Patents by Inventor Steven Sweeton
Steven Sweeton 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).
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Patent number: 11596960Abstract: A sustained duration trigger sprayer capable of dispensing at least 3 mL of product over a time period of about 3 seconds utilizing a force-to-actuate of between about 10 pounds and about 15 pounds. The trigger sprayer includes an enlarged piston bore and piston and an elongated trigger lever creating a high output fluid displacement with a 0.5 inch displacement distance. The container bottle and/or the sprayer shroud are contoured to provide a gripping area opposing the terminal end of the trigger lever wherein the gripping distance in from the gripping area to the terminal end of the trigger lever is no greater than 3.3 inches.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Silgan Dispensing Systems CorporationInventor: Steven Sweeton
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Publication number: 20210283632Abstract: A sustained duration trigger sprayer capable of dispensing at least 3 mL of product over a time period of about 3 seconds utilizing a force-to-actuate of between about 10 pounds and about 15 pounds. The trigger sprayer includes an enlarged piston bore and piston and an elongated trigger lever creating a high output fluid displacement with a 0.5 inch displacement distance. The container bottle and/or the sprayer shroud are contoured to provide a gripping area opposing the terminal end of the trigger lever wherein the gripping distance in from the gripping area to the terminal end of the trigger lever is no greater than 3.3 inches.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2021Publication date: September 16, 2021Applicant: Silgan Dispensing Systems CorporationInventor: Steven Sweeton
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Patent number: 11027301Abstract: A sustained duration trigger sprayer capable of dispensing at least 3 mL of product over a time period of about 3 seconds utilizing a force-to-actuate of between about 10 pounds and about 15 pounds. The trigger sprayer includes an enlarged piston bore and piston and an elongated trigger lever creating a high output fluid displacement with a 0.5 inch displacement distance. The container bottle and/or the sprayer shroud are contoured to provide a gripping area opposing the terminal end of the trigger lever wherein the gripping distance in from the gripping area to the terminal end of the trigger lever is no greater than 3.3 inches.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2017Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: Silgan Dispensing Systems CorporationInventor: Steven Sweeton
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Publication number: 20190134654Abstract: A sustained duration trigger sprayer capable of dispensing at least 3 mL of product over a time period of about 3 seconds utilizing a force-to-actuate of between about 10 pounds and about 15 pounds. The trigger sprayer includes an enlarged piston bore and piston and an elongated trigger lever creating a high output fluid displacement with a 0.5 inch displacement distance. The container bottle and/or the sprayer shroud are contoured to provide a gripping area opposing the terminal end of the trigger lever wherein the gripping distance in from the gripping area to the terminal end of the trigger lever is no greater than 3.3 inches.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2017Publication date: May 9, 2019Applicant: Silgan Dispensing Systems CorporationInventor: Steven Sweeton
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Patent number: 9061817Abstract: Aerosol spray devices (100) may include one or more actuators (130) located on the sides or on the rear of the device wherein actuation of the one or more actuators disperses product from a container in communication with the spray device. A selector mechanism (150) may be used to toggle between an “on” and an “off” position for the one or more actuators.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2009Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: MeadWestvaco Calmar, Inc.Inventors: James Lind, Steven Sweeton
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Publication number: 20110220685Abstract: Aerosol spray devices (100) may include one or more actuators (130) located on the sides or on the rear of the device wherein actuation of the one or more actuators disperses product from a container in communication with the spray device. A selector mechanism (150) may be used to toggle between an “on” and an “off” position for the one or more actuators.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2009Publication date: September 15, 2011Applicant: MEADWESTVACO CORPORATIONInventors: James Lind, Steven Sweeton
