Patents by Inventor Ricardo Ruiz de Gopegui
Ricardo Ruiz de Gopegui 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).
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Publication number: 20220287337Abstract: Reduced sugar juices and methods of producing the reduced sugar juices from single strength juice or juice blends are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2022Publication date: September 15, 2022Inventors: David J. Gomes, Ricardo Ruiz de Gopegui, David E. McDonald
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Patent number: 9708109Abstract: A beverage dispensing system comprises a container, an attachment mechanism, and a cartridge. The container may hold a mixing solution or liquid, such as water, to be mixed with the contents of the cartridge. The attachment mechanism is generally located within the container. The cartridge generally engages with the attachment mechanism to open the cartridge to be dispensed into the container, thereby combining the contents of the cartridge with the liquid within the container to create a drinkable beverage. The cartridge may include a unique identifier to track a set of beverage characteristics associated with the contents of the cartridge and the beverage. The container may capture the unique identifier of the cartridge associated with the set of beverage characteristics and transfer the set of beverage characteristics over a wireless network to a computing device or network.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2015Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.Inventors: Carlos Hernan Marina, Ricardo Ruiz de Gopegui, Agnete Enga, Vincent Faivre d'Arcier, Tim Connelly, Jonathan Cedar, Tucker H. Fort
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Patent number: 9260284Abstract: A beverage dispensing system comprises a container, an attachment mechanism, and a cartridge. The container may hold a mixing solution or liquid, such as water, to be mixed with the contents of the cartridge. The attachment mechanism is generally located within the container. The attachment mechanism may comprise an engagement assembly, a piercing portion, and a valve assembly. The engagement assembly may generally receive the cartridge within the attachment mechanism. The piercing portion may generally pierce the cartridge, thereby releasing the contents of the cartridge into the container. The valve assembly may generally open upon engagement of the cartridge with the attachment mechanism. The cartridge generally engages with the attachment mechanism to open the cartridge to be dispensed into the container, thereby combining the contents of the cartridge with the liquid within the container to create a drinkable beverage.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2014Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.Inventors: Carlos Hernan Marina, Ricardo Ruiz de Gopegui, Agnete Enga, Vincent Faivre d'Arcier, Tim Connelly, Jonathan Cedar, Tucker Fort
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Publication number: 20160023842Abstract: A beverage dispensing system comprises a container, an attachment mechanism, and a cartridge. The container may hold a mixing solution or liquid, such as water, to be mixed with the contents of the cartridge. The attachment mechanism is generally located within the container. The cartridge generally engages with the attachment mechanism to open the cartridge to be dispensed into the container, thereby combining the contents of the cartridge with the liquid within the container to create a drinkable beverage. The cartridge may include a unique identifier to track a set of beverage characteristics associated with the contents of the cartridge and the beverage. The container may capture the unique identifier of the cartridge associated with the set of beverage characteristics and transfer the set of beverage characteristics over a wireless network to a computing device or network.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2015Publication date: January 28, 2016Inventors: Carlos Hernan Marina, Ricardo Ruiz de Gopegui, Agnete Enga, Vincent Faivre d'Arcier, Tim Connelly, Jonathan Cedar, Tucker H. Fort
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Publication number: 20140326750Abstract: A beverage dispensing system comprises a container, an attachment mechanism, and a cartridge. The container may hold a mixing solution or liquid, such as water, to be mixed with the contents of the cartridge. The attachment mechanism is generally located within the container. The attachment mechanism may comprise an engagement assembly, a piercing portion, and a valve assembly. The engagement assembly may generally receive the cartridge within the attachment mechanism. The piercing portion may generally pierce the cartridge, thereby releasing the contents of the cartridge into the container. The valve assembly may generally open upon engagement of the cartridge with the attachment mechanism. The cartridge generally engages with the attachment mechanism to open the cartridge to be dispensed into the container, thereby combining the contents of the cartridge with the liquid within the container to create a drinkable beverage.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2014Publication date: November 6, 2014Applicant: PepsiCo, Inc.Inventors: Carlos Hernan Marina, Ricardo Ruiz de Gopegui, Agnete Enga, Vincent Faivre d'Arcier, Tim Connelly, Jonathan Cedar, Tucker Fort
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Patent number: 8740020Abstract: A beverage dispensing system comprises a container, an attachment mechanism, and a cartridge. The container may hold a mixing solution or liquid, such as water, to be mixed with the contents of the cartridge. The attachment mechanism is generally located within the container. The attachment mechanism may comprise an engagement assembly, a piercing portion, and a valve assembly. The engagement assembly may generally receive the cartridge within the attachment mechanism. The piercing portion may generally pierce the cartridge, thereby releasing the contents of the cartridge into the container. The valve assembly may generally open upon engagement of the cartridge with the attachment mechanism. The cartridge generally engages with the attachment mechanism to open the cartridge to be dispensed into the container, thereby combining the contents of the cartridge with the liquid within the container to create a drinkable beverage.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2009Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.Inventors: Carlos Hernan Marina, Ricardo Ruiz de Gopegui, Agnete Enga, Vincent Faivre d'Arcier, Tim Connelly, Jonathan Cedar, Tucker Fort
