Patents by Inventor Wayne E. Ford

Wayne E. Ford 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).

  • LITTER POD SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230172153
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a litter pod system, and methods of using litter pod systems. In some embodiments, the litter pod system may include a litter pod formed at least partially of a flexible, polymer material, the litter pod defining a substantially flat pod bottom wall with a pod side wall extending upwardly therefrom, and a housing base configured to receive the litter pod, the housing base being formed of a substantially rigid polymer material defining a housing bottom wall with a housing side wall extending upwardly therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Wharton, Sergio Gedanke, Mark E. Ventura, Frank Edward Lindsay, Wayne E. Ford, Roger Bruno
  • Flip top container closure
    Publication number: 20090120899
    Abstract: A flip-top container closure for use with a bottle or similar container having a neck. The closure includes a base cap that attaches to the container. The base cap is connected to an cover cap by a hinge. The base cap includes a skirt extending downward from the section's top surface, and a concentric plug seal extending from the surface inside the skirt. The base cap includes an orifice for passage of the container's contents. The cover cap includes a plug that seals the orifice when the closure is closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2007
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventors: Gene Stull, SR., Wayne E. Ford, Robert T. Auer
  • Paper towel dispenser
    Patent number: D441231
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Ricky W. Purcell, David W. Kapiloff, Wayne E. Ford, Jr.