Patents by Inventor Stephen Maier

Stephen Maier 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: 11965138
    Abstract: A flavor or aroma charcoal material, such as charcoal briquets, which is formulated to include a flavor or aroma component. The charcoal material may include a smoldering agent (e.g., limestone), wood particles (e.g., sawdust), a binder, and the flavor or aroma component (herbs and/or spices). The flavor or aroma charcoal material may not be configured as a fuel charcoal material, for example, it may be substantially void of char and/or coal. In an embodiment, the flavor or aroma charcoal material may be provided as part of a blend of different charcoal materials that includes both flavor or aroma briquets in combination with fuel briquets (e.g., which fuel briquets include char and/or coal, while the flavor briquets do not). The flavor briquets provide enhanced aroma and/or flavor to the grilling experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: THE CLOROX COMPANY
    Inventors: Stephen S. Fisher, Greg Maier, Marcus Wang, Tarric M. El-Sayed, Michelle E. Claudnic, Calvin daRosa, Allison Gregg, Jeremy Thuerk
  • Patent number: 8646604
    Abstract: The invention relates to a web-form packaging material which comprises at least one layer, comprising a packaging material surface, of a sealable material, to a packaging unit with a transdermal therapeutic system and with a packaging material of this kind, and also to a process for producing a packaging unit. For this purpose, at least the abovementioned surface of the packaging material has a multiplicity of recesses and/or a multiplicity of non-recessed regions. The distance between two adjacent recesses and/or the distance between two adjacent non-recessed regions is less than five times the packaging material thickness. Moreover, the depth of the recesses is not less than 1.2 nanometers and not more than 95% of the packaging material thickness. With the present invention, the sticking of an adhesive on the inner face of the packaging material is effectively prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: LTS Lohmann Therapie-Systeme AG
    Inventor: Stephen Maier
  • Publication number: 20050119141
    Abstract: Methods for enhancing biocidal efficacies and product stability of lens care solutions comprising packaging such solutions in containers fabricated from poly(ethylene terephalate).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2003
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Inventors: Irene Quenville, Erning Xia, Stephen Maier, O. William Lever, David Heiler, Alyce Dobie