Patents by Inventor Ross William Nicholls

Ross William Nicholls 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: 9352952
    Abstract: The present invention relates to dispensers of fluids such as liquids, powders or particulate solids and in particular, relates to apparatus to quickly, hygienically and accurately dispense predetermined measures of fluid products into a vessel according to the capacity of the vessel. In the preferred embodiment of the invention there is provided a fluid portion dispenser comprising at least one fluid reservoir, one or more nozzles, each of which being fixed to a work surface and having a nozzle outlet configured to dispense fluid from and a pump unit, connecting each reservoir to a nozzle and configured to pump fluid from each reservoir to a nozzle wherein each nozzle includes an activation mechanism, adapted to identify the capacity of a vessel in association with a nozzle outlet and activate the pump unit to dispense a portion of fluid from the nozzle outlet according to the capacity of the vessel identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: RAD I.P, PTY LIMITED
    Inventors: Ross William Nicholls, Adam James Preston
  • Publication number: 20140137982
    Abstract: The present invention relates to dispensers of fluids such as liquids, powders or particulate solids and in particular, relates to apparatus to quickly, hygienically and accurately dispense predetermined measures of fluid products into a vessel according to the capacity of the vessel. In the preferred embodiment of the invention there is provided a fluid portion dispenser comprising at least one fluid reservoir, one or more nozzles, each of which being fixed to a work surface and having a nozzle outlet configured to dispense fluid from and a pump unit, connecting each reservoir to a nozzle and configured to pump fluid from each reservoir to a nozzle wherein each nozzle includes an activation mechanism, adapted to identify the capacity of a vessel in association with a nozzle outlet and activate the pump unit to dispense a portion of fluid from the nozzle outlet according to the capacity of the vessel identified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: RAD I.P. Pty Limited
    Inventors: Ross William Nicholls, Adam James Preston
  • Patent number: D689329
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Rad I.P. Pty. Limited
    Inventors: Ross William Nicholls, Adam Preston