Patents by Inventor Ronald C. Cagle
Ronald C. Cagle 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: 20230322460Abstract: A package for enclosing an oral care device includes a first layer and a second layer removably coupled to the first layer. The second layer includes a first section configured to enclose a first portion of an oral care device, a second section configured to enclose a second portion of the oral care device, and a plurality of axially stacked folds disposed between the first section and the second section.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2023Publication date: October 12, 2023Applicant: Sage Products, LLCInventors: David P. Beck, Brett C. Blabas, Ronald C. Cagle, Thomas Keaty, JR., Heather K. Mercier, Jay R. Roberts
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Publication number: 20230309685Abstract: An oral care product dispensing system includes a container and a plurality of individually packaged items arranged in an organized fashion according to a predetermined treatment plan. At least one of the individually packaged items, or the packages in which it is contained, may be identified with a predetermined time for use. The plurality of individually packaged items may be arranged sequentially according to the predetermined time for use, such as meals, times of day, days, or intervals.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: Sage Products, LLCInventors: David P. Beck, Jason M. Bobay, Ronald C. Cagle, Kristin Marie Sexton
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Publication number: 20230270244Abstract: A device for providing oral care includes at least one lumen fluidly coupled to a brush head. The lumen is adapted to suction fluid via an aperture disposed within the brush head. The brush head may be provided an oral cleaning fluid to facilitate cleaning of oral anatomy. The oral cleaning fluid may be provided within a cup provided within a containment assembly coupled to the oral care tool. Alternatively, or in addition, the cleaning fluid may be provided via fluid reservoir fluidly coupled to the oral care tool. The brush head comprises a bristles section and a foam section.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2021Publication date: August 31, 2023Applicant: Sage Products, LLCInventors: Brett C. Blabas, Ronald C. Cagle, Thomas Keaty, Jr., Jay Roberts, David P. Beck, Heather K. Mercier
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Patent number: 11679923Abstract: A package for enclosing an oral care device includes a first layer and a second layer removably coupled to the first layer. The second layer includes a first section configured to enclose a first portion of an oral care device, a second section configured to enclose a second portion of the oral care device, and a formed region disposed between the first section and the second section, wherein the formed region is configured to prevent the first portion from moving from the first section into the second section.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: Sage Products, LLCInventors: David P. Beck, Brett C. Blabas, Ronald C. Cagle, Thomas Keaty, Jr., Heather K. Mercier, Jay R. Roberts
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Publication number: 20220177211Abstract: A package for enclosing an oral care device includes a first layer and a second layer removably coupled to the first layer. The second layer includes a first section configured to enclose a first portion of an oral care device, a second section configured to enclose a second portion of the oral care device, and a formed region disposed between the first section and the second section, wherein the formed region is configured to prevent the first portion from moving from the first section into the second section.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2021Publication date: June 9, 2022Inventors: David P. Beck, Brett C. Blabas, Ronald C. Cagle, Thomas Keaty, JR., Heather K. Mercier, Jay R. Roberts
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Publication number: 20220071734Abstract: A system includes a hand hygiene dispenser comprising a housing comprising an input for detecting hand sanitizing events when hand sanitizer is dispensed from a container, and a memory for storing the hand sanitizing events, a computing device configured to receive data from the hand hygiene dispenser regarding when one or more hand sanitizing events have occurred, and a calculation module configured to detect whether a predetermined amount of hand sanitizing solution is used, wherein detecting whether the predetermined amount of hand sanitizing solution is used including detecting a number of dispenser activations, measuring, by a sensor in communication with the calculation module, an amount of hand sanitizing solution within the container, and comparing the number of dispenser activations with the measured amount of hand sanitizing solution in the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2021Publication date: March 10, 2022Applicant: Sage Products, LLCInventors: Gregory T. Davis, David Beck, Ronald C. Cagle, Jessica Farrell
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Publication number: 20220015526Abstract: An oral care regimen kit includes a packaging unit. The packaging unit includes an oral care system, which includes a toothbrush and an oral fluid container, and a clip configured to engage a first portion of the oral care system such that the toothbrush cannot be depressed into the oral fluid container while the oral care system is engaged by the clip.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2019Publication date: January 20, 2022Inventors: Paul M. Fowler, Ronald C. Cagle, Theresa L. Sebastian, Timothy J. Rapinchuk, Catherine S. Boulos, Abhi R. Patel
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Patent number: 11123153Abstract: A method for ensuring hand hygiene compliance may include tracking dispensing of a plurality hand hygiene dispensers having hand sanitizer. Each hand hygiene dispenser can be associated with an individual user. A processor may determine dispensing rates of the plurality of hand hygiene dispensers for a plurality of predetermined time periods and each of the plurality of the hand hygiene dispensers is identified with an individual user. The average dispensing rate can be calculated taking a predetermined number of highest dispensing rates out of the plurality of predetermined time periods. The rates can be displayed to the users, and the users can be notified of proper hand hygiene compliance or if the average dispensing rate falls below a target threshold rate.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2015Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: Sage Products, LLCInventors: Gregory T. Davis, David Beck, Ronald C. Cagle, Jessica Farrell
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Publication number: 20200305589Abstract: An oral care product dispensing system includes a container and a plurality of individually packaged items arranged in an organized fashion according to a predetermined treatment plan. At least one of the individually packaged items, or the packages in which it is contained, may be identified with a predetermined time for use. The plurality of individually packaged items may be arranged sequentially according to the predetermined time for use, such as meals, times of day, days, or intervals.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Applicant: Sage Products, LLCInventors: David P. Beck, Jason M. Bobay, Ronald C. Cagle, Kristin Marie Sexton
