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: 20170247869
    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: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Douglas A. Soller, Katherine Therese Rodriguez, Steven A. Zach, Brandon C. Loss, Marina J. Maller, Christina L. Gola, Cathal L. Fahy
  • Patent number: 9643199
    Abstract: A sprayer system includes a trigger sprayer having a trigger, a pump mechanism, and a nozzle. The sprayer system further includes a solvent reservoir for accommodating a solvent substance and a bottle for accommodating a concentrate substance. Further, the solvent reservoir is positioned above the trigger sprayer and is in fluid communication with the trigger sprayer and the bottle is positioned below the trigger sprayer and is in fluid communication with the trigger sprayer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Michael Petkus, Bradley J. Barron, Jonathan D. Bellante, Stacey L. Forkner, Hua Han, Palak Pujara, Ronald H. Spang, Jr., Mark J. Van Handel, Steven A. Zach
  • Publication number: 20150352571
    Abstract: A sprayer system includes a trigger sprayer having a trigger, a pump mechanism, and a nozzle. The sprayer system further includes a solvent reservoir for accommodating a solvent substance and a bottle for accommodating a concentrate substance. Further, the solvent reservoir is positioned above the trigger sprayer and is in fluid communication with the trigger sprayer and the bottle is positioned below the trigger sprayer and is in fluid communication with the trigger sprayer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicant: S. C. JOHNSON & SON, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Michael Petkus, Bradley J. Barron, Jonathan D. Bellante, Stacey L. Forkner, Hua Han, Palak Pujara, Ronald H. Spang, JR., Mark J. Van Handel, Steven A. Zach
  • Patent number: 9113771
    Abstract: A cleaning system includes a cleaning implement having a handle and an attachable fluid dispenser that can be secured to the handle of the cleaning implement. A support can be located on the handle, and the support has a section that extends away from the handle. The attachable dispenser includes a container connected to a body having a dispensing mechanism for delivering a fluid from the container and out of a discharge orifice of the body. The container has an inwardly directed recess dimensioned to matingly engage the section of the support when the attachable dispenser is attached to the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven A. Zach, Julie L. Bates, Laura Herzog, Douglas F. Stewart, John E. Kiechel, Nasahn A. Sheppard, Christina D. Tapp, Peter I. Capraro, Sean P. Murphy
  • Patent number: 9061816
    Abstract: An overcap for a container includes a body having a sidewall. An opening is provided in the sidewall. An actuation mechanism includes an actuator with an elongate button and a manifold. The elongate button extends through the opening in the sidewall. The actuation mechanism is actuable to open a valve of a container by movement of the elongate button in a direction substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the overcap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Arnie M. Best, Nancy L. Broen, Douglas P. Gundlach, Paul Katz, Brook S. Kennedy, Boris Kontorovich, Hideaki Matsui, Leah Pelowski, Judith A. Rath, Matthew N. Thurin, Richard Whitehall, Steven A. Zach
  • Patent number: 8851339
    Abstract: A device for application of a self-adhesive product, wherein the device operates with at least a first step and a second step. The first step and second step being temporally separate. A device for application of a flowable product includes a first section and a second section, the first section being sized such that at least a portion of the first section fits within the second section, the first section being slidable relative to the second section. A device includes a first section having a protrusion extending from its outer surface that fits through a slot in the second section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Schultz, Michael E. Klinkhammer, Steven A. Zach, Russell B. Wortley, William J. Rice, Doraiswami Jaichandra, Mark D. Duennes, Keith Kristiansen, Jeffrey Buttler, Thomas Van Dyk, David Demar, Roland Charriez, John Kiely, John Anastasiadis
  • Patent number: 8814456
    Abstract: A device employed by a user for applying a self-adhesive product to a surface may include an outer housing configured for gripping by a single hand of the user, the outer housing having a distal end, and a volume of self-adhesive product disposed within the outer housing. An automatic dispensing mechanism is disposed within the outer housing and operatively coupled to the outer housing and the volume of self-adhesive product, the automatic dispensing mechanism configured to advance at least a portion of the volume of self-adhesive product through the outer housing distal end in response to a manual actuation force applied to the outer housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Schultz, Michael E. Klinkhammer, Steven A. Zach, Russell B. Wortley, William J. Rice, Doraiswami Jaichandra, Mark D. Duennes, Keith C. Kristiansen, Jeffrey E. Butler, Jr., Thomas Van Dyk, David A. Demar, Roland Charriez, John Kiely, John Anastasiadis
  • Patent number: 8745771
    Abstract: An apparatus for removing a clog from a drain pipe, the apparatus having: (a) a container comprising a product chamber; (b) a pressurization assembly in fluid communication with the inlet; (c) a shaft coupled to the container, the shaft comprising a proximal end and a distal end; and (d) projections extending outwardly from the shaft. The product chamber is adapted to receive a drain cleaning composition and the product chamber has an inlet and an outlet. The pressurization sub-assembly has a canister of pressurized fluid and an adapter coupled to the container and including a socket defining a receptacle configured to receive at least a portion of the canister. The shaft has an exterior surface sized for insertion into the drain pipe. The shaft also has a channel that provides fluid communication between the proximal end and the distal end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Sons, Inc.
    Inventors: Julie L. Bates, Steven A. Zach, John C. Taylor, Ronald J. Schmidt, Marc B. Frosch, J. Gabriel Cleek
  • Patent number: 8739968
    Abstract: An apparatus for removing a clog from a drain pipe includes a container comprising a product chamber, a pressurization assembly in fluid communication with the inlet, and a shaft coupled to the container, the shaft comprising a proximal end and a distal end. Projections extend outwardly from the shaft. The product chamber is adapted to receive a drain cleaning composition and the product chamber has an inlet and an outlet. The pressurization assembly has a canister of pressurized fluid and an adapter coupled to the container and including a socket defining a receptacle configured to receive at least a portion of the canister. The shaft has an exterior surface sized for insertion into the drain pipe. The shaft also has a channel that provides fluid communication between the proximal end and the distal end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Julie L. Bates, Steven A. Zach, John C. Taylor, Ronald J. Schmidt, Marc B. Frosch, J. Gabriel Cleek
  • Publication number: 20140007367
    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: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    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: D703539
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Neil P. Williams, Steven A. Zach, Aaron Marion
  • Patent number: D713251
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: William L. Driskell, Matthew J. Forst, Peter N. Nguyen, Steven A. Sell, David A. Smith, Cynthia A. Stevens, Joseph G. Stichart, Steven L. Sweeton, Matthew N. Thurin, Steven A. Zach
  • Patent number: D717664
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark J. Van Handel, Neil P. Williams, Steven A. Zach
  • Patent number: D721279
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark J. Van Handel, Neil P. Williams, Steven A. Zach
  • Patent number: D721969
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Neil P. Williams, Steven A. Zach, Aaron Marion
  • Patent number: D743257
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark J. Van Handel, Neil P. Williams, Steven A. Zach
  • Patent number: D752198
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven A. Zach, Douglas A. Soller, Jose Conti
  • Patent number: D752733
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven A. Zach, Douglas A. Soller, Jose Conti
  • Patent number: D784491
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan C. Hale, Steven A. Zach, Meghan Marie McGuire, Matthew J. Poster
  • Patent number: D789485
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan C. Hale, Steven A. Zach, Meghan Marie McGuire, Matthew J. Poster