Patents by Inventor Ronald E. Eckman

Ronald E. Eckman 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: 4961521
    Abstract: An adjustable metering dispenser apparatus having a container for holding free-flowing materials. The top of the container has at least one opening therein and a cap is provided for opening or closing the top. The cap is rotatable for allowing it to be moved between the open and closed position. A metering chamber is slidably disposed on the exterior of the container and is adjustable by telescoping it with respect to the container for adjusting the size of a chamber therein by such sliding motion. A closure is provided on one end of the metering chamber for selectively opening or closing it so that once the material has been measured in the metering chamber, it can be freely dispensed in a normal way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 9, 1990
    Inventor: Ronald E. Eckman
  • Patent number: 4058238
    Abstract: The present invention provides an arrangement for successively delivering measured quantities of selected fluid material from a container where the fluid material can include liquids or free flowing granular materials and the device includes a cap member adapted for connection to the container for the fluid where the cap member has at least one cooperative opening means therein: first chamber means carried by the cap means to be disposed within the container defined by spaced sidewalls extending laterally from the bottom of the cap means in generally parallel relation and endwall means extending between the sidewalls and around a portion of the periphery of the sidewalls where the endwall and sidewall means are adapted to provide a first opening from the chamber communicating with the container and a second opening communicating with the opening of the cap means to provide for admission of fluid to the chamber and emission of fluid from the chamber, first moveable closure means to selectively cover the first
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1975
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1977
    Inventor: Ronald E. Eckman