Patents by Inventor Steven Michael Schennum

Steven Michael Schennum 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).

  • Publication number: 20110290268
    Abstract: An aerosol generator device has an elongate body with an interior passageway extending longitudinally to its mouth end. The device receives an interchangeable, pressurised canister charged with a nicotine containing liquid that is discharged in a metered dose on manual actuation of a button member that causes a valve in the canister to open and discharge through a discharge tube. A sleeve releaseably couples the canister to the body. The button member is slidably mounted on the body for reciprocal movement along a trigger axis Y-Y? extending transversely of the longitudinal axis X-X? of the device, and has a manually depressible surface portion and a camming surface portion that drives a slidable nozzle member to press the discharge tube inwardly of the canister to open its valve and release liquid into the nozzle member. Nozzle forms an aerosol from the liquid, which is delivered to the consumer through outlets in the mouth end of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventor: Steven Michael Schennum
  • Publication number: 20110290244
    Abstract: An aerosol generator comprising a body, a mouthpiece on the body and a delivery mechanism delivers aerosol for inhalation by a consumer into the mouthpiece by turning the mouthpiece and body relative to one another. The aerosol is generated from liquid dispensed from a canister having a discharge tube depressible inwardly to open an interior valve. A nozzle member is driven inwardly against the discharge tube of the canister when the mouthpiece and body are turned relative to one another, to open the valve and create the aerosol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventor: Steven Michael Schennum
  • Publication number: 20110290248
    Abstract: An aerosol generator has a generally cylindrical body with a mouthpiece at one end a removable canister received within the body, the canister containing pressurised fluid, an interior, continuous canister valve and a depressible discharge tube that releases the fluid into the body. An electrically operable valve controls the discharge of the fluid from the canister towards the mouthpiece, and a nozzle forms an aerosol of the fluid that discharges from the canister. A pressure switch switches in response to a pressure reduction at the mouthpiece and supplies electrical power from internal batteries to the valve to produce a discharge of the fluid through the valve to create an aerosol in the mouthpiece for the consumer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventor: Steven Michael Schennum
  • Publication number: 20110290249
    Abstract: An aerosol generator device comprises an elongate body with an interior passageway extending longitudinally to its mouth end. The device receives an interchangeable, pressurised canister charged with a nicotine containing liquid that is discharged in a metered dose on manual actuation of a trigger that causes a valve in the canister to open and discharge through a discharge tube. Inner and outer collar members releasably couple the canister with a bayonet action. The trigger is rotatably mounted on the body about a trigger axis spaced from and extending transversely of the longitudinal axis of the device, and has a manually depressible surface portion under a flexible cover, and a camming surface portion that drives a slidable nozzle member inwardly of the body to press the discharge tube inwardly of the canister and the valve so as to form an aerosol from the liquid released from the canister.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventor: Steven Michael Schennum
  • Publication number: 20100319686
    Abstract: A portable, handheld breath-actuated inhaler comprises a generally cylindrical body that comprises body portions 1, 3 that receive a canister 2 of pressured fluid such a nicotine to be inhaled in an aerosol by a user, a mouthpiece 7 in the first body portion 1 configured to deliver an amount of the aerosol to the mouth of the user from the canister. A trigger is cocked ready for releasing pressurized fluid from the canister by manually sliding the body portions 1, 3 towards one another. The trigger comprises a compression spring 26 and a cam 33 which engages a pressure sensitive puff lever 28 with a plate 29 that releases the cocked trigger when a user sucks on the mouthpiece and draws in air through air inlet opening 26. Release of the trigger releases spring 26 which slides the body portions apart and also opens a valve in the canister so as to deliver the aerosol to the mouthpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventor: Steven Michael Schennum
  • Publication number: 20090263175
    Abstract: A package for lathering a liquid personal care product, the package comprising: (a) a body for grasping with a user's hand, wherein the body comprises a horizontal plane defining a first cross-sectional shape; and (b) an applicator comprising a skin-contacting portion, wherein the skin-contacting portion comprises a horizontal plane defining a second cross-sectional shape; wherein each of the first cross-sectional shape and the second cross-sectional shape comprises a major dimension oriented along a first axis and a minor dimension oriented along a second axis, and wherein the major dimensions are greater than the minor dimensions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventors: David Matthew Groh, Theresa Louise Johnson, Steven Michael Schennum, Thomas Michael McKeon, Jeremy Aaron Abel
