Patents by Inventor William J. Dee

William J. Dee 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).

  • Patent number: 5526751
    Abstract: A flare including a body, an ignitable projectile in the body, an igniter for initiating ignition of the ignitable projectile and initiating propulsion of the projectile out one end of the body, a cap removably coupled to the other end of the body and an ignition member in the body and the cap which can be pulled to ignite the igniter composition. The flare also includes a safety shield at least partially receiving the body and the cap and being releasably retained against substantial axial movement relative to the body in a retracted position to inhibit removal of the cap from the body and being responsive to a force to move relative to the body and cap to an extended position. Confronting surfaces of the shield and cap are configured to provide a passage for water to escape from a region between the shield and the body. The end of the shield adjacent the body is configured to provide a plurality of resilient fingers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1996
    Assignee: Skyblazer, Inc.
    Inventors: James R. Spivey, William F. Brice, William J. Dee
  • Patent number: 4997300
    Abstract: A dispenser for an extrudable product includes an applicator member having a handle and an applicator tip connected to the handle, a cover member having a hollow interior that extends along a cover member axis to an open end of the cover member, which open end is dimensioned and arranged to receive the applicator tip, a supply of an extrudable product within the cover member, and an extrusion mechanism within the cover member. The extrusion mechanism includes an extrusion die and components for enabling a user to rotate the extrusion die relative to a portion of the cover member in order to operate the extrusion mechanism. The extrusion die has an extrusion orifice and it bears against the cover member at an interface between the extrusion die and the cover member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1991
    Assignee: Spiveco, Inc.
    Inventors: James R. Spivey, William J. Dee, William F. Brice
  • Patent number: 4976562
    Abstract: A dispenser for a cosmetic comprising:an applicator member and a cover member that can be separated for use and joined for storage;the applicator member including an applicator tip to be used for cosmetic application purposes; andthe cover member defining a compartment adapted to contain a supply of cosmetic, the cover member including a first cover portion, a second cover portion and an extrusion mechanism, the extrusion mechanism operable for moving an amount of cosmetic from the compartment in response to moving the first cover portion relative to the second cover portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 11, 1990
    Assignee: Spiveco, Inc.
    Inventors: James R. Spivey, William J. Dee, William F. Brice
  • Patent number: 4880326
    Abstract: A dispenser for a flowable substance more viscous than water includes an applicator member and a cover member that can be separated for use and rejoined for storage. The applicator member has an applicator tip to be used for application purposes, the cover member has a hollow interior that extends to an open end, which open end is dimensioned and arranged to receive the applicator tip, and the cover member contains a supply of the substance and an extrusion mechanism for extruding an amount of the substance toward the open end. The extrusion mechanism includes components for enabling a user to operate the extrusion mechanism by rotating the applicator member relative to the cover member while the applicator tip is within the open end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1989
    Assignee: Spiveco, Inc.
    Inventors: James R. Spivey, William J. Dee
  • Patent number: 4828419
    Abstract: A cosmetic applicator of the type comprising a longitudinally elongated cap that contains a cosmetic cake, a longitudinally elongated barrel holder with a first end supporting a resilient applicator is improved by a longitudinally elongated godet that encloses the cosmetic cake and presents only a substantially transverse exposed surface for contact with said applicator, and an applicator tip that is resilient and expands transversely into a substantial wiping contact with the godet interior wall upon compression against the exposed cake surface. The invention further is characterized by a mounting to rotatably and removably mount the cap upon the barrel at a substantially fixed longitudinal mounting position, and resiliently to maintain a substantially constant pressure during contact between the applicator and the exposed cosmetic surface as the barrel and cap longitudinally are moved into and out of the fixed mounting position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 9, 1989
    Assignees: Cosmolab, Inc., Spiveco, Inc.
    Inventors: A. Michael Porter, J. R. Spivey, William J. Dee