Patents by Inventor William J. Rice
William J. Rice 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).
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Publication number: 20230417038Abstract: A system for applying a flowable material to a surface that includes an applicator and a storage pod is disclosed. The storage pod may have a housing and a lid that engage each other to form an interior cavity that contains a flowable material. The applicator receives the storage pod and has a pusher mechanism to apply a force to the housing causing the housing to collapse. As the housing collapses, the flowable material is expelled from the storage pod. The applicator may be a reusable applicator where the storage pods can be used and reloaded, or a single use disposable applicator.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2021Publication date: December 28, 2023Inventors: William J. Rice, Douglas A. Soller, Steven A. Zach, James Paul Orrico, Mario M. Orrico, Harbinder S. Pordal
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Publication number: 20220363465Abstract: A dispenser for flowable materials includes a tube having a tube interior cavity, an open proximal end, and a distal end having a dispensing orifice. A dividing wall extends along the tube interior cavity and divides the tube into a plurality of chambers. A first flowable material is positioned in a first of the chambers. At least one additional flowable material is positioned in another of the chambers. Each of a plurality of pistons is seated in a proximal end of one of the chambers. A handle includes a plurality of pusher bars, with each pusher bar engaging one of the pistons. When one of the handle and the tube is received in the other of the handle and the tube, the handle and tube move coaxially with respect to one another, and the pistons force the flowable materials from each of the chambers out of the dispensing orifice.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2020Publication date: November 17, 2022Inventors: William J. Rice, Steven A. Zach, Francisco R. Figueroa
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Patent number: 9370794Abstract: An applicator, related applicator system, and a method for delivering a self-adhesive material are provided. The applicator includes an outer surface, and an inner surface opposite the outer surface. The inner surface of the applicator defines a void that is operable to receive the self-adhesive material. At least a portion of the inner surface releasably adhere the applicator side of the self-adhesive material where the adhesive force between the portion of the inner surface and the applicator side being less than adhesive force between the substrate and the substrate side. The applicator is used by placing the applicator in contact with a substrate, pressing the applicator against the substrate such that the self-adhesive material adheres to the substrate, and releasing the applicator from the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2014Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: William J. Rice, Thomas W. Otis, Michael E. Klinkhammer
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Patent number: 9364872Abstract: An applicator, related applicator system, and a method for delivering a self-adhesive material are provided. The applicator includes an outer surface, and an inner surface opposite the outer surface. The inner surface of the applicator defines a void that is operable to receive the self-adhesive material. At least a portion of the inner surface releasably adhere the applicator side of the self-adhesive material where the adhesive force between the portion of the inner surface and the applicator side being less than adhesive force between the substrate and the substrate side. The applicator is used by placing the applicator in contact with a substrate, pressing the applicator against the substrate such that the self-adhesive material adheres to the substrate, and releasing the applicator from the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2012Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: Douglas A. Soller, William J. Rice, Cory J. Nelson, Michael E. Klinkhammer
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Publication number: 20140374437Abstract: An applicator, related applicator system, and a method for delivering a self-adhesive material are provided. The applicator includes an outer surface, and an inner surface opposite the outer surface. The inner surface of the applicator defines a void that is operable to receive the self-adhesive material. At least a portion of the inner surface releasably adhere the applicator side of the self-adhesive material where the adhesive force between the portion of the inner surface and the applicator side being less than adhesive force between the substrate and the substrate side. The applicator is used by placing the applicator in contact with a substrate, pressing the applicator against the substrate such that the self-adhesive material adheres to the substrate, and releasing the applicator from the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2014Publication date: December 25, 2014Applicant: S.C. JOHNSON & SON, INC.Inventors: William J. Rice, Thomas W. Otis, Michael E. Klinkhammer
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Patent number: 8851339Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 12, 2010Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: 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
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Patent number: 8814456Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 12, 2010Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: 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
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Patent number: 8794293Abstract: An applicator, related applicator system, and a method for delivering a self-adhesive material are provided. The applicator includes an outer surface, and an inner surface opposite the outer surface. The inner surface of the applicator defines a void that is operable to receive the self-adhesive material. At least a portion of the inner surface releasably adhere the applicator side of the self-adhesive material where the adhesive force between the portion of the inner surface and the applicator side being less than adhesive force between the substrate and the substrate side. The applicator is used by placing the applicator in contact with a substrate, pressing the applicator against the substrate such that the self-adhesive material adheres to the substrate, and releasing the applicator from the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2010Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: William J. Rice, Thomas W. Otis, Michael E. Klinkhammer
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Publication number: 20130068267Abstract: An applicator, related applicator system, and a method for delivering a self-adhesive material are provided. The applicator includes an outer surface, and an inner surface opposite the outer surface. The inner surface of the applicator defines a void that is operable to receive the self-adhesive material. At least a portion of the inner surface releasably adhere the applicator side of the self-adhesive material where the adhesive force between the portion of the inner surface and the applicator side being less than adhesive force between the substrate and the substrate side. The applicator is used by placing the applicator in contact with a substrate, pressing the applicator against the substrate such that the self-adhesive material adheres to the substrate, and releasing the applicator from the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2012Publication date: March 21, 2013Inventors: Douglas A. Soller, William J. Rice, Cory J. Nelson, Michael E. Klinkhammer
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Publication number: 20120037301Abstract: An applicator, related applicator system, and a method for delivering a self-adhesive material are provided. The applicator includes an outer surface, and an inner surface opposite the outer surface. The inner surface of the applicator defines a void that is operable to receive the self-adhesive material. At least a portion of the inner surface releasably adhere the applicator side of the self-adhesive material where the adhesive force between the portion of the inner surface and the applicator side being less than adhesive force between the substrate and the substrate side. The applicator is used by placing the applicator in contact with a substrate, pressing the applicator against the substrate such that the self-adhesive material adheres to the substrate, and releasing the applicator from the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2010Publication date: February 16, 2012Inventors: William J. Rice, Thomas W. Otis, Michael E. Klinkhammer
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Patent number: D654364Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2011Date of Patent: February 21, 2012Assignee: 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
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Patent number: D690790Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2012Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: Russell B. Wortley, Michael E. Klinkhammer, Douglas A. Soller, William J. Rice, Tanya M. Jacobs
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Patent number: D690791Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2012Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: Russell B. Wortley, Michael E. Klinkhammer, Douglas A. Soller, William J. Rice, Tanya M. Jacobs
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Patent number: D690792Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2012Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: Russell B. Wortley, Michael E. Klinkhammer, Douglas A. Soller, William J. Rice, Tanya M. Jacobs
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Patent number: D690793Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2012Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: Russell B. Wortley, Michael E. Klinkhammer, Douglas A. Soller, William J. Rice, Tanya M. Jacobs
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Patent number: D700949Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2013Date of Patent: March 11, 2014Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: Russell B. Wortley, Michael E. Klinkhammer, Douglas A. Soller, William J. Rice, Tanya M. Jacobs
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Patent number: D700950Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2013Date of Patent: March 11, 2014Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: Russell B. Wortley, Michael E. Klinkhammer, Douglas A. Soller, William J. Rice, Tanya M. Jacobs
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Patent number: D701287Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2013Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: Russell B. Wortley, Michael E. Klinkhammer, Douglas A. Soller, William J. Rice, Tanya M. Jacobs
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Patent number: D701938Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2013Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: Russell B. Wortley, Michael E. Klinkhammer, Douglas A. Soller, William J. Rice, Tanya M. Jacobs
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Patent number: D712506Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2012Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: Douglas A. Soller, William J. Rice, Cory J. Nelson, Michael E. Klinkhammer