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Patent number: 7789278Abstract: An aerosol spray dispenser is disclosed that includes an outer housing that is circular, oval, or non-oval and in which an active composition to be dispensed is provided and a closure sleeve housing within the outer housing. An inner receptacle is provided within the closure sleeve housing and within the volume of the outer housing and contains a propellant to be dispensed. The inner housing may be concentrically located within the outer housing. An actuator assembly houses a nozzle that has a venturi constriction. A tube extends within the outer housing to provide the passage of active composition from within the outer housing by the venturi effect. A conduit for the passage of a propellant from the inner receptacle to the nozzle is provided. The propellant and the active composition are mixed and dispensed as a spray at a nozzle by action of the venturi effect.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2007Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: The Clorox CompanyInventors: Ricardo Ruiz de Gopegui, Marcus Wang
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Patent number: 7721920Abstract: A cap is provided for coupling with a pressure-resistant container to form an aerosol spray bottle. The cap includes a spray trigger for controlling a valve. The cap can have an outward slant from the cap bottom where the cap couples with the container. The top profile of the cap from a side view can have a convex shape. The cap can have a front side where the substance is expelled that is higher than the back side where the base of a user's finger would be when the user actuates the trigger with a fingertip.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2006Date of Patent: May 25, 2010Assignee: The Clorox CompanyInventors: Ricardo Ruiz De Gopegui, Katie K. Chow, Andreas Nguyen, Doris S. Shieh
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Publication number: 20100055252Abstract: A beverage dispensing system comprises a container, an attachment mechanism, and a cartridge. The container may hold a mixing solution or liquid, such as water, to be mixed with the contents of the cartridge. The attachment mechanism is generally located within the container. The attachment mechanism may comprise an engagement assembly, a piercing portion, and a valve assembly. The engagement assembly may generally receive the cartridge within the attachment mechanism. The piercing portion may generally pierce the cartridge, thereby releasing the contents of the cartridge into the container. The valve assembly may generally open upon engagement of the cartridge with the attachment mechanism. The cartridge generally engages with the attachment mechanism to open the cartridge to be dispensed into the container, thereby combining the contents of the cartridge with the liquid within the container to create a drinkable beverage.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2009Publication date: March 4, 2010Applicant: PEPSICO, INC.Inventors: Carlos Hernan Marina, Ricardo Ruiz de Gopegui, Agnete Enga, Vincent Faivre d'Arcier, Tim Connelly, Jonathan Cedar, Tucker Fort
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Patent number: 7578388Abstract: A retail or advertising display contains visual cues which convey the area of use and the method of use of a novel vertical pump-up dispenser to the consumer. Having a sponge or other substrate on top of the dispenser conveys the area of use of the dispenser. The dispenser has a large actuator surface designed to convey that it can deliver a composition to a broad substrate area, such as a sponge, in the consumer's hand without the consumer having to pick up the pump dispenser. Having a hand over the substrate and dispenser conveys the one-handed method of cleaning that the dispenser allows. There may be additional indicia of use, such as arrows pointing down. The retail display may contain the dispenser and the substrate packaged together.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2007Date of Patent: August 25, 2009Assignee: The Clorox CompanyInventors: Tami O'Connell, Laura Itzkowitz, Ricardo Ruiz de Gopegui, Jodi Lynn Russell, Peddy Khatami, Agnete Enga, John Kiechel, Nasahn Sheppard
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Publication number: 20090148342Abstract: This invention generally relates to compositions and method of producing diluted hypohalous acid and hypohalous acid vapor. These compositions can be used to treat allergen containing surfaces, hard surfaces, food contact surfaces, hospital surfaces, food surfaces, kitchen surfaces, bathroom surfaces, human surfaces, animal surfaces, children's items, outdoor surfaces, soft surfaces, and medical instruments. These compositions can be converted to solid particulate or granular compositions. These compositions can be put into a variety of containers which preserve the stability. These compositions can be used to treat allergens and molds and as part of a mold detection system. These compositions can be dispersed into the air to enable microbiological control.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2007Publication date: June 11, 2009Inventors: Steven E. Bromberg, Bruce K. Bitowft, Elizabeth Crane, Maha El-Sayed, Daniel A. Huitt, Andreas Nguyen, Ricardo Ruiz de Gopegui, Doris S. Shieh, William L. Smith, Julie Timberman, Aram Garabedian, Lachelle Arnt, Elias A. Shaheen, Steven Bromberg, Vicki Friedman, Jennifer Fung, Jennifer C. Julian, Kenneth Vieira, Julie Wiesman, Timothy Kennedy, Chih Chiang, Kenneth L. Vieira, Maria G. Ochomogo, Scott Cumberland, Daniel Aaron Huitt, Diane Mellett, Nikhil Dani, Maha Y. El-Sayed, Lafayette D. Foland, Jorge Robles, Elias A. Shaheen
