Patents by Inventor Robert W. Pritchard

Robert W. Pritchard 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: 6235008
    Abstract: The invention relates to a novel douche nozzle suitable for vaginally administering a douche fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: SmithKline Beecham Corporation
    Inventors: Bert D. Heinzelman, Theresa C. Desantis, Susan M. Clement, Robert W. Pritchard, Joseph A. Matthias, Jeffrey A. Karg
  • Patent number: 5860550
    Abstract: Containers for storing and displaying an object are provided which include a first base member having a transparent area located such that an object to be placed within the container is visible through the transparent area when the container is in a closed position. The containers also include a second base member and a hinge interconnecting the first and the second base members. The first base member is movable with respect to the second base member between a closed position in which the peripheral edges are releasably latchable and an open position in which the base members are at least partially spaced from each other. The closed position defines a hollow interior space for receiving an object to be placed therein. Containers for storing objects which, while not including a transparent area, also include overlapping flanges coextensive with each base member are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1999
    Assignee: SmithKline Beecham Corporation
    Inventors: Charles Daniel Miller, Joseph M. Kornick, Robert W. Pritchard
  • Patent number: 5695481
    Abstract: The invention relates to a novel douche nozzle suitable for vaginally administering a douche fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1997
    Assignee: Smithkline Beecham Corporation
    Inventors: Bert D. Heinzelman, Theresa C. Desantis, Susan M. Clement, Robert W. Pritchard, Joseph A. Matthias, Jeffrey A. Karg
  • Patent number: 5380300
    Abstract: A douche nozzle has an internal baffle member for regulating the flow of liquid exiting the nozzle. The nozzle may be provided with spaced apart grooves on its exterior surface extending from the distal end of the nozzle to and across an internally threaded open base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1995
    Assignee: SmithKline Beecham
    Inventors: Robert W. Pritchard, Lawrence J. Stuppi
  • Patent number: 5000355
    Abstract: A dispenser of the type having an elongated reservoir for storing toothpaste or other fluent material, an outlet nozzle at one end of the reservoir, and a one-way piston at the other end of the reservoir in contact with the fluent material, the one-way piston comprising a body portion having a top surface for contacting material in the reservoir, a flexible annular sealing member for sealingly engaging the inner wall of the reservoir, and one or more air-venting passages for permitting air trapped between the fluent material in the reservoir and the piston to be vented to the atmosphere as the piston is inserted into the dispenser and into contact with the material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1991
    Assignee: Beecham Inc.
    Inventor: Robert W. Pritchard
  • Patent number: 4405306
    Abstract: A douche product which comprises a bottle filled with a douching liquid, a reservoir in the bottle containing a liquid to be mixed with the douching liquid and a nozzle attached to the bottle for dispensing the contents of the bottle, the nozzle and the reservoir having cooperating devices so that the reservoir may be opened to permit the contents thereof to drain into the bottle when the nozzle is moved relative to the bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1981
    Date of Patent: September 20, 1983
    Assignee: Beecham Inc.
    Inventors: Robert W. Pritchard, Edward J. Drozd, Michael K. Lutz
  • Patent number: D285970
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1984
    Date of Patent: September 30, 1986
    Assignee: Beecham Inc.
    Inventor: Robert W. Pritchard
  • Patent number: D336852
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1993
    Assignee: Beecham, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert W. Pritchard
  • Patent number: D342022
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1993
    Assignee: Beecham, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert W. Pritchard
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    Patent number: D364563
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 28, 1995
    Assignee: SmithKline Beecham Corporation
    Inventors: Charles D. Miller, Joseph M. Kornick, Robert W. Pritchard
  • Patent number: D413263
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Assignee: SmithKline Beecham Corporation
    Inventors: Robert W. Pritchard, James L. Pitassi
  • Patent number: D415037
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Assignee: SmithKline Beecham Corporation
    Inventors: Robert W. Pritchard, James L. Pitassi
  • Patent number: D418064
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1999
    Assignee: SmithKline Beecham Corporation
    Inventors: Robert W. Pritchard, James L. Pitassi