Patents by Inventor Robert Martz

Robert Martz 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).

  • Publication number: 20240109088
    Abstract: A dispensing tip assembly includes a foodstuff additive dispenser for a pressurized foodstuff container. A tip body of the dispensing tip assembly may have low pressure zone in which fluid pressure is lower than fluid pressure upstream of the low pressure zone as flowable foodstuff from the foodstuff container flows through the internal flow passage toward an open downstream end of the tip body. The dispenser tip assembly may include one or more of duckbill valves tethered to one another, and/or a plurality of injection ports and/or structure for one-direction dispensing, and/or internal fins to couple to an actuator of the foodstuff container, and/or an anti-rotation device, and/or a collar for attaching a bulb or pod of the tip body, and/or an ergonomic and functional bulb.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: James David Wilson, II, Brennan Fogarty, Kevin Robert Martz
  • Patent number: 11866248
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a valve for dispensing flowable product from a container under pressure, the valve comprising a stem, a seal coupled to the stem, and a mounting cup configured to mount the valve to the container, wherein each of the stem, seal, and mounting cup comprises a recyclable plastic, and wherein the valve is free from a gasket configured to surround an opening of the container to form a seal between the valve and the container. Also provided herein is a container for dispensing a flowable product under pressure comprising the valve as described above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Clayton Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Baker, Kevin Robert Martz, Richard Berger
  • Publication number: 20220396415
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a valve for dispensing flowable product from a container under pressure, the valve comprising a stem, a seal coupled to the stem, and a mounting cup configured to mount the valve to the container, wherein each of the stem, seal, and mounting cup comprises a recyclable plastic, and wherein the valve is free from a gasket configured to surround an opening of the container to form a seal between the valve and the container. Also provided herein is a container for dispensing a flowable product under pressure comprising the valve as described above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Mark Baker, Kevin Robert Martz, Richard Berger
  • Patent number: 11358783
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a valve for dispensing flowable product from a container under pressure, the valve comprising a stem, a seal coupled to the stem, and a mounting cup configured to mount the valve to the container, wherein each of the stem, seal, and mounting cup comprises a recyclable plastic, and wherein the valve is free from a gasket configured to surround an opening of the container to form a seal between the valve and the container. Also provided herein is a container for dispensing a flowable product under pressure comprising the valve as described above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Clayton Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Baker, Kevin Robert Martz, Richard Berger
  • Publication number: 20210368848
    Abstract: The invention relates to a containerization system for dispensing a foamable food product comprising a single chamber pressure-resistant container comprising a base, a sidewall, and a nozzle, a food product composition comprising a food product and water, and a propellant. The invention is also directed to a process wherein the food product composition and propellant are combined to form a foamable mixture and the foamable mixture is disposed within a container such that the mixture expands in volume when it is released from the container, forming a foamed food product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Mark Baker, Kevin Robert Martz
  • Publication number: 20210261321
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a valve for dispensing flowable product from a container under pressure, the valve comprising a stem, a seal coupled to the stem, and a mounting cup configured to mount the valve to the container, wherein each of the stem, seal, and mounting cup comprises a recyclable plastic, and wherein the valve is free from a gasket configured to surround an opening of the container to form a seal between the valve and the container. Also provided herein is a container for dispensing a flowable product under pressure comprising the valve as described above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: Clayton Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Baker, Kevin Robert Martz, Richard Berger
  • Patent number: 10947030
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a valve for dispensing flowable product from a container under pressure, the valve comprising a stem, a seal coupled to the stem, and a mounting cup configured to mount the valve to the container, wherein each of the stem, seal, and mounting cup comprises a recyclable plastic, and wherein the valve is free from a gasket configured to surround an opening of the container to form a seal between the valve and the container. Also provided herein is a container for dispensing a flowable product under pressure comprising the valve as described above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Clayton Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Baker, Kevin Robert Martz, Richard Berger
  • Publication number: 20200062490
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a valve for dispensing flowable product from a container under pressure, the valve comprising a stem, a seal coupled to the stem, and a mounting cup configured to mount the valve to the container, wherein each of the stem, seal, and mounting cup comprises a recyclable plastic, and wherein the valve is free from a gasket configured to surround an opening of the container to form a seal between the valve and the container. Also provided herein is a container for dispensing a flowable product under pressure comprising the valve as described above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: Clayton Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Baker, Kevin Robert Martz, Richard Berger
  • Patent number: 10368690
    Abstract: A machine (1) for preparing food or beverage products is provided. Said machine (1) is adapted for injecting a fluid under pressure in an ingredient capsule inserted therein. Said machine (1) comprises a fluid reservoir (3), a fluid system, a fluid heating element, and a controller for managing at least one preparation parameter, and further comprises a selector for allowing a user to manually select at least one food or beverage preparation parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Nicolas Louis Robert Martz, Markus Steckhan
  • Publication number: 20180297771
