Patents by Inventor Patrick T. Aiken

Patrick T. Aiken 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: 6655552
    Abstract: A heat transfer cap assembly for use with a dispensing canister containing a pressurized product, such as shaving gel. The cap assembly defines a volume for retaining hot tap water to heat gel in a thermal conductor forming a conduit between a nozzle adaptor and an outlet in the side of the cap assembly. When the nozzle is released, the conduit moves out of alignment with the outlet so as to block any ‘drool’ of the gel remaining in the conduit during later expansion. The outer cap is rotatable to a lock position to disallow activation of the nozzle and to further block the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Aiken Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick T. Aiken, Jon R. Rossman, Bryan R. Hotaling, Thomas A. Hagerty
  • Publication number: 20030066842
    Abstract: A heat transfer cap assembly for use with a dispensing canister containing a pressurized product, such as shaving gel. The cap assembly defines a volume for retaining hot tap water to heat gel in a thermal conductor forming a conduit between a nozzle adaptor and an outlet in the side of the cap assembly. When the nozzle is released, the conduit moves out of alignment with the outlet so as to block any ‘drool’ of the gel remaining in the conduit during later expansion. The outer cap is rotatable to a lock position to disallow activation of the nozzle and to further block the outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2002
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Applicant: Aiken Industries, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation
    Inventors: Patrick T. Aiken, Jon R. Rossman, Bryan R. Hotaling, Thomas A. Hagerty
  • Publication number: 20020017532
    Abstract: A heat transfer cap assembly for use with a dispensing canister containing a pressurized product, such as shaving gel. The cap assembly defines a volume for retaining hot tap water to heat gel in a thermal conductor forming a conduit between a nozzle adaptor and an outlet in the side of the cap assembly. When the nozzle is released, the conduit moves out of alignment with the outlet so as to block any ‘drool’ of the gel remaining in the conduit during later expansion. The outer cap is rotatable to a lock position to disallow activation of the nozzle and to further block the outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2001
    Publication date: February 14, 2002
    Inventors: Patrick T. Aiken, Jon R. Rossman, Bryan R. Hotaling, Thomas A. Hagerty