  • Publication number: 20090263174
    Abstract: A package for dispensing a liquid personal care product, the package comprising: a body for grasping with a user's hand; an applicator comprising an applicator base and a skin-contacting portion extending from the applicator base to a first height; a dispensing conduit through which a liquid personal care product is dispensable from the body, wherein the dispensing conduit comprises a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end comprises an inlet that is in fluid communication with the body, wherein the distal end extends from the applicator base to a second height that is less than the first height; and a flow-restricting member associated with the dispensing conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventors: David Matthew Groh, Theresa Louise Johnson, Steven Michael Schennum, Thomas Michael McKeon, Jeremy Aaron Abel
  • Publication number: 20080202951
    Abstract: A dispensing closure for a liquid container is arranged to sealingly attach to an opening of the container. The closure comprises at least one storage compartment formed integrally with the closure and arranged for storing a substance. Each storage compartment has a depressible upper portion and is arranged so that depressing the upper portion of a storage compartment facilitates release of the respective substance into the container. The dispensing closure further comprises a dispenser protruding through the closure. The dispenser includes a dispensing lid movable between a closed and an open configuration, so that in an open configuration, liquid contained in the container can be dispensed therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2007
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: Mark William Landolt, Steven Michael Schennum, Jeremy Aaron Abel
  • Patent number: 7172313
    Abstract: A flashlight having a non-conductive housing, an electric power source, a light source, and two nodes disposed on external surfaces of the non-conductive housing, wherein the flashlight is adapted to allow electric current to flow from the power source through the light source when both of the two nodes are abutted by a user's hand, activating the flashlight without further manipulation required by the user. Inadvertent activation of the flashlight is minimized by including a protruding rib between the nodes or by disposing the nodes on different sides of the flashlight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Creata Retail (HK) Limited
    Inventors: Jeremy Aaron Abel, Satyajit Deb, Thomas Michael McKeon, Steven Michael Schennum, Craig Allen White
  • Patent number: 6592983
    Abstract: A cut-resistant and shred-resistant absorbent sheet material including an absorbent substrate and cut-resistant particles distributed through the substrate. Preferably, the absorbent substrate comprises cellulosic material and the particles comprise polymeric materials having an average size of at least about 100 micrometers, and most preferably between 100 and 1000 micrometers. It is also preferred that the absorbent substrate is provided in an amount of at least 50 percent by weight and is substantially free of inorganic free filler particulate. In addition, it is preferred that the sheet material has a basis weight of at least 100 pounds per 3000 ft2, and that the particles are provided in an amount of between about 10 percent and about 50 percent by weight of the sheet. The sheet material can be made using typical paper making processes. Preferably, heat and/or pressure are applied to the sheet material to cause the particles to at least partially flow, so as to bond to the absorbent substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Kit Carson, Steven Michael Schennum
  • Patent number: 6537615
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process of using steam to achieve simultaneous impregnation and drying of lignocellulosic material to improve the strength of lignocellulosic material and to reduce the number of serial processing steps. The steam may be either indigenously generated by way of a heated press or heated nip, or the steam may be externally applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: Paper Technology Foundation Inc.
    Inventors: Charles John Gilfert, Dimitris Ioannis Collias, Steven Michael Schennum
  • Patent number: 6537616
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process of using steam to achieve simultaneous impregnation and drying of lignocellulosic material to improve the strength of lignocellulosic material and to reduce the number of serial processing steps. The steam may be either indigenously generated by way of a heated press or heated nip, or the steam may be externally applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: Paper Technology Foundation Inc.
