Patents by Inventor Thomas Van Dyk

Thomas Van Dyk 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: 20240351753
    Abstract: A cover for a container that includes a lid portion and a collar element. The lid portion having a main body section surrounded by a peripheral sealing shoulder. The collar element having a peripheral collar sealing shoulder that includes a collar groove and wherein the lid portion is connected to the collar portion through a hinge element. The lid portion, collar element and hinge portion are formed as a unitary structure and the lid portion articulates from an open positon in which it is spaced apart from the collar element to a closed position wherein the peripheral bead sealing shoulder of the lid portion engages with the peripheral collar sealing shoulder of the collar element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: Inline Plastics Corp.
    Inventors: Herb Knutson, Tanner Buxton, James Davis Smith, David Demar, Keith Kristiansen, Roland Charriez, Thomas Van Dyk
  • Patent number: 11975894
    Abstract: A cover for a container that includes a lid portion and a collar element. The lid portion having a main body section surrounded by a peripheral sealing shoulder. The collar element having a peripheral collar sealing shoulder that includes a collar groove and wherein the lid portion is connected to the collar portion through a hinge element. The lid portion, collar element and hinge portion are formed as a unitary structure and the lid portion articulates from an open positon in which it is spaced apart from the collar element to a closed position wherein the peripheral bead sealing shoulder of the lid portion engages with the peripheral collar sealing shoulder of the collar element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Inline Plastics Corp.
    Inventors: Herb Knutson, Tanner Bettke Buxton, James Davis Smith, IV, David Demar, Keith Kristiansen, Roland Charriez, Thomas Van Dyk
  • Publication number: 20230255213
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to articles and methods for handling food items. In one aspect, an article for receiving or holding a food item comprises: a blade; and a rim extending along at least one side of the blade. In another aspect, a method of handling a food item using an article comprises a blade and a rim extending along at least one side of the blade, the method comprising: gripping or holding a part of the rim by hand; causing the food item to be placed onto the blade; and moving the article containing the food item therein to a desired location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Peter CLARKE, John Kevin CLAY, Thomas VAN DYK, Justin BROWNE
  • Publication number: 20210214131
    Abstract: A cover for a container that includes a lid portion and a collar element. The lid portion having a main body section surrounded by a peripheral sealing shoulder. The collar element having a peripheral collar sealing shoulder that includes a collar groove and wherein the lid portion is connected to the collar portion through a hinge element. The lid portion, collar element and hinge portion are formed as a unitary structure and the lid portion articulates from an open positon in which it is spaced apart from the collar element to a closed position wherein the peripheral bead sealing shoulder of the lid portion engages with the peripheral collar sealing shoulder of the collar element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: Inline Plastics Corp.
    Inventors: Herb Knutson, Tanner Bettke Buxton, James Davis Smith, IV, David Demar, Keith Kristiansen, Roland Charriez, Thomas Van Dyk
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20130061810
    Abstract: A bird feeder includes a fine-mesh inner container positioned in a course-mesh outer container. One or more features within the inner container urge the inner container outwardly against the outer container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventor: Thomas VAN DYK
  • Publication number: 20120318200
    Abstract: An apparatus is for removably receiving a container of nutrient material for dispensing the nutrient material to birds. The apparatus has a frame and a body. The body has a receptacle for removably receiving a rim of the container. The body is mounted to the frame for pivoting relative to the frame between a first configuration in which the receptacle is downwardly oriented, and a second configuration in the receptacle is upwardly oriented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: Central Garden & Pet Company
    Inventors: Thomas Van Dyk, Daehwan Kim
  • Patent number: D676615
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Central Garden & Pet Company
    Inventor: Thomas Van Dyk
  • Patent number: D709249
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Central Garden & Pet Company
    Inventors: Thomas Van Dyk, Daehwan Kim
  • Patent number: D723750
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Central Garden & Pet Company
    Inventors: Thomas Van Dyk, Daehwan Kim
  • Patent number: D792774
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Bayer HealthCare LLC
    Inventors: Phillip Le, M. Gary Grossman, Thomas Van Dyk, Donald E. Staples, Jack Thomas Hawkins, Jr.
  • Patent number: D792775
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Bayer HealthCare LLC
    Inventors: Phillip Le, M. Gary Grossman, Thomas Van Dyk, Donald E. Staples, Jack Thomas Hawkins, Jr.
  • Patent number: D792776
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Bayer Healthcare LLC
    Inventors: Phillip Le, M. Gary Grossman, Thomas Van Dyk, Donald E. Staples, Jack Thomas Hawkins, Jr.
  • Patent number: D817545
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Tokiwa Corp.
    Inventors: Michele F. Castellano, Thomas Van Dyk
  • Patent number: D1005288
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Xenon Ophthalmics Inc.
    Inventors: Mario A Turchi, Thomas Van Dyk
  • Patent number: D1005289
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Xenon Ophthalmics Inc.
    Inventors: Mario A. Turchi, Thomas Van Dyk
  • Patent number: D1019641
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: XENON OPHTHALMICS INC.
    Inventors: Mario A Turchi, Thomas Van Dyk
  • Patent number: D1021898
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: XENON OPHTHALMICS INC.
    Inventors: Mario A Turchi, Thomas Van Dyk
  • Patent number: D1042863
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: JelikaLite LLC
    Inventors: Eugenia Steingold, Katya Sverdlov, Thomas Van Dyk, Robert Clauson