Patents by Inventor Stuart Leslie

Stuart Leslie 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).

  • COMESTIBLE PRODUCT DISPENSERS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME
    Publication number: 20070138035
    Abstract: A package for comestible products is provided. The package includes a front wall having a slot, a rear wall, a bottom wall and opposing sidewalls. The walls define a package interior and the rear wall includes a movable flap having a protruding member extending from the rear wall. The protruding member is adapted to engage the slot on the front wall and enclose the package interior. The front wall may include a cut-out area to guide the protruding member into the slot. The package may include a debossed area and an embossed area adjacent to and surrounding the slot on the front wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Applicant: Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
    Inventors: Heather Fluegel, Jason Billig, Charles Curtiss, Stuart Leslie
  • Comestible product dispensers and methods of making and using same
    Publication number: 20070134371
    Abstract: A package for comestible products is provided. The package includes a front wall having a slot, a rear wall, a bottom wall and opposing sidewalls. At least one notch may be adjacent the slot. The walls define a package interior and the rear wall includes a movable flap having a protruding member extending from the rear wall and a notch adjacent the protruding member. The protruding member is adapted to engage the slot on the front wall and enclose the package interior, and the notches allow for easy engagement of the protruding member and slot, as well as make the package resistant to tear during use. The package may include a debossed area and an embossed area adjacent to and surrounding the slot on the front wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2005
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Jason Billig, Charles Curtiss, Stuart Leslie, Heather Fluegel
  • Portable vacuum cleaner and method for storing a vacuum hose
    Publication number: 20070119015
    Abstract: A portable vacuum cleaner and a method for storing a vacuum hose of a portable vacuum cleaner are provided. The portable vacuum cleaner includes a vacuum-generating device. The portable vacuum cleaner further includes a housing configured to hold the vacuum generating device therein. The housing has a groove extending around a periphery of the housing for receiving and holding a vacuum hose therein during storage of the housing. The vacuum hose has first and second ends. The first end is operably coupled to the vacuum generating device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2006
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Inventors: Stuart Leslie, Roland Zeder
  • Power distribution system and a method for assembling the power distribution system
    Publication number: 20070121266
    Abstract: A power distribution system and a method for assembling the power distribution system are provided. The power distribution system is configured to be mounted on a wall and to hold a plurality of devices thereon. Further, the power distribution system is configured to supply either an AC voltage or a DC voltage to each of the devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2006
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Inventors: Stuart Leslie, Roland Zeder
  • Self-venting valve
    Patent number: 7219819
    Abstract: A valve assembly has a valve housing and a valve core body movable therewithin for providing a smooth and continuous outflow of liquid from a container, which may be unvented and rigid, through a liquid-out passageway, and provides an air-back passageway for drawing external air into the container. In a preferred embodiment, the core is rotatable within the housing by one-handed actuation. The air-back passageway is preferably a channel provided on the surface of the core body, and the liquid-out passageway is preferably provided between openings in the core body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: Nestle Waters North America, Inc.
