Patents by Inventor William D. McKay

William D. McKay 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: 20120114800
    Abstract: A drink enhancer system. A squeezable housing has two curved opposing sides and contains a drink enhancer configured to be mixed with a drink to create an enhanced drink. A dispensing cap removably couples to the squeezable housing and includes a valve which includes two intersecting linear slits in a flexible polymer member. The valve is exposed when the dispensing cap is in an open position and concealed when the dispensing cap is in a closed position. A flip-top portion of the dispensing cap is coupled to a base of the dispensing cap through a living hinge. The drink enhancer system dispenses a predetermined quantity of drink enhancer into a quantity of drink, in response to a squeeze of the squeezable housing, with sufficient velocity to agitate the quantity of drink sufficiently that the predetermined quantity of drink enhancer and quantity of drink sufficiently mix for drinking without further mixing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: ECOSENTIALS, LLC
    Inventor: William D. McKay
  • Patent number: 7395574
    Abstract: A lint roll apparatus includes an orienting mechanism for orienting the free edge of the outermost sheet of a adhesive roll with a predetermined point on a roll support. Orientation is implemented by cooperating stop members on the roll and the roll support, by a slidable member on the roll support moveable into and out of engagement with a notch in the roll or a roll core, or a trigger activated moveable pin which is engagable with a stop member carried on the roll or roll support. A motor driven spindle rotates a cylinder on which the roll is mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: The Hartz Mountain Corporation
    Inventor: William D. McKay
  • Publication number: 20080149123
    Abstract: A brush having a head with a reservoir formed therein and at least one aperture formed in the head for opening the reservoir to the exterior of the head is provided. The inventive brush also includes a plurality of bristles mounted on the head for transferring material dispensed from the reservoir through the at least one aperture in the head as the brush is drawn through human or animal hair. The inventive brush includes a refill aperture formed in the head and a cap releasably engageable with the refill aperture. The brush may also include a cover movably mounted on the head for closing an aperture in the head with the cover movable between a first position for closing the aperture, and a second position for opening the aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventor: William D. McKay
  • Publication number: 20080149124
    Abstract: A brush having a head with a reservoir formed therein and at least one aperture formed in the head for opening the reservoir to the exterior of the head is provided. The inventive brush also includes a plurality of bristles mounted on the head for transferring material dispensed from the reservoir through the at least one aperture in the head as the brush is drawn through human or animal hair. The inventive brush includes a refill aperture formed in the head and a cap releasably engageable with the refill aperture. The brush may also include a cover movably mounted on the head for closing an aperture in the head with the cover movable between a first position for closing the aperture, and a second position for opening the aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventor: William D. McKay
  • Patent number: 7377001
    Abstract: A cleaning apparatus includes a handle, a support coupled to the handle and a cleaning element mountable on the support. The support is fixed to the handle or is rotatably coupled to the handle for rotation by a drive motor mounted in the handle. The cleaning element may include bristles extending from a flexible mat fixed about the support or about a core mountable on the support. A cleaning sheet is windable about the support, the core or the cleaning element, including over and through the bristles, for dual cleaning action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: The Hartz Mountain Corporation
    Inventor: William D. McKay
  • Patent number: 7364380
    Abstract: A cleaning apparatus includes a substrate with outward projecting bristles extending through a sheet or scrim impaled over the bristles. The substrate may be mounted on a support which may carry a handle. The sheets may be single sheets arranged in a stack over the bristles on one or more surfaces of the substrate or a roll of separable sheets disposed over the bristles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: The Hartz Mountain Corporation
    Inventor: William D. McKay
  • Patent number: 7350257
    Abstract: A refill is designed for use with a cleaning tool, such as a mop or a cleaning mitt. The refill includes a mopping sheet, formed from a water absorbing material, and a dusting sheet. In one example, the dusting sheet is removed from the refill after dusting a surface to expose the mopping sheet. A single refill allows a surface to be dusted and then mopped using the same cleaning tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Rapid Brands Corporation
    Inventor: William D. McKay
  • Patent number: 7309182
    Abstract: A cleaning apparatus includes a substrate with outward projecting bristles. The substrate may be mounted on a support which may carry a handle or on a media dispensing container. The handle is hollow to carry a dispensable media from a dispenser mounted on the handle or has an open end to receive an aerosol or media dispensing container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2007
    Assignee: The Hartz Mountain Corporation
    Inventor: William D. McKay
  • Patent number: 7281288
    Abstract: An improved cleaning tool is provided with a flexible connection between the head or spindle and the handle. The improved tool broadly includes a spindle or head, a handle and a flexible connection between the head and handle to permit relative pivotal movement therebetween and rubber bumpers to protect against scratching furniture. The flexible connection regulates relative movement between the spindle head in such a way that lateral movement is greater than the up and down movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: The Hartz Mountain Corporation
    Inventor: William D. McKay
  • Publication number: 20070180637
    Abstract: A brush assembly includes a handle and a brush head attached to the handle. The brush head includes a base with a plurality of integral bristles and a matrix. The matrix is made of sponge, foam or other compressible material. As the brush is used on a person or an animal skin or scalp, the hair or fur causes the matrix to compress and expose the bristles. When the brush is removed, the matrix springs back and removes any hair, fur, or other material entangled in the hair. Optionally a vibrating device is incorporated into the brush to provide massaging of the skin and/or scalp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Inventor: William D. McKay
  • Patent number: 7234188
    Abstract: A lint roll apparatus includes an orienting mechanism for orienting the free edge of the outermost sheet of a adhesive roll with a predetermined point on a roll support. Orientation is implemented by cooperating stop members on the roll and the roll support, by a slidable member on the roll support moveable into and out of engagement with a notch in the roll or a roll core, or a trigger activated moveable pin which is engagable with a stop member carried on the roll or roll support. A motor driven spindle rotates a cylinder on which the roll is mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: The Hartz Mountain Corporation
    Inventor: William D. McKay
  • Patent number: D566345
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: The Hartz Mountain Corporation
    Inventor: William D. McKay
  • Patent number: D572417
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: The Hartz Mountain Corporation
    Inventor: William D. McKay
  • Patent number: D572868
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: The Hartz Mountain Corporation
    Inventor: William D. McKay
  • Patent number: D573316
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: The Hartz Mountain Corporation
    Inventor: William D. McKay
  • Patent number: D573317
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: The Hartz Mountain Corporation
    Inventor: William D. McKay
  • Patent number: D577467
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: The Hartz Mountain Corporation
    Inventor: William D. McKay
  • Patent number: D578257
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: The Hartz Mountain Corporation
    Inventor: William D. McKay
  • Patent number: D578258
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: The Hartz Mountain Corporation
    Inventor: William D. McKay
  • Patent number: D708956
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Inventors: William D. McKay, Gabriel Prero