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Patent number: 7517568Abstract: This invention relates to packaging for dilute hypochlorite and hypochlorous acid compositions to produce stable compositions. Examples of suitable packaging containers are a bag-in-can device, a plastic aerosol container, a dual delivery container, a dual chambered device, an expandable chamber device, a precompression trigger sprayer, a mechanically pressurized device, and an ultrasonic sprayer.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2005Date of Patent: April 14, 2009Assignee: The Clorox CompanyInventors: Bruce K. Bitowft, Steven E. Bromberg, Timothy Kennedy, Ricardo Ruiz de Gopegui
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Patent number: 7448517Abstract: Plastic aerosol containers with compressed gas propellants can be designed to deliver small particle size spray throughout the life of the aerosol device by controlling critical parameters such as headspace volume and pressure, and gas permeation through the walls of the plastic aerosol container.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2006Date of Patent: November 11, 2008Assignee: The Clorox CompanyInventors: Doris S. Shieh, Daniel A. Huitt, Timothy James Kennedy, Ricardo Ruiz De Gopegui
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Publication number: 20080264827Abstract: A retail or advertising display contains visual cues which convey the area of use and the method of use of a novel vertical pump-up dispenser to the consumer. Having a sponge or other substrate on top of the dispenser conveys the area of use of the dispenser. The dispenser has a large actuator surface designed to convey that it can deliver a composition to a broad substrate area, such as a sponge, in the consumer's hand without the consumer having to pick up the pump dispenser. Having a hand over the substrate and dispenser conveys the one-handed method of cleaning that the dispenser allows. There may be additional indicia of use, such as arrows pointing down. The retail display may contain the dispenser and the substrate packaged together.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2007Publication date: October 30, 2008Inventors: Tami O'Connell, Laura Itzkowitz, Ricardo Ruiz de Gopegui, Jodi Lynn Russell, Peddy Khatami, Agnete Enga, John Kiechel, Nasahn Sheppard
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Publication number: 20080251547Abstract: An aerosol spray dispenser is disclosed that includes an outer housing that is circular, oval, or non-oval and in which an active composition to be dispensed is provided and a closure sleeve housing within the outer housing. An inner receptacle is provided within the closure sleeve housing and within the volume of the outer housing and contains a propellant to be dispensed. The inner housing may be concentrically located within the outer housing. An actuator assembly houses a nozzle that has a venturi constriction. A tube extends within the outer housing to provide the passage of active composition from within the outer housing by means of the venturi effect. A conduit for the passage of a propellant from the inner receptacle to the nozzle is provided. The propellant and the active composition are mixed and dispensed as a spray at a nozzle by action of the venturi effect.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2007Publication date: October 16, 2008Inventors: Ricardo Ruiz de Gopegui, Marcus Wang
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Publication number: 20080202556Abstract: A pump dispenser has a large ergonomic actuator designed to ergonomically deliver a composition to a substrate in the consumer's hand without the consumer having to pick up the pump dispenser. The ergonomic design allows the composition to be delivered in a proper aspect ratio to the substrate. The composition can be delivered in such a way that the composition is not aerosolized into the air or delivered to an unintended surface. The method of delivery can be made intuitive to the consumer by providing an actuator skirt that suggests the pumping mechanism or by providing a depiction of a hand or substrate over the pump dispenser. The pump dispenser is also useful for compositions or substrates that are not stable together.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2006Publication date: August 28, 2008Inventors: Nicholas L. Pivonka, Lafayette D. Foland, Daniel Aaron Huitt, Laura Itzkowitz, Tami O'Connell, Ricardo Ruiz de Gopegui, Jodi Lynn Russell, Agnete Enga, John Kiechel, Nasahn Sheppard
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Publication number: 20080017671Abstract: Plastic aerosol containers with compressed gas propellants can be designed to deliver small particle size spray throughout the life of the aerosol device by controlling critical parameters such as headspace volume and pressure, and gas permeation through the walls of the plastic aerosol container.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2006Publication date: January 24, 2008Inventors: Doris S. Shieh, Daniel A. Huitt, Timothy James Kennedy, Ricardo Ruiz De Gopegui
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Patent number: D564353Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2006Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: The Clorox CompanyInventors: Ricardo Ruiz De Gopegui, Katie K. Chow, Doris S. Shieh, Andreas Nguyen, Nasahn Sheppard, John Kiechel
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Patent number: D579778Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2006Date of Patent: November 4, 2008Assignee: The Clorox CompanyInventors: Ricardo Ruiz De Gopegui, Ken H. Chiang, Christian Fabian Diaz, Andreas Nguyen
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Patent number: D1021621Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2019Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: SABRA DIPPING COMPANY, LLCInventors: Ricardo Ruiz De Gopegui, Michael Bryant