Patents by Inventor Ronald R. Dir

Ronald R. Dir 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: 8056178
    Abstract: Some aspects of the present invention are related to a mop and/or mop head that allows larger debris to pass over at least a portion of the mop head and into a receptacle of the mop head. In some embodiments, the mop head and the receptacle are integrally formed. The mop has debris collecting material coupled to the mop head to collect dust, dirt, and other relatively small debris as the mop moves over a floor. In one particular embodiment, the debris collecting material is a non-woven material. The debris collecting material of the mop can be connected to the mop many different ways. However, in some embodiments, the material is connected via several projections extending from a top surface of the mop head. The projections pass through apertures in the dust collecting material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Diversey, Inc.
    Inventors: Haim Bar-Noy, Jay Hutchison, James M. Scolaro, Glenn N. Weaver, Ronald R. Dir
  • Patent number: 7832888
    Abstract: A method of displaying and merchandising a product that that provides customer interaction and product synchronization is disclosed. The method provides a product display that may include an upright display member having an illuminating member and lighting niches through which dynamic light shows may be projected. A product may be positioned in a lighting niche. A product experience shelf may also be coupled to the upright display member. The product experience shelf may include translucent recesses for holding and illuminating products and or samples of products. The product experience shelf may also incorporate an illuminated ring or border lining the outer edge of each recess for additional lighting effects. The method also provides an interactive customer interface that allows customers to adjust a control module which coordinates synchronized dynamic light shows throughout the display. The customer interface may also be illuminated and positioned on the product experience shelf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott W. Demarest, Simon M. Conway, Scott D. Walter, Justin Boyd Petro, Paul J. Burke, Ronald R. Dir, Kara J. Peery, Michelle Houp
  • Patent number: 7743450
    Abstract: A cleaning bullet for use in a pipe or track includes a compressible body. In one embodiment, a sheet draped over the body is engageable with interior walls of the pipe or track to clean small contaminants. In another embodiment, the body is formed from an absorbent material that absorbs a fluid, such as a cleaning solution, that can clean and/or disinfect the interior walls of the pipe or track. In yet another embodiment, an alignment key extends radially from a body axis for guiding the cleaning bullet in an air conveyor track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Diversey, Inc.
    Inventors: Carol A. Rouillard, Ronald R. Dir, James M. Scolaro, David Gennrich, Dan Bullis, Aaron Kurth
  • Publication number: 20100125964
    Abstract: Some aspects of the present invention are related to a mop and/or mop head that allows larger debris to pass over at least a portion of the mop head and into a receptacle of the mop head. In some embodiments, the mop head and the receptacle are integrally formed. The mop has debris collecting material coupled to the mop head to collect dust, dirt, and other relatively small debris as the mop moves over a floor. In one particular embodiment, the debris collecting material is a non-woven material. The debris collecting material of the mop can be connected to the mop many different ways. However, in some embodiments, the material is connected via several projections extending from a top surface of the mop head. The projections pass through apertures in the dust collecting material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2006
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: JOHNSONDIVERSEY, INC.
    Inventors: Haim Bar-Noy, Jay Hutchison, James M. Scolaro, Glenn N. Weaver, Ronald R. Dir
  • Patent number: 7665860
    Abstract: An illuminating product display providing customer interaction and product synchronization is disclosed. The product display may include an upright display member having an illuminating member and lighting niches through which dynamic light shows may be projected. A product may be positioned in a lighting niche. A product experience shelf may also be coupled to the upright display member. The product experience shelf may include translucent recesses for holding and illuminating demonstration products. The product experience shelf may also incorporate an illuminated ring or border lining the outer edge of each recess for additional lighting effects. An interactive customer interface may allow customers to adjust a control module which coordinates synchronized dynamic light shows throughout the display. The customer interface may also be illuminated and positioned on the product experience shelf. Furthermore, the dynamic light shows may be synchronized with the lighting products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott W. Demarest, Simon M. Conway, Scott D. Walter, Justin Boyd Petro, Paul J. Burke, Ronald R. Dir, Kara J. Peery, Michelle Houp
  • Publication number: 20090296378
    Abstract: An illuminating product display providing customer interaction and product synchronization is disclosed. The product display may include an upright display member having an illuminating member and lighting niches through which dynamic light shows may be projected. A product may be positioned in a lighting niche. A product experience shelf may also be coupled to the upright display member. The product experience shelf may include translucent recesses for holding and illuminating demonstration products. The product experience shelf may also incorporate an illuminated ring or border lining the outer edge of each recess for additional lighting effects. An interactive customer interface may allow customers to adjust a control module which coordinates synchronized dynamic light shows throughout the display. The customer interface may also be illuminated and positioned on the product experience shelf. Furthermore, the dynamic light shows may be synchronized with the lighting products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2008
