Patents by Inventor Mike Dillon

Mike Dillon 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).

  • Bottle dispenser
    Patent number: 6206237
    Abstract: A dispenser sequentially dispenses a plurality of containers. The dispenser includes a housing having a front, a rear, a top, a bottom, a first side and a second side, with an inlet and an outlet for the containers being disposed on its front. A passage is disposed within the housing and guides the containers from the inlet to the outlet. A receiving door is connected to the housing and is movable between a closed position covering the inlet and an open position allowing the containers to be inserted into the inlet. The receiving door includes a front face contoured to cooperate with the passage to guide the containers to a predetermined orientation upon insertion into the inlet. The passage is also canted toward one side of the housing to maintain the containers in the predetermined orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Mike Dillon, Gerard A. Furbershaw, Robert A. Howard, David W. Laituri, Adam K. McGinty, Brad Melmon, Robert C. Meyer, Miguel M. L. Praca, Arthur G. Sandoval, Jeffrey L. Smith, Dayne Wilcox