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Patent number: 10687612Abstract: An oral cleaning device includes an elongated, hollow body, a cleaning head, and a neck portion extending between the hollow body and the cleaning head. The neck portion forms a fluid channel between the hollow body and the cleaning head and the cleaning head includes at least one opening in fluid communication with the fluid channel. The device further includes a plunger located within the hollow body, movable between a first position and a second position, and a solution chamber formed within the hollow body which contains a cleaning solution and is in fluid communication with the fluid channel in the neck portion. A cleaning end of the plunger is configured to move the cleaning solution in the solution chamber through the fluid channel and through the at least one opening in the cleaning head when the plunger is moved from the first position toward the second position.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2019Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Sage Products, LLCInventors: David P. Beck, Jason M. Bobay, Ronald C. Cagle, Kristin Marie Sexton
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Publication number: 20190307237Abstract: An oral cleaning device includes an elongated, hollow body, a cleaning head, and a neck portion extending between the hollow body and the cleaning head. The neck portion forms a fluid channel between the hollow body and the cleaning head and the cleaning head includes at least one opening in fluid communication with the fluid channel. The device further includes a plunger located within the hollow body, movable between a first position and a second position, and a solution chamber formed within the hollow body which contains a cleaning solution and is in fluid communication with the fluid channel in the neck portion. A cleaning end of the plunger is configured to move the cleaning solution in the solution chamber through the fluid channel and through the at least one opening in the cleaning head when the plunger is moved from the first position toward the second position.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Applicant: Sage Products, LLCInventors: David P. Beck, Jason M. Bobay, Ronald C. Cagle, Kristin Marie Sexton
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Patent number: 10327539Abstract: An oral cleaning device includes an elongated, hollow body, a cleaning head, and a neck portion extending between the hollow body and the cleaning head. The neck portion forms a fluid channel between the hollow body and the cleaning head and the cleaning head includes at least one opening in fluid communication with the fluid channel. The device further includes a plunger located within the hollow body, movable between a first position and a second position, and a solution chamber formed within the hollow body which contains a cleaning solution and is in fluid communication with the fluid channel in the hollow neck portion. A cleaning end of the plunger is configured to move the cleaning solution in the solution chamber through the fluid channel and through the at least one opening in the cleaning head when the plunger is moved from the first position toward the second position.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2017Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: Sage Products, LLCInventors: David P. Beck, Jason M. Bobay, Ronald C. Cagle, Kristin Marie Sexton
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Patent number: 10121149Abstract: A method for ensuring hand hygiene compliance may include tracking dispensing of a plurality hand hygiene dispensers having hand sanitizer. Each hand hygiene dispenser can be associated with an individual user. A processor may determine dispensing rates of the plurality of hand hygiene dispensers for a plurality of predetermined time periods and each of the plurality of the hand hygiene dispensers is identified with an individual user. The average dispensing rate can be calculated taking a predetermined number of highest dispensing rates out of the plurality of predetermined time periods. The rates can be displayed to the users, and the users can be notified of proper hand hygiene compliance or if the average dispensing rate falls below a target threshold rate.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2013Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: SAGE PRODUCTS, LLCInventors: Greg Davis, David Beck, Ronald C. Cagle, Jessica Farrell
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Publication number: 20170311707Abstract: An oral cleaning device includes an elongated, hollow body, a cleaning head, and a neck portion extending between the hollow body and the cleaning head. The neck portion forms a fluid channel between the hollow body and the cleaning head and the cleaning head includes at least one opening in fluid communication with the fluid channel. The device further includes a plunger located within the hollow body, movable between a first position and a second position, and a solution chamber formed within the hollow body which contains a cleaning solution and is in fluid communication with the fluid channel in the hollow neck portion. A cleaning end of the plunger is configured to move the cleaning solution in the solution chamber through the fluid channel and through the at least one opening in the cleaning head when the plunger is moved from the first position toward the second position.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2017Publication date: November 2, 2017Inventors: David P. BECK, Jason M. BOBAY, Ronald C. CAGLE, Kristin Marie SEXTON
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Patent number: D874153Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2017Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: Sage Products, LLCInventors: Paul Michael Fowler, Ronald C. Cagle, Theresa L. Sebastian, Timothy J. Rapinchuk
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Patent number: D901312Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2018Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: Sage Products, LLCInventors: Paul M. Fowler, Ronald C. Cagle, Theresa L. Sebastian
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Patent number: D902602Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2020Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: Sage Products, LLCInventors: Paul Michael Fowler, Ronald C. Cagle, Theresa L. Sebastian, Timothy J. Rapinchuk
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Patent number: D944016Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2020Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: Sage Products, LLCInventors: Paul Michael Fowler, Ronald C. Cagle, Theresa L. Sebastian, Timothy J. Rapinchuk
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Patent number: D988868Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2019Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Sage Products, LLCInventors: Paul M. Fowler, Ronald C. Cagle, Theresa L. Sebastian, Timothy J. Rapinchuk, Catherine S. Boulos, Abhi R. Patel
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Patent number: D1015750Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Sage Products, LLCInventors: Paul Michael Fowler, Ronald C. Cagle, Theresa L. Sebastian, Timothy J. Rapinchuk