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Scott W. Demarest, Simon M. Conway, Scott D. Walter, Justin Boyd Petro, Paul J. Burke, Ronald R. Dir, Kara J. Peery, Michelle Houp
  • Publication number: 20090296385
    Abstract: A method of displaying and merchandising a product that that provides customer interaction and product synchronization is disclosed. The method provides a product display that may include an upright display member having an illuminating member and lighting niches through which dynamic light shows may be projected. A product may be positioned in a lighting niche. A product experience shelf may also be coupled to the upright display member. The product experience shelf may include translucent recesses for holding and illuminating products and or samples of products. The product experience shelf may also incorporate an illuminated ring or border lining the outer edge of each recess for additional lighting effects. The method also provides an interactive customer interface that allows customers to adjust a control module which coordinates synchronized dynamic light shows throughout the display. The customer interface may also be illuminated and positioned on the product experience shelf.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2008
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Scott W. Demarest, Simon M. Conway, Scott D. Walter, Justin Boyd Petro, Paul J. Burke, Ronald R. Dir, Kara J. Peery, Michelle Houp
  • Patent number: 7458698
    Abstract: A portable light device is capable of generating light that is substantially uniformly distributed at its surface. The light device includes a housing having at least a translucent portion formed of a translucent material A first light source is disposed within the housing and is adapted to generate light. A first optical structure is positioned to direct at least a portion of the light from the first light source toward the housing translucent portion, and a second optical structure is positioned between the first light source and the housing translucent portion, the second optical structure being adapted to diffuse at least a portion of the light for uniform distribution across the housing translucent portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Sarah E. Heathcock, Scott W. Demarest, Matthew Abbondanzio, Simon M. Conway, Kamran Faterioun, Ronald R. Dir, Edwin T. Horton, Kevin Harrity, David R. Carlson, Mark E. Johnson
  • Patent number: 7410269
    Abstract: A decorative light system includes a base and a portable light device capable of communicating with each other to generate a light show. The system includes a base defining a receptacle and including a microcontroller, a transceiver operably coupled to the microcontroller and adapted to generate a control signal, a first power source operably coupled to the microcontroller, and a user interface operably coupled to the microcontroller and including at least one switch for activating the microcontroller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Harrity, Simon M. Conway, Kamran Faterioun, Sarah E. Heathcock, Matthew Abbondanzio, Scott W. Demarest, Scott D. Walter, Ronald R. Dir, Edwin T. Horton
  • Publication number: 20080159079
    Abstract: A came call and/or monitoring apparatus is disclosed that includes a handheld central unit and one or more remote modules. The central unit includes a user input and a display screen, and communicates with the remote module(s). Each remote module is capable of generating a game call, taking an image, or executing some other function related to the hunting and monitoring of wildlife. The remote module may further be capable of communicating back to the central unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: Designlink, LLC
    Inventors: Ronald R. Dir, Edwin Thomas Horton
  • Patent number: D504443
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: Sta-Rite Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Idil Yorulmazoglu, Richard Claypool Cameron, Ronald R. Dir, Matthew G. Goulet
  • Patent number: D455440
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: SHURflo Pump Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Idil Yorulmazoglu, Richard Claypool Cameron, Ronald R. Dir, Matthew G. Goulet
  • Patent number: D485564
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2004
    Assignee: Sta-Rite Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Idil Yorulmazoglu, Richard Claypool Cameron, Ronald R. Dir, Matthew G. Goulet
  • Patent number: D605067
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Designlink, LLC
    Inventor: Ronald R Dir
  • Patent number: D605068
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Designlink, LLC
    Inventor: Ronald R Dir
  • Patent number: D335912
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1993
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey K. Brown, William L. Crown, Ronald R. Dir, Edward J. Lazzeroni, Sr., John F. Quella
  • Patent number: D339404
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1993
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald R. Dir, Salvatore F. Aiello, Edward J. Lazzeroni
  • Patent number: D376244
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1996
    Assignee: Marine Travelift, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Feider, Norbert Lenius, Edward Lazzeroni, Ronald R. Dir