Patents by Inventor Martin C. Short

Martin C. Short 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).

  • Dispensing apparatus
    Patent number: 9173530
    Abstract: Disclosed is a dispensing apparatus for dispensing a multi-component composition such as an oral care composition. The apparatus comprises a plurality of compartments, each containing a respective component of an composition, an orifice communicating with the plurality of compartments, and a common electrical drive mechanism for simultaneously dispensing the respective components from the plurality of compartments through the orifice. The electrical drive mechanism may comprise a single motor. Each compartment may include a respective piston for extruding a respective component of the composition from the apparatus, the pistons of the plurality of compartments being driven by a common gear mechanism coupled to the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
    Inventors: Peter J. Fallat, II, Lester R. Greer, Jr., Robert J. Croft, Martin C. Short
  • DISPENSING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20130264358
    Abstract: Disclosed is a dispensing apparatus for dispensing a multi-component composition such as an oral care composition. The apparatus comprises a plurality of compartments, each containing a respective component of an composition, an orifice communicating with the plurality of compartments, and a common electrical drive mechanism for simultaneously dispensing the respective components from the plurality of compartments through the orifice. The electrical drive mechanism may comprise a single motor. Each compartment may include a respective piston for extruding a respective component of the composition from the apparatus, the pistons of the plurality of compartments being driven by a common gear mechanism coupled to the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
    Inventors: Peter J. Fallat II, Lester R. Greer, Robert J. Croft, Martin C. Short
  • FLEXIBLE CONTAINER
    Publication number: 20020063140
    Abstract: A flexible container for storing fluid includes a body and a neck portion. The body has a hollow interior and is formed of at least one flexible sheet. The neck portion is integral with the body and is formed of the flexible sheet. The neck portion defines a discharge passage between the hollow interior of the body and an opening. The discharge passage of the neck portion has a width in a range of 0.25-0.50 in. when sides of the flexible sheet are flat against one another at the neck portion, and a length between the body and the opening in a range of 0.37-0.62 in. With this design, fluid having a viscosity and a density around that of water will be discharged at an optimum discharge angle and discharge pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 1999
    Publication date: May 30, 2002
    Inventors: ROBERT J. CROFT, MARTIN C. SHORT, JIM WARNER
  • Flexible container
    Patent number: D446445
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Croft, Martin C. Short, Jim Warner
  • Media case
    Patent number: D560487
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Boettcher, Patricia L. Sullivan, Bradley G. Weed, Bryan Pieratt, Robert J. Croft, Martin C. Short, Goeran Jerstroem, Agnete Enga, Allen Zadeh
  • Air freshener
    Patent number: D428981
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2000
    Assignee: The Dial Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher J Wolpert, Jim Warner, Martin C Short, Insun Yun
  • Flexible container
    Patent number: D435440
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Croft, Martin C. Short, Jim Warner