Patents by Inventor Shawn P. Yeats

Shawn P. Yeats 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: 10166311
    Abstract: A dispenser includes a container for storing a fluid. The container has a seal at a discharge end that is made from a material capable of being penetrated. A lid is fixedly attached to a closed end of the container. The lid has a set of vents arranged on the lid beyond an outer wall of the container. An absorbing device is disposed around the outer wall of the container. A cage structure includes the lid and a base. The cage structure is attached to the lid and base and is combined to enclose the container and absorbing device. The base includes a set of blades that are positioned inside the base and aligned with the seal in the container. The cage structure includes a set of ramps and the base includes a set of tabs. The base is placed in the cage structure with the tabs configured to slide along each ramp when the base is rotated with respect to the cage structure to draw the base and cage structure together. As the base is rotated, the set of blades travel into the container and puncture the seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: F-MATIC, INC.
    Inventors: Shawn P. Yeats, Haruyoshi Miyagi