Patents by Inventor Steven B. Ruble

Steven B. Ruble 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).

  • Controlled pour bottle
    Patent number: 10518947
    Abstract: A controlled pour bottle is disclosed which possesses a vent tube leading from the neck to an elevated shoulder. The vent tube inhibits the interruption of the flow of a poured fluid due to the ingestion of air back into the bottle by allowing the headspace to fill with air without ingesting air through the fluid flow as the bottle empties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Valvoline Licensing & Intellectual Property LLC
    Inventors: Joseph A. Kasper, Steven B. Ruble
  • Lubricant dispensing system
    Patent number: 10358336
    Abstract: A lubricant dispensing system employing configurable shelving that aligns a lubricant dispenser's spigot directly above a fill port of a lubricant dispensing jug. The shelving system units are configurable to accommodate the available space in a garage, designed for use with lubricant bag boxes, and possesses a spill catch below the jug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Inventors: Joseph A. Kasper, Steven B. Ruble, Keith Peshke, Mark Gandy, Phillip D Shook
  • Storage box with fill viewer
    Patent number: 10167106
    Abstract: A storage box having a fill viewer created when the negative space of the box flaps are combined when the flaps are folded to close the box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Valvoline Licensing and Intellectual Property, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph A Kasper, Steven B Ruble
  • Lubricant Dispensing System
    Publication number: 20180370787
    Abstract: A lubricant dispensing system employing configurable shelving that aligns a lubricant dispenser's spigot directly above a fill port of a lubricant dispensing jug. The shelving system units are configurable to accommodate the available space in a garage, designed for use with lubricant bag boxes, and possesses a spill catch below the jug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Joseph A. Kasper, Steven B. Ruble, Keith Peshke, Mark Gandy, Phillip D. Shook
  • Storage Box with Fill Viewer
    Publication number: 20180178941
    Abstract: A storage box having a fill viewer created when the negative space of the box flaps are combined when the flaps are folded to close the box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2016
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Joseph A. Kasper, Steven B. Ruble
  • Controlled Pour Bottle
    Publication number: 20180127170
    Abstract: A controlled pour bottle is disclosed which possesses a vent tube leading from the neck to an elevated shoulder. The vent tube inhibits the interruption of the flow of a poured fluid due to the ingestion of air back into the bottle by allowing the headspace to fill with air without ingesting air through the fluid flow as the bottle empties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Joseph A. Kasper, Steven B. Ruble
  • Foam product for recreational products
    Patent number: 5275860
    Abstract: The present invention relates to surf boards and bodyboards and the like used for water sports and wherein the board includes a core foam which is a closed pore or closed cell foam to which is directly bonded an upper and lower skin. To achieve a substantially high integrity bond, an intermediate layer is used composed of a mixture of the polymeric material of the foam and the different polymeric material of the skins. The foam may be polypropylene expanded bead foam while the skins may be of high density polyethylene. Procedures are also disclosed for forming such products as well as procedures for providing rocker, an important characteristic of such boards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 4, 1994
    Assignee: Foam Design Consumer Products, Inc.
    Inventors: John S. D'Luzansky, Anthony L. Panzica, Steven B. Ruble, Herman A. Smith
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D439519
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Ashland Inc.
    Inventors: Steven B. Ruble, Doug Zalla, Michael C. Stephan, Sheldon Yourist
  • Lubricant dispenser
    Patent number: D809093
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Valvoline Licensing and Intellectual Property LLC
    Inventors: Joseph A. Kasper, Steven B. Ruble, Keith Peshke
  • Lubricant dispenser
    Patent number: D831790
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Valvoline Licensing and Intellectual Property, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph A. Kasper, Steven B. Ruble, Keith Peshke
  • Lubricant dispenser
    Patent number: D839991
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Valvoline Licensing and Intellectual Property, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph A. Kasper, Steven B. Ruble, Keith Peshke
  • Lubricant dispenser with funnel
    Patent number: D852930
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Valvoline Licensing and Intellectual Property, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph A. Kasper, Steven B. Ruble, Keith Peshke
  • Five quart bottle
    Patent number: D882405
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Valvoline Licensing and Intellectual Property, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph A. Kasper, Steven B. Ruble