Patents by Inventor Michael W. Novack

Michael W. Novack 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: 6594948
    Abstract: A bait station is disclosed, having a base section with a floor and a continuous upstanding sidewall extending along the periphery thereof. A cap is constructed and arranged to be received on the base section in a snap-fit. At least one opening is defined within the sidewall of the base section, and a bait cup is disposed therein. An annular ridge is formed on the exterior of the base section sidewall, the cap having a correspondingly sized and shaped flange for being passed thereover to snap-fit the cap on the base section. The base section may also have a flange passing about the sidewall and extending radially away therefrom, which flange is sized and shaped to receive a leading edge of the cap thereon when the cap is snap-fit to the base section. The sidewall flange includes a separate upstanding sidewall extending therealong for defining a channel sized to receive the leading edge of the cap therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Acuity Brands, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael W. Novack
  • Patent number: 4147769
    Abstract: There is disclosed a shelf-stable microbicidal composition containing no water and including an ene-diol compound, a specific catalytic metal compound, and a propellant suitable for dispensing the ingredients from an aerosol container, with at least one of the ene-diol compound and the catalytic metal compound not in solution. Oxidation of the ene-diol compound catalyzed by the metal compound produces a microbicidal effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1978
    Date of Patent: April 3, 1979
    Assignee: Nelson Research & Development Company
    Inventors: Frank J. Dea, William D. Fairbairn, Michael W. Novack