Patents by Inventor William Michael Cannon

William Michael Cannon 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: 20090084870
    Abstract: A pressurized spray system. The spray system has a flow path through which contents must pass to be dispensed from the system to the atmosphere. By maintaining the proper proportions of restrictions in the flow path to the spray nozzle exit orifice, a relatively constant mean particle size distribution may be obtained throughout the life of the spray system as the pressure decays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2007
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Inventors: Scott Edward Smith, William Michael Cannon, Wim Wintmolders
  • Patent number: 7294264
    Abstract: A sprayer purifier cartridge system is disclosed. In one non-limiting embodiment, the sprayer purifier cartridge system includes a sprayer for spraying water and a purifier cartridge for purifying water. In this embodiment, the sprayer has a receiving structure for the purifier cartridge, and the cartridge is attachable to the receiving structure of the sprayer. In this embodiment, one of the sprayer and the purifier cartridge comprises a structure having at least one opening therein. This opening is at least partially surrounded by a material that has flexibility. The other of the sprayer and the purifier cartridge has at least one hollow protrusion that fits into the at least one opening to permit the water to flow in at least one direction between the sprayer and purifier cartridge. The cartridge is attachable to the sprayer to form a seal between the cartridge and the sprayer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Allen Wooton, Richard Lawrence Horstman, William Michael Cannon
  • Patent number: 7188787
    Abstract: A sprayer with a water purifier, a valve system, and a selector switch for the same are disclosed. In one non-limiting embodiment, when the sprayer is in use, the sprayer includes a purifier for purifying water. The sprayer may be compact and ergonomic. The sprayer may include a valve system that provides a selection of water flow paths and/or nozzles or other output mechanisms for the sprayer, and a selector switch for controlling the valve system. In certain embodiments, the sprayer is provided with a multiple position selector switch that can be controlled by one of the operator's fingers, or by the operator's thumb so that the operator can use the sprayer and select the sprayer setting with one hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: William Michael Cannon, John Allen Wooton, Benjamin Jacob Clare, Melissa Ann Kreuzer, Christopher Miles Miller
  • Patent number: 6675845
    Abstract: A method and package for controlled metered dispensing of a fluid product contained in the package having a metered dispensing system, each time the package is opened or uncapped are disclosed. By the present method and package, the maximum amount of product that can be dispensed is limited to a single metered dose after each uncapping of the package. Specifically, the metered dispensing system is configured to allow dispensing of only a single metered dose of a liquid, viscous liquid, gel, paste, or semi-solid product contained in the package and to prevent further dispensing of additional doses of product until at least one specific and deliberate step is taken that re-activates or re-engages the dispensing system. Such deliberate step is preferably one that occurs through natural use of the package, such as re-capping the open package after one single dose has been dispensed. Only after the open package has been re-capped can the next dose of product be available for dispensing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Daniel William Volpenheim, Christopher Miles Miller, Christopher Lawrence Smith, William Michael Cannon, Robert Edward Stahley, Phillip Cordell Myles, Frederick James Rohman, Chow-chi Huang, Todd Mitchell Day
  • Publication number: 20020179179
    Abstract: A method and package for controlled metered dispensing of a fluid product contained in the package having a metered dispensing system, each time the package is opened or uncapped are disclosed. By the present method and package, the maximum amount of product that can be dispensed is limited to a single metered dose after each uncapping of the package. Specifically, the metered dispensing system is configured to allow dispensing of only a single metered dose of a liquid, viscous liquid, gel, paste, or semi-solid product contained in the package and to prevent further dispensing of additional doses of product until at least one specific and deliberate step is taken that re-activates or re-engages the dispensing system. Such deliberate step is preferably one that occurs through natural use of the package, such as re-capping the open package after one single dose has been dispensed. Only after the open package has been re-capped can the next dose of product be available for dispensing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2002
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventors: Daniel William Volpenheim, Christopher Miles Miller, Christopher Lawrence Smith, William Michael Cannon, Robert Edward Stahley, Phillip Cordell Myles, Frederick James Rohman, Chow-Chi Huang, Todd Mitchell Day
  • Patent number: D501588
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Richard Michael Harper, Joseph Mario Miramonti, II, Leonard Lik-Hang Tse, William Michael Cannon, Robert Allen Godfroid, Stephanie Lynn Lausé, Demetrius Michael Romanos, Nasahn Adam Sheppard
  • Patent number: D505481
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Richard Michael Harper, Melissa Ann Kreuzer, Benjamin Jacob Clare, William Michael Cannon, John Allen Wooton, Glen Walter, Douglas Marsden, Baron Brandt, Bowman Wang
  • Patent number: D507327
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Allen Wooton, William Michael Cannon, Richard Lawrence Horstman, Melissa Ann Kreuzer, Alan Scott Goldstein, Eric Richard Bartsch, Jonathan Joseph Powell, Shawn Charlton Snyder, Demetrius Michael Romanos, John Vincent Hunt
  • Patent number: D523521
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Allen Wooton, William Michael Cannon, Richard Lawrence Horstman, Melissa Ann Kreuzer, Alan Scott Goldstein, Eric Richard Bartsch, Jonathan Joseph Powell, Shawn Charlton Snyder, Demetrius Michael Romanos, John Vincent Hunt
  • Patent number: D544668
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Richard Michael Harper, Robert Allen Godfroid, William Michael Cannon, Samuel Bladgen Truslow, Anthony Piazza, Adrian Benton James
  • Patent number: D548413
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Richard Michael Harper, Robert Allen Godfroid, William Michael Cannon, Samuel Bladgen Truslow, Anthony Piazza, Adrian Benton James, Stephanie Lynn Lause
  • Patent number: D552314
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Richard Michael Harper, Robert Allen Godfroid, William Michael Cannon, Samuel Bladgen Truslow, Anthony Piazza, Adrian Benton James, Stephanie Lynn Lause
  • Patent number: D552315
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Richard Michael Harper, Robert Allen Godfroid, William Michael Cannon, Samuel Bladgen Truslow, Anthony Piazza, Adrian Benton James, Stephanie Lynn Lause
  • Patent number: D554815
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Richard Michael Harper, Robert Allen Godfroid, William Michael Cannon, Samuel Bladgen Truslow, Anthony Piazza, Adrian Benton James
  • Patent number: D561417
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Richard Michael Harper, Robert Allen Godfroid, William Michael Cannon, Samuel Bladgen Truslow, Anthony Piazza, Adrian Benton James, Stephanie Lynn Lause
  • Patent number: D588770
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John William Koenig, Richard Michael Harper, Andrew Peter Heidel, William Michael Cannon, Christopher Duane Heckman, Ana Celina Castaneda, Tony Christopher Siebel, Ramsey Alexander Ford, Lawrence Edward Barbera