Patents by Inventor Nathan J. Erickson

Nathan J. Erickson 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: 10595647
    Abstract: A dispenser for dispensing cutlery may include a housing configured to contain a plurality of utensils for dispensing, a dispensing mechanism that includes at least one belt configured to be driven and separate a utensil from a stack of utensils, and at least one drive mechanism configured to drive the at least one belt. The dispenser may further include a receptacle configured to receive the utensil separated from the stack of utensils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: GPCP IP Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Nathan J. Erickson, Richard S. Walters
  • Patent number: 9599962
    Abstract: A timepiece with alternating color rotating dial preferably includes a timepiece housing, at least one mounting plate, a hubbed spiral disc, a hubbed drive system, a geared spiral disc, an outside drive system, a clock module and a control module. The at least one mounting plate is attached to the timepiece housing. The hubbed drive system preferably includes a hubbed motor, a hubbed drive gear and a central gear. The hubbed drive system rotates the hubbed spiral disc. The outside drive system preferably includes an outside motor, at least one outside drive gear and an outside double-wide drive gear. The outside drive system rotates the geared spiral disc. The geared spiral disc rotates within the hubbed spiral disc. The control module controls the rotation of the geared spiral disc relative to the hubbed spiral disc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Inventor: Nathan J. Erickson
  • Publication number: 20120145735
    Abstract: A dispenser for dispensing cutlery may include a housing configured to contain a plurality of utensils for dispensing, a dispensing mechanism that includes at least one belt configured to be driven and separate a utensil from a stack of utensils, and at least one drive mechanism configured to drive the at least one belt. The dispenser may further include a receptacle configured to receive the utensil separated from the stack of utensils.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: DIXIE CONSUMER PRODUCTS LLC
    Inventors: Nathan J. Erickson, Richard S. Walters