Patents by Inventor Richard D. Maggard, JR.

Richard D. Maggard, JR. 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).

  • Container for holding volatile materials
    Patent number: 10258710
    Abstract: A refill for dispensing a volatile material includes a bottle having a body defined by at least one sidewall and a neck extending outwardly from the at least one sidewall. The neck includes a rim at an upper end thereof, the neck being defined by an inner surface, a top surface, and an outer surface. The refill further includes a plug and a wick having a first end positioned within the bottle and a second end extending out of the bottle, the wick further defining a longitudinal axis. The plug is coupled to the neck of the bottle, the plug retaining the wick within the bottle. At least a portion of the inner surface of the rim is tapered at an angle of between about 2 and about 9 degrees with respect to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: S. C. JOHNSON & SON, INC.
    Inventors: Gregory G. Pieper, Richard D. Maggard, Jr.
  • REFILL FOR HOLDING VOLATILE MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20190091365
    Abstract: A refill for dispensing a volatile material includes a bottle having a body defined by at least one sidewall and a neck extending from the body. The neck includes a rim at an upper end thereof and has an inner surface, a top surface, and an outer surface. A wick has a first end positioned within the bottle and a second end extending out of the bottle. A plug assembly is secured to the neck of the bottle and retains the wick within the bottle. A cap is coupled with the neck of the bottle. An underside of the cap includes a stop and a flange that form a seal with the plug assembly when the refill is in an assembled configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: S. C. JOHNSON & SON, INC.
    Inventors: Gregory G. Pieper, Ryan Stolzenbach, Jesse Richard, Richard D. Maggard, JR.
  • CONTAINER FOR HOLDING VOLATILE MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20190091364
    Abstract: A refill for dispensing a volatile material includes a bottle having a body defined by at least one sidewall and a neck extending outwardly from the at least one sidewall. The neck includes a rim at an upper end thereof, the neck being defined by an inner surface, a top surface, and an outer surface. The refill further includes a plug and a wick having a first end positioned within the bottle and a second end extending out of the bottle, the wick further defining a longitudinal axis. The plug is coupled to the neck of the bottle, the plug retaining the wick within the bottle. At least a portion of the inner surface of the rim is tapered at an angle of between about 2 and about 9 degrees with respect to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: S. C. JOHNSON & SON, INC.
    Inventors: Gregory G. Pieper, Richard D. Maggard, JR.