Patents by Inventor Rebecca Anne NELSON

Rebecca Anne NELSON 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: 11612907
    Abstract: A dispenser capable of dispensing a fluid via a vertically-oriented piezo device comprises a reservoir in the form of a replaceable cartridge containing a fluid to be dispensed, a planar piezo element having front and rear surfaces and which in use is oriented with its plane vertical and which is drivable to vibrate and thereby dispense fluid from the front surface, and a pump to draw a predetermined amount, or dose, of fluid from the reservoir and to drive the dose of fluid at a predetermined above-atmospheric pressure to the rear surface of the piezo element for dispensing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Vectair Systems Limited
    Inventors: Robert Dix, Rebecca Anne Nelson, Jonathan Patrick Waller, Michael Philip Gray, Frederick Charles Ridout
  • Publication number: 20200122181
    Abstract: A dispenser capable of dispensing a fluid via a vertically-oriented piezo device comprises a reservoir in the form of a replaceable cartridge containing a fluid to be dispensed, a planar piezo element having front and rear surfaces and which in use is oriented with its plane vertical and which is drivable to vibrate and thereby dispense fluid from the front surface, and a pump to draw a predetermined amount, or dose, of fluid from the reservoir and to drive the dose of fluid at a predetermined above-atmospheric pressure to the rear surface of the piezo element for dispensing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Robert Dix, Rebecca Anne Nelson, Jonathan Patrick Waller, Michael Philip Gray, Frederick Charles Ridout
  • Patent number: 10427859
    Abstract: A dispenser (1) suitable for delivery of a cream, gel or soft solid composition comprising: (vi) a convex applicator surface (6) at an upper end; (vii) a replaceable cartridge (12) containing a composition to be dispensed; (viii) a passageway between the cartridge and the applicator surface; (ix) a drive mechanism for forcing the composition from the cartridge through the passageway and onto the applicator surface; and (x) an outer body (3) containing features (ii) to (iv); the drive mechanism comprising a dial unit (4) and a plunger (47), rotation of the dial unit (4) in a first direction advancing the plunger (47) axially upwards, the plunger (47) acting upon a piston seal (8) at the base of the replaceable cartridge (12), thereby forcing the contained composition upwards and outwards through the passageway and onto the applicator surface (6); rotation of the dial unit (4) in a second direction, counter to the first, rotationally re-setting the dial unit (4) relative to the plunger (47) in readiness for a f
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Simon Lewis Bilton, Christopher John Jones, Rebecca Anne Nelson, Benjamin George Oglesby, Guy Richard Thompson, Iain Andrew Weddell
  • Patent number: 10194730
    Abstract: An antiperspirant composition and a dispenser therefor, the composition being a gel, cream or soft solid of viscosity from 3000 mPa·s to 5200 mPa·s at a shear rate of 16/s comprising a non-pore blocking inhibitor of perspiration and the dispenser comprising a dome-shaped applicator surface of radius of curvature decreasing from a maximum of from 25 to 60 mm at its top/center to a value of from 75 to 95% of its maximum value at a distance of 1 cm from its top/center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Simon Lewis Bilton, Christopher John Jones, Rebecca Anne Nelson, Benjamin George Oglesby, Guy Richard Thompson, Iain Andrew Weddell
  • Publication number: 20170247170
    Abstract: A dispenser (1) suitable for delivery of a cream, gel or soft solid composition comprising: (vi) a convex applicator surface (6) at an upper end; (vii) a replaceable cartridge (12) containing a composition to be dispensed; (viii) a passageway between the cartridge and the applicator surface; (ix) a drive mechanism for forcing the composition from the cartridge through the passageway and onto the applicator surface; and (x) an outer body (3) containing features (ii) to (iv); the drive mechanism comprising a dial unit (4) and a plunger (47), rotation of the dial unit (4) in a first direction advancing the plunger (47) axially upwards, the plunger (47) acting upon a piston seal (8) at the base of the replaceable cartridge (12), thereby forcing the contained composition upwards and outwards through the passageway and onto the applicator surface (6); rotation of the dial unit (4) in a second direction, counter to the first, rotationally re-setting the dial unit (4) relative to the plunger (47) in readiness for a f
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Simon Lewis BILTON, Christopher John JONES, Rebecca Anne NELSON, Benjamin George OGLESBY, Guy Richard THOMPSON, Iain Andrew WEDDELL
  • Publication number: 20170245623
    Abstract: An antiperspirant composition and a dispenser therefor, the composition being a gel, cream or soft solid of viscosity from 3000 mPa·s to 5200 mPa·s at a shear rate of 16/s comprising a non-pore blocking inhibitor of perspiration and the dispenser comprising a dome-shaped applicator surface of radius of curvature decreasing from a maximum of from 25 to 60 mm at its top/centre to a value of from 75 to 95% of its maximum value at a distance of 1 cm from its top/centre.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Simon Lewis BILTON, Christopher John JONES, Rebecca Anne NELSON, Benjamin George OGLESBY, Guy Richard THOMPSON, Iain Andrew WEDDELL