    Abstract: A hold-open device for a container-in-container dispenser has an elongate body that is flexible along its length. The elongate body defines a longitudinal internal passage extending along its length and through first and second longitudinal ends of the elongate body. The elongate body defines a plurality of longitudinal external channels extending along the length of the elongate body and through the first and second longitudinal ends of the elongate body. The hold-open device is to be received in an inner container of the container-in-container dispenser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventor: Kevin Robert Martz
  • Patent number: 9446894
    Abstract: A valve for dispensing a flowable product from a container includes a mounting cup. The mounting cup includes a bottom wall having a central portion defining a seal-mounting opening through which a seal and a stem extend. An external seal bead of the seal overlies an upper end of the central portion. The upper end of the central portion is disposed at or below a plane extending transverse to a central axis of the mounting cup and defined by a juncture of a sidewall and an annular sidewall-bottom transition portion of the mounting cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Clayton Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Robert Martz, James P. McBroom
  • Patent number: 9256431
    Abstract: A method of increasing processing diversity on a computer system includes: loading a plurality of instruction streams, each of the plurality of instruction streams being equivalent; executing, in a context, a first stream of the plurality of instruction streams; stopping execution of the first stream at a first location of the first stream; and executing, in the context, a second stream of the plurality of instruction streams at a second location of the second stream, the second location corresponding to the first location of the first stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: RAYTHEON CYBER PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: David Matthews, Robert Martz
  • Publication number: 20160009482
    Abstract: A valve for dispensing a flowable product from a container includes a mounting cup. The mounting cup includes a bottom wall having a central portion defining a seal-mounting opening through which a seal and a stem extend. An external seal bead of the seal overlies an upper end of the central portion. The upper end of the central portion is disposed at or below a plane extending transverse to a central axis of the mounting cup and defined by a juncture of a sidewall and an annular sidewall-bottom transition portion of the mounting cup.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Kevin Robert Martz, James P. McBroom
  • Publication number: 20150366398
    Abstract: A machine (1) for preparing food or beverage products is provided. Said machine (1) is adapted for injecting a fluid under pressure in an ingredient capsule inserted therein. Said machine (1) comprises a fluid reservoir (3), a fluid system, a fluid heating element, and a controller for managing at least one preparation parameter, and further comprises a selector for allowing a user to manually select at least one food or beverage preparation parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventors: Nicolas Louis Robert Martz, Markus Steckhan
  • Patent number: 9218483
    Abstract: A method of increasing processing diversity on a computer system includes: loading a plurality of instruction streams, each of the plurality of instruction streams being equivalent; executing, in a context, a first stream of the plurality of instruction streams; stopping execution of the first stream at a first location of the first stream; and executing, in the context, a second stream of the plurality of instruction streams at a second location of the second stream, the second location corresponding to the first location of the first stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: RAYTHEON CYBER PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: David Matthews, Robert Martz
  • Patent number: 9218467
    Abstract: A method of randomizing locations of variables in a stack includes: identifying a plurality of stack locations corresponding to a plurality of variables; shuffling the stack locations of the variables to produce shuffled stack locations; and updating the stack locations of the variables with the shuffled stack locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: RAYTHEON CYBER PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: David Matthews, Robert Martz
  • Patent number: 9213807
    Abstract: A method for detecting foreign code injected into a computer system including a processor and memory, the processor being configured to execute instructions stored in the memory, includes: detecting, on the computer system, an illegal instruction error; recording the illegal instruction error; determining whether a threshold condition is met; and generating an alert if the threshold condition is met.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: RAYTHEON CYBER PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Martz, David Matthews, Joshua Edmison, Greg Vorsanger
  • Patent number: 9158584
    Abstract: A method for distributing execution of a computer program to a plurality of hardware architectures of different types including: analyzing the computer program to identify a plurality of execution boundaries; selecting one or more execution boundaries from the plurality of execution boundaries; linking the computer program to the selected one or more execution boundaries; executing the computer program with linked execution boundaries; saving a hardware agnostic state of the execution of the computer program, when the execution encounters a boundary from the selected one or more execution boundaries; and transmitting the hardware agnostic state to a remote hardware architecture to be executed on the remote hardware architecture, responsive to the hardware agnostic state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: RAYTHEON CYBER PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Martz, David Matthews, Joshua Edmison
  • Publication number: 20150067409
    Abstract: A method for detecting foreign code injected into a computer system including a processor and memory, the processor being configured to execute instructions stored in the memory, includes: detecting, on the computer system, an illegal instruction error; recording the illegal instruction error; determining whether a threshold condition is met; and generating an alert if the threshold condition is met.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: Raytheon BBN Technologies, Corp.
    Inventors: Robert Martz, David Matthews, Joshua Edmison, Greg Vorsanger
  • Patent number: D738216
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Clayton Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Robert Martz, Kenneth J. Rueschhoff