Patents by Inventor Timothy R. Ordiway

Timothy R. Ordiway 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: 20230094331
    Abstract: A volatile material dispenser comprises a base that houses a printed circuit board. The base includes at least one button and a plurality of visual indicators along a front portion. The volatile material dispenser further comprises a stand assembly that is coupled with the base. The stand assembly includes a platform defining a front portion and a rear portion, a stand that is disposed above and on the rear portion of the platform, a manifold that is disposed at an upper end of the stand and defines an outer side surface from which extends a plurality of radially spaced ribs, and a piezoelectric assembly disposed within the manifold. The volatile material dispenser further comprises a cover that is configured to be attachable to and detachable from the base. The cover defines a chimney that defines a longitudinal axis. The manifold includes a refill chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Sebastian D. Hasik, Gregory G. Pieper, Katherine Cusatis, James T. Walker, Brian T. Davis, Timothy R. Ordiway
  • Publication number: 20220362430
    Abstract: A volatile material dispenser includes a base and a stand assembly that is coupled with the base. The base includes a fan and a battery therein. The stand assembly includes a platform, a stand that extends from the platform, and a manifold that extends from the stand. The volatile material dispenser also includes a shroud and an air deflector. The shroud is positioned on the base and defines a chimney. The air deflector is positioned between the shroud and the manifold. The air deflector is configured to direct air out of the chimney.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Sebastian D. Hasik, Gregory G. Pieper, Katherine Cusatis, James T. Walker, Brian T. Davis, Timothy R. Ordiway, Timothy Grala, Kamran Faterioun, Douglas A. Soller
  • Publication number: 20220314262
    Abstract: A volatile material dispenser includes a base that houses a printed circuit board. The volatile material dispenser also includes a stand assembly and a shroud. The stand assembly is coupled with the base. The stand assembly includes a platform, a stand that extends from the platform, and a manifold that extends from the stand. The manifold contains a circular piezoelectric element. The shroud is positioned on the base. The shroud defines a chimney that is centered along a longitudinal axis. The manifold includes an annular wall that extends from the manifold. A spring is disposed within the manifold and is coaxial with the annular wall. A top end of the spring is wrapped around the annular wall and a bottom end of the spring applies a force against the piezoelectric element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Sebastian D. Hasik, Gregory G. Pieper, Katherine Cusatis, James T. Walker, Brian T. Davis, Timothy R. Ordiway
  • Patent number: 11407000
    Abstract: A volatile material dispenser includes a base that houses a printed circuit board, a stand assembly that is coupled with the base, the stand assembly including a platform, a stand that extends from the platform, and a manifold that extends from the stand, the manifold containing a circular piezoelectric element. The dispenser further includes a shroud that is coupled with the stand assembly and defines a chimney, and a refill comprising a wick, the refill being removably coupled with the manifold. The manifold includes a cylindrical wall that extends upward from the manifold, a spring is disposed within the manifold and is coaxial with the cylindrical wall, and a top end of the spring is wrapped around the cylindrical wall and a bottom end of the spring applies a force against the piezoelectric element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Sebastian D. Hasik, Gregory G. Pieper, Katherine Cusatis, James T. Walker, Brian T. Davis, Timothy R. Ordiway
  • Publication number: 20210086220
    Abstract: A volatile material dispenser includes a base that houses a printed circuit board, a stand assembly that is coupled with the base, the stand assembly including a platform, a stand that extends from the platform, and a manifold that extends from the stand, the manifold containing a circular piezoelectric element. The dispenser further includes a shroud that is coupled with the stand assembly and defines a chimney, and a refill comprising a wick, the refill being removably coupled with the manifold. The manifold includes a cylindrical wall that extends upward from the manifold, a spring is disposed within the manifold and is coaxial with the cylindrical wall, and a top end of the spring is wrapped around the cylindrical wall and a bottom end of the spring applies a force against the piezoelectric element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Sebastian D. Hasik, Gregory G. Pieper, Katherine Cusatis, James T. Walker, Brian T. Davis, Timothy R. Ordiway
  • Patent number: 8291524
