Patents by Inventor Robert LaPointe

Robert LaPointe 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: 5000353
    Abstract: This container is a unique self-dosing and dispensing container. Through the use of a one-piece, self-aligning valve which moves from one position of closing a dispensing opening to a position of opening the dispensing opening and simultaneously closing the opening between the container and the chamber which contains the dispensing opening. The valve is operated by a change in pressure within the container. The change in pressure in the container is induced by flowing an excess of fluide from the container so as to cause a negative pressure. There are various techniques for creating a negative pressure in the container, including the use of a bellows built into the container and a squeezing of the sidewalls of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1991
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Andrew T. Kostanecki, Robert Brainard, Lester Miller, Robert LaPointe