Patents by Inventor Matthew K. F. Williquette

Matthew K. F. Williquette 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: 10398264
    Abstract: The present application provides a dispenser for a roll of sheet product. The dispenser may include a housing with a first wall, a discharge chute, and a roll support mechanism positioned within the housing. The roll support mechanism forces the roll against the first wall at a fixed contact area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: GPCP IP Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Roy J. Rozek, Matthew K. F. Williquette
  • Publication number: 20170209006
    Abstract: The present application provides a dispenser for a roll of sheet product. The dispenser may include a housing with a first wall, a discharge chute, and a roll support mechanism positioned within the housing. The roll support mechanism forces the roll against the first wall at a fixed contact area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Roy J. Rozek, Matthew K.F. Williquette
  • Patent number: 9295344
    Abstract: A cutlery utensil dispenser has a housing that includes a first zone for holding a utensil to be dispensed, a second zone for receiving the utensil during dispensing, and a third zone for delivering the dispensed utensil to a user. The first, second and third zones are cooperatively configured and adapted to maintain, and present to the user, one end of the utensil ahead of an opposing end of the utensil during a dispensing operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: DIXIE CONSUMER PRODUCTS LLC
    Inventors: Christopher M. Reinsel, Brian M. Durant, Michael R. Kilgore, Matthew K. F. Williquette
  • Patent number: 8608023
    Abstract: A sheet product dispenser includes a body portion defining an inner cavity arranged to support a stack of sheet products and a faceplate attached to the body portion. The faceplate portion is arranged to support and dispense the sheet products, has an opening comprising a rectangular portion with a centrally disposed arcing triangular portion having a centrally disposed arced apex, the rectangular portion extends from an upper edge of the faceplate to the arced apex, the opening is arranged to expose a plurality of the sheet products on one end of the body portion through the rectangular portion and to expose a planar surface of a single sheet product through the arcing triangular portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP
    Inventors: Abby C. Case, Matthew K. F. Williquette
  • Publication number: 20110259908
    Abstract: A sheet product dispenser includes a body portion defining an inner cavity arranged to support a stack of sheet products and a faceplate attached to the body portion. The faceplate portion is arranged to support and dispense the sheet products, has an opening comprising a rectangular portion with a centrally disposed arcing triangular portion having a centrally disposed arced apex, the rectangular portion extends from an upper edge of the faceplate to the arced apex, the opening is arranged to expose a plurality of the sheet products on one end of the body portion through the rectangular portion and to expose a planar surface of a single sheet product through the arcing triangular portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: GEORGIA-PACIFIC CONSUMER PRODUCTS LP
    Inventors: Abby C. Case, Matthew K. F. Williquette
  • Publication number: 20110226797
    Abstract: A cutlery utensil dispenser has a housing that includes a first zone for holding a utensil to be dispensed, a second zone for receiving the utensil during dispensing, and a third zone for delivering the dispensed utensil to a user. The first, second and third zones are cooperatively configured and adapted to maintain, and present to the user, one end of the utensil ahead of an opposing end of the utensil during a dispensing operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: DIXIE CONSUMER PRODUCTS LLC
    Inventors: Christopher M. Reinsel, Brian M. Durant, Michael R. Kilgore, Matthew K. F. Williquette
  • Patent number: D822401
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: GPCP IP Holdings LLC
    Inventor: Matthew K. F. Williquette