Patents by Inventor Steven Zach

Steven Zach 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: 20230417038
    Abstract: A system for applying a flowable material to a surface that includes an applicator and a storage pod is disclosed. The storage pod may have a housing and a lid that engage each other to form an interior cavity that contains a flowable material. The applicator receives the storage pod and has a pusher mechanism to apply a force to the housing causing the housing to collapse. As the housing collapses, the flowable material is expelled from the storage pod. The applicator may be a reusable applicator where the storage pods can be used and reloaded, or a single use disposable applicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: William J. Rice, Douglas A. Soller, Steven A. Zach, James Paul Orrico, Mario M. Orrico, Harbinder S. Pordal
  • Patent number: 11708210
    Abstract: A trigger overcap assembly includes a housing having a body, a cap secured to an upper end of the housing, and a trigger at least partially disposed within the body. The cap defines two or more flanges extending downwardly from an underside of the cap. The flanges are configured to engage with and retain the trigger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: S. C. JOHNSON & SON, INC.
    Inventors: Ronald H. Spang, Jr., Richard M. Parysek, Imtiaz A. Musaliar, Steven A. Zach
  • Publication number: 20220363465
    Abstract: A dispenser for flowable materials includes a tube having a tube interior cavity, an open proximal end, and a distal end having a dispensing orifice. A dividing wall extends along the tube interior cavity and divides the tube into a plurality of chambers. A first flowable material is positioned in a first of the chambers. At least one additional flowable material is positioned in another of the chambers. Each of a plurality of pistons is seated in a proximal end of one of the chambers. A handle includes a plurality of pusher bars, with each pusher bar engaging one of the pistons. When one of the handle and the tube is received in the other of the handle and the tube, the handle and tube move coaxially with respect to one another, and the pistons force the flowable materials from each of the chambers out of the dispensing orifice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: William J. Rice, Steven A. Zach, Francisco R. Figueroa
  • Publication number: 20210261320
    Abstract: A trigger overcap assembly includes a housing having a body, a cap secured to an upper end of the housing, and a trigger at least partially disposed within the body. The cap defines two or more flanges extending downwardly from an underside of the cap. The flanges are configured to engage with and retain the trigger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Ronald H. Spang, JR., Richard M. Parysek, Imtiaz A. Musaliar, Steven A. Zach
  • Patent number: 11034507
    Abstract: A trigger overcap assembly includes a housing having a body, a cap secured to an upper end of the body, and a trigger at least partially disposed within the body. The trigger includes a manifold having a fluid passageway, and a pivot rod of the trigger is pivotally coupled with a pivot notch of the cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald H. Spang, Jr., Richard M. Parysek, Imtiaz A. Musaliar, Steven A. Zach
  • Publication number: 20200062489
    Abstract: A trigger overcap assembly includes a housing having a body, a cap secured to an upper end of the body, and a trigger at least partially disposed within the body. The trigger includes a manifold having a fluid passageway, and a pivot rod of the trigger is pivotally coupled with a pivot notch of the cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Ronald H. Spang, Jr., Richard M. Parysek, Imtiaz A. Musaliar, Steven A. Zach
  • Patent number: 10344462
    Abstract: A dispenser system for treating a toilet, the dispenser system comprising: a tray (402) having a rim at least partially surrounding a plurality of compartments (404) housing a treatment composition, each compartment (404) having a first side configured to be closed to flushing water and a second side configured to be open to flushing water, the second side defining an aperture for receiving the treatment composition; and a hanger (406) configured to suspend the tray (402) from a toilet bowl rim; and a cover coupled to the rim for sealing the aperture of each compartment and configured to be removed by a user prior to use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas A. Soller, Katherine Therese Rodriguez, Steven A. Zach, Brandon C. Loss, Marina J. Maller, Christina L. Gola, Cathal L. Fahy
  • Patent number: 9980622
    Abstract: A cleaning device includes a base having a first side and a second side. A first deployment element pivotally connects to the first side of the base and is pivotable from a stowed position to a deployed position. A second deployment element pivotally connects to the second side of the base and is pivotable from the stowed position to the deployed position. In the stowed position the base, the first deployment element, and the second deployment element define a substantially rectangular perimeter. In the deployed position, the base, the first deployment element, and the second deployment element define a substantially trapezoidal perimeter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas A. Soller, Steven A. Zach, Jose M. Arevalo, Matthew J. Forst, Jeffrey L. Crull, Katlyn Ross, Evan A. Sparks, Aaron Marion
  • Patent number: D801471
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven A. Zach, Meghan Marie McGuire
  • Patent number: D801472
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven A. Zach, Meghan Marie McGuire
  • Patent number: D801473
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven A. Zach, Meghan Marie McGuire, Caitlin Y. O'Gara, Austin R. Bargero
  • Patent number: D830503
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven A. Zach, Meghan Marie McGuire, Caitlin Y. O'Gara, Austin R. Bargero
  • Patent number: D841120
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Sara B. Schepp, Meghan Marie McGuire, Steven A. Zach
  • Patent number: D850578
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Sara B. Schepp, Meghan Marie McGuire, Steven A. Zach
  • Patent number: D880298
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald H. Spang, Jr., Richard M. Parysek, Steven A. Zach, Marilyn M. Johnson, Imtiaz A. Musaliar, Neema Pourian, Jose L. Padilla, Katherine A. Reiser
  • Patent number: D896084
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald H. Spang, Jr., Richard M. Parysek, Steven A. Zach, Marilyn M. Johnson, Imtiaz A. Musaliar, Neema Pourian, Jose L. Padilla, Katherine A. Reiser
  • Patent number: D908491
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald H. Spang, Jr., Richard M. Parysek, Steven A. Zach, Marilyn M. Johnson, Imtiaz A. Musaliar, Neema Pourian, Jose L. Padilla, Katherine A. Reiser
  • Patent number: D912761
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven A. Zach, Austin R. Bargero
  • Patent number: D914131
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven A. Zach, Austin R. Bargero
  • Patent number: D923139
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven A. Zach, Austin R. Bargero