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Publication number: 20070215724Abstract: An electrically-powered fluid sprayer employs a piezoelectric fluid pump that includes an inlet port, an outlet port, a pump chamber, and a piezoelectric element that is deformed and displaced by electrical signals supplied thereto to vary the volume of the pump chamber. Such displacement pumps fluid into the inlet port and into the pump chamber and discharges fluid from the pump chamber out the outlet port. The inlet port is in fluid communication with a fluid reservoir. Spin mechanics may be disposed downstream from the outlet port of the fluid pump and upstream from the discharge nozzle. The piezoelectric fluid sprayer may be extended to include a dual chamber piezoelectric pump that pumps different fluids (e.g., a liquid and air). The output of the dual chamber pump is mixed in a manifold and supplied downstream to the discharge nozzle. Spin mechanics may be employed in the fluid stream upstream from the discharge nozzle after the mixing.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2007Publication date: September 20, 2007Inventor: Steven Sweeton
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Publication number: 20060153707Abstract: A battery operated spray pump includes a piston pump having a double wave cam which is pushed by a pair of rotating cam pushers coupled to the electric motor via a gear transmission. The double wave cam has an unequal duty cycle, i.e. takes more time to expel fluid from the piston cylinder than it takes to fill the cylinder. The cam pushers rotate at a speed which, in conjunction with the duty cycle of the cam, produces a low pressure nearly constant stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2005Publication date: July 13, 2006Inventors: Steven Sweeton, Linn Wanbaugh, David DeJong
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Publication number: 20060091160Abstract: An electrically-powered fluid sprayer employs a piezoelectric fluid pump that includes an inlet port, an outlet port, a pump chamber, and a piezoelectric element that is deformed and displaced by electrical signals supplied thereto to vary the volume of the pump chamber. Such displacement pumps fluid into the inlet port and into the pump chamber and discharges fluid from the pump chamber out the outlet port. The inlet port is in fluid-communication with a fluid reservoir. Spin mechanics may be disposed downstream from the outlet port of the fluid pump and upstream from the discharge nozzle. The piezoelectric fluid sprayer may be extended to include a dual chamber piezoelectric pump that pumps different fluids (e.g., a liquid and air). The output of the dual chamber pump is mixed in a manifold and supplied downstream to the discharge nozzle. Spin mechanics may be employed in the fluid stream upstream from the discharge nozzle after the mixing.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2005Publication date: May 4, 2006Inventor: Steven Sweeton
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Publication number: 20050082311Abstract: A trigger actuated liquid sprayer, including a pump body, a discharge nozzle mounted on a forward end of the body for manual rotation about a central axis thereof between discharge open and closed positions, and a trigger lever movably mounted to the body for operating a pumping mechanism upon actuation thereof. A trigger cover may be mounted on the sprayer and overlie a front face of the trigger lever in a first position for immobilizing trigger lever actuation. The trigger cover may be rotatable to a second position from the first position for exposing the front face for facilitating a grasp of the trigger lever for manual actuation thereof for operating the pumping mechanism. The trigger cover may be latched with the trigger lever in the first position to prevent rotation of the trigger cover from the first position to thereby render the sprayer child-resistant.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2003Publication date: April 21, 2005Inventors: Robert Good, Steven Sweeton
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Patent number: D634194Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2010Date of Patent: March 15, 2011Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: William Driskell, Matthew J. Forst, Judith Rath, Steven Sell, David A. Smith, Cynthia A. Stevens, Steven Sweeton, Matthew N. Thurin, Steven A. Zach
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Patent number: D647805Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2010Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: Nancy L. Broen, Daria Costantini, William L. Driskell, Matthew J. Forst, Judith A. Rath, Steven A. Sell, David A. Smith, Cynthia A. Stevens, Steven A. Sweeton, Matthew N. Thurin, Steven A. Zach
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Patent number: D661987Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2011Date of Patent: June 19, 2012Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: Nancy L. Broen, Daria Constantini, William Driskell, Matthew J. Forst, Judith Rath, Steven Sell, David A. Smith, Cynthia A. Stevens, Steven Sweeton, Matthew N. Thurin, Steven A. Zach
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Patent number: D662426Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2011Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: Nancy L. Broen, Daria Constontini, William Driskell, Matthew J. Forst, Judith Rath, Steven Sell, David A. Smith, Cynthia A. Stevens, Steven Sweeton, Matthew N. Thurin, Steven A. Zach
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Patent number: D675103Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2012Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: Nancy L. Broen, Daria Costantini, William L. Driskell, Matthew J. Forst, Judith A. Rath, Steven A. Sell, David A. Smith, Cynthia A. Stevens, Steven A. Sweeton, Matthew N. Thurin, Steven A. Zach