Patents by Inventor Sean D. Anderson

Sean D. Anderson 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).

  • Pill crusher device and method
    Patent number: 8740119
    Abstract: A pill crushing apparatus for use with first and second nestable cups includes a first stage of operation wherein a first cup holder is moved linearly toward a second cup mounting surface holding a second cup and a second stage of operation wherein the first cup holder rotates relative to the rotationally fixed second cup. During the first stage of operation, the pills first may begin to crush against the linear load being applied thereto, and thereafter grind into a fine powder due to the rotational force of the first cup against the second cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: First Wave Products Group, LLC
    Inventor: Sean D. Anderson
  • Pill Crusher Device and Method
    Publication number: 20120160946
    Abstract: A pill crushing apparatus for use with first and second nestable cups includes a first stage of operation wherein a first cup holder is moved linearly toward a second cup mounting surface holding a second cup and a second stage of operation wherein the first cup holder rotates relative to the rotationally fixed second cup. During the first stage of operation, the pills first may begin to crush against the linear load being applied thereto, and thereafter grind into a fine powder due to the rotational force of the first cup against the second cup.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventor: Sean D Anderson
  • Pill crusher with pill holder verification and safety features
    Patent number: 7735763
    Abstract: A pill crusher device and method including a base and a lid movable between open and closed positions with respect to the base. The base includes a pill cup holder for holding a cup with one or more pills therein. The cup may include a flange that is keyed to the cup holder to prevent the cup from rotating with the cup holder. A head protrudes from the inside surface of the lid and is shaped to nest within the cup either directly against the pills, or against a second cup placed in the first cup with the pills located between the two cups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: First Wave Products Group, LLC
    Inventors: Brian D Bell, Charles Kenton Akers, Sean D Anderson, William Riley, Bruce Seymour Ferris
  • Pill Crusher With Pill Holder Verification And Safety Features
    Publication number: 20090072059
    Abstract: A pill crusher device and method including a base and a lid movable between open and closed positions with respect to the base. The base includes a pill cup holder for holding a cup with one or more pills therein. The cup may include a flange that is keyed to the cup holder to prevent the cup from rotating with the cup holder. A head protrudes from the inside surface of the lid and is shaped to nest within the cup either directly against the pills, or against a second cup placed in the first cup with the pills located between the two cups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2007
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Inventors: Brian D. Bell, Bruce Seymour Ferris, Sean D. Anderson, William Riley, Charles Kenton Akers
  • Water filtration pitcher
    Patent number: D583612
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Applica Consumer Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Arthur Y. Wu, Jay K. Fording, Sean D. Anderson, Francisco Javier Barquin Santillan
  • Cup for pill crushing
    Patent number: D620607
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: First Wave Products Group, LLC
    Inventors: Sean D. Anderson, William Riley, Brian D. Bell
  • Receptacle
    Patent number: D641121
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Recall Corporation
    Inventors: Kurt Rampton, Edgar Montague, William M. Riley, Sean D. Anderson, Jason Brown, Brian Fultz, Claude Q. Brack
  • Receptacle
    Patent number: D641123
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Recall Corporation
    Inventors: Kurt Rampton, Edgar Montague, William M. Riley, Sean D. Anderson
  • Receptacle
    Patent number: D641124
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Recall Corporation
    Inventors: Kurt Rampton, Edgar Montague, William M. Riley, Sean D. Anderson