    Inventors: J Wayne Halfacre, John S Gruver, Christian Randhahn, Charles A Curtiss, Stuart Leslie, Christopher J Matice, Stephen P DeHoff
  • Recessed light source for vehicle seat belts
    Patent number: 7131756
    Abstract: A portable recessed light source configured for use with a vehicle seat belt, the light source including: a housing having a first housing portion and a second housing portion, the first housing portion having a light emitting source electrically coupled to a power supply, the first housing portion being pivotally secured to the second housing portion; and a retaining clip for securing the housing to the seat belt, the retaining clip being secured to the second housing portion, wherein the first housing portion is positionable into at least two discrete positions with respect to the second housing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: Honeywell International, Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart Leslie, Roland Zeder
  • Waste storage device
    Publication number: 20060237461
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an automated sealing waste disposal apparatus using tubular material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2006
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Inventors: Richard Chomik, Mark Yoho, Stuart Leslie, Taek Kim, Aidan Petrie, Joe Sejnowski
  • Product dispensing cap with pivotal directional spout
    Publication number: 20060208009
    Abstract: A cap dispenses material from a container having a mouth. The cap has a main body mountable on the mouth. The main body includes a protruding portion having an opening for receiving material moving through the mouth. A combination seal and dispensing spout is pivotally mounted to the main body and has a top wall with an extended portion. The spout may be pivoted on the main body between a sealing position and a dispensing position. In the sealing position, the spout blocks flow of material through the opening. In the dispensing position, the spout is aligned with the opening in the protruding portion to allow material to flow through the protruding portion and onto the spout so that the material may be dispensed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2005
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Inventors: Christopher Young, Brooks Markert, Dio Cavero, Stuart Leslie, Justin Waldinger
  • Waste disposal device including a diaphragm for twisting a flexible tubing dispensed from a cartridge
    Publication number: 20060130439
    Abstract: A diaphragm positioned in a waste disposal device for holding and twisting flexible tubing dispensed form a cartridge housed in the waste disposal device. The twisting of the tubing is accomplished either by rotating the diaphragm and holding the cartridge stationary, or rotating the cartridge and holding the diaphragm. A rotation mechanism is operatively configured to the waste disposal device for rotating either the cartridge or the diaphragm while impeding the rotation of the other. The twisting of the flexible sealably encapsulates a waste package inserted into the flexible tubing through an opening in the cartridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2005
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventors: David Stravitz, Richard Chomik, Mark Yoho, Stuart Leslie, Taek Kim, Aidan Petrie, Joe Sejnowski
  • Dust cover for a valve
    Patent number: D516423
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Nestle Waters North America, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Wayne Halfacre, John S. Gruver, Christian Randhahn, Charles A. Curtiss, Stuart Leslie, Christopher J. Matice, Stephen P. DeHoff
  • Sculptured container with integral handle
    Patent number: D516918
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignee: Lebanon Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Stuart Leslie, Justin Philip Waldinger, Dio Climaco Cavero
  • Bottle portion
    Patent number: D516922
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignee: Stokely-Van Camp, Inc.
    Inventors: Machelle D. Stockwell, Stuart Leslie, Charles A. Curtiss, Tomohito Asano, David Deemer, Hassan Mourad
  • Bottle portion
    Patent number: D519036
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Stokely-Van Camp, Inc.
    Inventors: Machelle D. Stockwell, Stuart Leslie, Charles A. Curtiss, Tomohito Asano, David Deemer, Hassan Mourad
  • Valve with dust cover
    Patent number: D519370
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: Nestle Waters North America, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Wayne Halfacre, John S. Gruver, Christian Randhahn, Charles A. Curtiss, Stuart Leslie, Christopher J. Matice, Stephen P. DeHoff
  • Comestible product dispenser
    Patent number: D519828
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
    Inventors: Dio C. Cavero, Raymond E. Clepper, Charles Curtiss, James Luke Jenkins, Sungeun Kim, Stuart Leslie, Justin Waldinger
  • Comestible product dispenser
    Patent number: D525865
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
    Inventors: Dio C. Cavero, Raymond E. Clepper, Charles Curtiss, James Luke Jenkins, Sungeun Kim, Stuart Leslie, Justin Waldinger
  • Valve
    Patent number: D526563
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Nestle Waters North America, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Wayne Halfacre, John S. Gruver, Christian Randhahn, Charles A. Curtiss, Stuart Leslie, Christopher J. Matice, Stephen P. DeHoff
  • Portable light emitting device
    Patent number: D528676
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: Honeywell International, Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart Leslie, Roland Zeder
  • Bottle portion
    Patent number: D530619
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Stokley-Van Camp, Inc.
    Inventors: Machelle D. Stockwell, Stuart Leslie, Charles A. Curtiss, Tomohito Asano, David Deemer, Hassan Mourad
  • Comestible product dispenser
    Patent number: D531498
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: WM. Wrigley Jr. Company
    Inventors: Heather Fluegel, Jason Billig, Stuart Leslie, Charles Curtiss