from theft while unhitched. The locking system includes a hitch lock, a ball lock, and a receiver pin lock.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2000Date of Patent: November 11, 2003Assignee: ProductSource LLCInventors: Mark Gilbertson, Edward Raleigh, Charles Russell
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Publication number: 20030192921Abstract: A plastic container set for holding paint is disclosed. The plastic container set comprises a first plastic container having a body with a first transverse cross dimension and a threaded upstanding collar defining an opening to the interior of the first container body. The plastic container set also comprises a second plastic container having a body with a second transverse cross dimension and a threaded upstanding collar defining an opening to the interior of the second container body. Further, the plastic container set comprises a cover having a top portion, a substantially circular annulus coupled to the top portion, the annulus defining the outer perimeter of the cover, the annulus having a diameter, and a thread inside the cover for coupling with the collar of both of the first plastic container and the second plastic container. The first transverse cross dimension is substantially the same as the diameter and the second transverse cross dimension is substantially greater than the diameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2003Publication date: October 16, 2003Applicant: Masterchem Industries, Inc.Inventors: Michael J. Walsh, Mark Gilbertson, Michael S. Brock, Scott G. Manke, James N. McDerby, Norman Morfeld, Cynthia S. Sherrill, Stephen L. Crouse, Douglas W. Newman, Jeffrey A. Schutte
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Patent number: 6591532Abstract: An ejection port gun lock includes an elongated body and a slide member which is slidably affixed to the body to move along a slide path (with the slide path being oriented generally parallel to the length of the body) between an engaged position within a gun ejection port and a disengaged position in the ejection port. A locking member is provided on the body adjacent to the slide path, and the locking member is movable between a locked position wherein it extends into the slide path to engage the slide member, and an unlocked position allowing motion of the slide member.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2002Date of Patent: July 15, 2003Assignee: Product Source LLCInventors: Mark Gilbertson, Edward Raleigh, Charles Russell
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Publication number: 20030102339Abstract: A paint container includes a top, a bottom, and at least one side wall. A handle is pivotally attached to the body proximate the top. A finger recess is disposed in the bottom and an access recess is positioned between the bottom and at least one side wall. A user may insert one or more fingers through the access recess and into the finger recess to grasp the body when the body is resting on a flat surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2002Publication date: June 5, 2003Applicant: Masterchem Industries, Inc.Inventors: Michael J. Walsh, Douglas W. Newman, Jeffrey A. Schutte, Scott G. Manke, Michael J. Brock, Mark Gilbertson
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Publication number: 20010023601Abstract: A trailer hitch locking system is provided for securing a trailer while hitched to a vehicle or protecting the trailer from theft while unhitched. The locking system includes a hitch lock, a ball lock, and a receiver pin lock.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2000Publication date: September 27, 2001Inventors: Mark Gilbertson, Edward Raleigh, Charles Russell
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Patent number: 5967213Abstract: A window cornice assembly is disclosed. The window cornice assembly may comprise a front section and two side sections upon which fabric may be arranged. Corner pieces may be mounted on the front and side sections. Fabric may be arranged and secured on the front and/or side sections by clips that retain the fabric taut and over the front face thereof. The clips can be attached to each other directly by an elastic cord or band, or attached to the rear face of the front section directly so that the fabric is tightly pulled over the front face of the front section. The elastic cord or band imparts a desired amount of elasticity to the fabric. The window cornice assembly may have one or more elongated channel-shaped support strips arranged on a front section to provide additional rigidity thereto.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 1998Date of Patent: October 19, 1999Assignee: Springs Window Fashions Division, Inc.Inventors: Charles F. Smiley, Mark Gilbertson, John Grosz
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Patent number: D501795Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2004Date of Patent: February 15, 2005Assignee: Masterchem Industries, Inc.Inventors: Michael J. Walsh, Mark Gilbertson, Michael J. Brock, Scott G. Manke
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Patent number: D509141Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2004Date of Patent: September 6, 2005Assignee: Masterchem Industries, Inc.Inventors: Michael J. Walsh, Jeffrey A. Schutte, Douglas W. Newman, Mark Gilbertson, Scott G. Manke, Michael J. Brock
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Patent number: D474115Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2002Date of Patent: May 6, 2003Assignee: Masterchem Industries, Inc.Inventors: Michael J. Walsh, Jeffrey A. Schutte, Douglas W. Newman, Mark Gilbertson, Scott G. Manke, Michael J. Brock
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Patent number: D478820Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2002Date of Patent: August 26, 2003Assignee: Mastershem Industries, Inc.Inventors: Michael J. Walsh, Jeffrey A. Schutte, Douglas W. Newman, Mark Gilbertson, Scott G Manke, Michael J. Brock
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Patent number: D482274Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2002Date of Patent: November 18, 2003Assignee: Masterchem Industries, Inc.Inventors: Michael J. Walsh, Jeffrey A. Schutte, Douglas W. Newman, Mark Gilbertson, Scott G. Manke, Michall J. Brock
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Patent number: D487018Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2003Date of Patent: February 24, 2004Assignee: Masterchem Industries, Inc.Inventors: Michael J. Walsh, Jeffrey A. Schutte, Douglas W. Newman, Mark Gilbertson, Scott G. Manke, Michael J. Brock