    Abstract: A clip for mounting a fluid delivery device adjacent a wall of an enclosure is disclosed. In one embodiment, the device includes a base, a hook configured to support the base adjacent the wall, means for attaching a fluid delivery device to the base, and means for rotating the base. Additionally, a method for attaching a clip for mounting a fluid delivery device adjacent a toilet bowl is disclosed. The method includes securing a hook to a rim, engaging a tab of a base to an underside of the rim at an interface, and rotating the base in response to the interface to substantially engage the tab of the base with the underside of the rim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: S.C, Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen B. Leonard, Allen D. Miller, Michael M. Sawalski, Timothy R. Ordiway, Linda M. Madore, Jeffrey L. Crull, Steven Merrill Harrington, Wai Yin Shum
  • Patent number: 8099800
    Abstract: A device for spraying an inner surface of a toilet bowl with a cleaning and/or deodorizing chemical is disclosed. The device can include a container for the chemical, a sprayer through which the chemical can be sprayed laterally at least halfway around a perimeter of the sprayer, means for attaching the sprayer near a rim of the toilet bowl, a fluid conduit in fluid communication with the container and the sprayer, and a manually operated pump for delivering chemical from the container through the fluid conduit and to the sprayer when the pump is operated. In one version, the pump includes a pump chamber in fluid communication with the container, a discharge conduit in fluid communication with the pump chamber and in fluid communication with the fluid conduit, and a piston that reciprocates in the pump chamber for drawing fluid from the container into the pump chamber and moving fluid from the pump chamber through the discharge conduit and into the fluid conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael M. Sawalski, Linda M. Madore, Timothy R. Ordiway, Thomas D. Gueldenzopf, Jeffrey L. Crull
  • Publication number: 20080272200
    Abstract: A rotary sprayer and method for spraying an inner surface of an enclosure, such as a toilet bowl, with a fluid are disclosed. The rotary sprayer includes a clip and a rotating nozzle. The clip includes a fluid inlet and an arm having a distal end section. The nozzle includes a circular deflection plate, and a pair of spaced apart walls extending away from a surface of the deflection plate. The walls define a channel on the surface of the deflection plate. A passageway is in fluid communication with the channel and an end space between the walls. The fluid inlet is positioned in the end space and a spindle of the nozzle is mounted to the distal end section of the arm. Fluid exiting the fluid inlet flows through the passageway and the channel and contacts an inner surface of at least one of the walls to rotate the nozzle and spray the inner surface wall of the enclosure with the fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventors: Timothy R. Ordiway, Michael M. Sawalski, Jeffrey L. Crull, Steven Merrill Harrington, Stephen B. Leonard
  • Patent number: 7011228
    Abstract: A sealable container cover includes both an elastic edge and an adhesive edge for sealing the container cover to the wall or walls of a container. The elastic material around the expandable opening of the container cover may be attached directly to the edge of the cover, housed by a hem created at the edge of the cover, or housed by an additional piece of film or other material attached at the edge of the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson Home Storage, Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy R. Ordiway
  • Patent number: D506106
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson Home Storage, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy R. Ordiway, Jeffrey J. Zettle, Lawrence C. Stanos, Marissa A. K. Schultz, Craig R. Gosen, Nancy L. Broen, Nheeda C. Enriquez, Devin L. Moore, Donald E. Hodge
  • Patent number: D507155
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson Home Storage, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig R. Gosen, Jeffrey J. Zettle, Lawrence C. Stanos, Marissa A. K. Schultz, Timothy R. Ordiway, Nancy L. Broen, Nheeda C. Enriquez, Devin L. Moore, Donald E. Hodge
  • Patent number: D512278
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson Home Storage, Inc.
    Inventors: Marissa A. K. Schultz, Jeffrey J. Zettle, Lawrence C. Stanos, Timothy R. Ordiway, Craig R. Gosen, Nancy L. Broen, Nheeda C. Enriquez, Devin L. Moore, Donald E. Hodge
  • Patent number: D581010
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Evan A. Sparks, Timothy R. Ordiway, Stephen B. Leonard, Douglas James Birkholz
  • Patent number: D583903
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Evan A. Sparks, Timothy R. Ordiway, Stephen B. Leonard, Doug Birkholz, Jeffrey L. Crull
  • Patent number: D591824
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen B. Leonard, Timothy R. Ordiway, Jeffrey L. Crull, Jonathan M. Mick
  • Patent number: D593861
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Evan A. Sparks, Timothy R. Ordiway, Brad P. Baranowski, Jeffrey L. Crull
  • Patent number: D593867
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Evan A. Sparks, Timothy R. Ordiway
  • Patent number: D595388
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen B. Leonard, Timothy R. Ordiway, Jeffrey L. Crull, Jonathan M. Mick
  • Patent number: D595389
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen B. Leonard, Timothy R. Ordiway, Jeffrey L. Crull, Jonathan M. Mick
  • Patent number: D707559
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy R. Ordiway, Douglas A. Soller, Rakesh K. Popli, Thomas A. Helf