    Inventors: Charles John Gilfert, Dimitris Ioannis Collias, Steven Michael Schennum
  • Patent number: 6468646
    Abstract: A multi-purpose sheet material comprising an absorbent layer and a cut-resistant material in contact with the absorbent layer. The cut-resistant material can comprise a cut-resistant support system, such as cut-resistant support element formed in the absorbent layer for example. The cut-resistant material may alternatively comprise cut-resistant particles, such as polymer particles having an average size of at least about 100 micrometers for example. Preferably, the sheet material exhibits an absorbent efficiency of at least about 0.2 and a slice resistance of at least about 30 kgf/cm, and more preferably an absorbent efficiency of at least about 1.0 and a slice resistance of at least about 40 kgf/cm. It is also preferred that sheet material exhibit a cut-resistance of at least about 30 kgf/cm, an absorbent efficiency of at least about 0.2, and a wet abrasion loss of less than about 400 mg per 100 revolutions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Kit Carson, John David Norcom, Richard Tweddell, III, Geneva Gail Otten, Steven Michael Schennum, Peter Worthington Hamilton, Richard Emil Hildebrand, IV, Kenneth Stephen McGuire
  • Publication number: 20020061386
    Abstract: A multi-purpose sheet material comprising an absorbent layer and a cut-resistant material in contact with the absorbent layer. The cut-resistant material can comprise a cut-resistant support system, such as cut-resistant support element formed in the absorbent layer for example. The cut-resistant material may alternatively comprise cut-resistant particles, such as polymer particles having an average size of at least about 100 micrometers for example. Preferably, the sheet material exhibits an absorbent efficiency of at least about 0.2 and a slice resistance of at least about 30 kgf/cm, and more preferably an absorbent efficiency of at least about 1.0 and a slice resistance of at least about 40 kgf/cm. It is also preferred that sheet material exhibit a cut-resistance of at least about 30 kgf/cm, an absorbent efficiency of at least about 0.2, and a wet abrasion loss of less than about 400 mg per 100 revolutions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2001
    Publication date: May 23, 2002
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Kit Carson, John David Norcom, Richard Tweddell, Geneva Gail Otten, Steven Michael Schennum, Peter Worthington Hamilton, Richard Emil Hildebrand, Kenneth Stephen McGuire
  • Patent number: 6383614
    Abstract: A multi-purpose sheet material comprising an absorbent layer and a cut-resistant material in contact with the absorbent layer. The cut-resistant material can comprise a cut-resistant support system, such as cut-resistant support element formed in the absorbent layer for example. The cut-resistant material may alternatively comprise cut-resistant particles, such as polymer particles having an average size of at least about 100 micrometers for example. Preferably, the sheet material exhibits an absorbent efficiency of at least about 0.2 and a slice resistance of at least about 30 kgf/cm, and more preferably an absorbent efficiency of at least about 1.0 and a slice resistance of at least about 40 kgf/cm. It is also preferred that sheet material exhibit a cut-resistance of at least about 30 kgf/cm, an absorbent efficiency of at least about 0.2, and a wet abrasion loss of less than about 400 mg per 100 revolutions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Kit Carson, John David Norcom, Richard Tweddell, III, Geneva Gail Otten, Steven Michael Schennum, Peter Worthington Hamilton, Richard Emil Hildebrand, IV, Kenneth Stephen McGuire
  • Publication number: 20010041222
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process of using steam to achieve simultaneous impregnation and drying of lignocellulosic material to improve the strength of lignocellulosic material and to reduce the number of serial processing steps. The steam may be either indigenously generated by way of a heated press or heated nip, or the steam may be externally applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 1998
    Publication date: November 15, 2001
    Inventors: CHARLES JOHN GILFERT, DIMITRIS IOANNIS COLLIAS, STEVEN MICHAEL SCHENNUM
  • Publication number: 20010041223
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process of using steam to achieve simultaneous impregnation and drying of lignocellulosic material to improve the strength of lignocellulosic material and to reduce the number of serial processing steps. The steam may be either indigenously generated by way of a heated press or heated nip, or the steam may be externally applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 1999
    Publication date: November 15, 2001
    Inventors: CHARLES JOHN GILFERT, DIMITRIS IOANNIS COLLIAS, STEVEN MICHAEL SCHENNUM
  • Patent number: 6194057
    Abstract: The present invention relates to partially impregnated lignocellulosic materials. When impregnated with strengthening agents, the partially impregnated materials exhibit increased overall strength while maintaining sufficient adhesive bondability of the surface opposite the impregnation surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2001
    Assignee: Paper Technology Foundation Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Michael Schennum, Dimitris Ioannis Collias, Blair Alex Owens, Andrew Julian Wnuk
  • Patent number: D634955
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Rolando Antonio Cavazos Jimenez, Steven Michael Schennum, Mark Edward Miller
  • Patent number: D652991
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Rolando Antonio Cavazos Jimenez, Steven Michael Schennum, Jeremy Aaron Abel