Patents by Inventor William R. Dorr
William R. Dorr 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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Patent number: 10749157Abstract: A battery package includes a card, a cover, a tray, and batteries. The cover is attached to the card and includes a door and an opening formed in the front of the cover and the peripheral edge of the cover. The door is movable between an open position to provide access to the opening and a closed position. The tray is positioned between the card and the cover and includes multiple receptacles. Each battery is positioned within one of the receptacles. The card includes a recess in the outer edge of the card at a battery removal position. The tray is movable relative to the card and the cover to selectively align one of the receptacles with the opening in the battery removal position. With the door in the open position, the battery in the receptacle in the battery removal position is accessible through the opening.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2019Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: Energizer Brands, LLCInventors: William R. Dorr, Christopher A. Harris, Dave Young, Tom Anderson, Jason Lahaye, Marek Kokoszka, Dan R. Teteak
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Patent number: 10577163Abstract: A battery package includes a card, a cover attached to the card, a tray positioned between the card and the cover, batteries, and tabs. The cover includes an opening and a door. The door is movable between an open position to provide access to the opening and a closed position. The tray includes a plurality of receptacles in which are positioned the batteries. Each tab is removably attached to one of the batteries and is positioned between the cover and the battery. The tray is rotatable relative to the card and the cover about an axis of rotation to selectively align one of the receptacles with the opening in a battery removal position. With the door in the open position, the tab attached to the battery in the receptacle in the battery removal position is accessible through the opening from the front of the cover and the peripheral edge of the cover.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2018Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: Energizer Brands, LLCInventors: William R. Dorr, Christopher A. Harris, Dave Young, Tom Anderson, Jason Lahaye, Marek Kokoszka, Dan R. Teteak
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Publication number: 20190237727Abstract: A battery package includes a card, a cover, a tray, and batteries. The cover is attached to the card and includes a door and an opening formed in the front of the cover and the peripheral edge of the cover. The door is movable between an open position to provide access to the opening and a closed position. The tray is positioned between the card and the cover and includes multiple receptacles. Each battery is positioned within one of the receptacles. The card includes a recess in the outer edge of the card at a battery removal position. The tray is movable relative to the card and the cover to selectively align one of the receptacles with the opening in the battery removal position. With the door in the open position, the battery in the receptacle in the battery removal position is accessible through the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2019Publication date: August 1, 2019Applicant: Energizer Brands, LLCInventors: William R. Dorr, Christopher A. Harris, Dave Young, Tom Anderson, Jason Lahaye, Marek Kokoszka, Dan R. Teteak
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Patent number: 10263230Abstract: A battery package includes a card and multiple battery packs. Each battery pack includes a cover attached to a portion of the card, and a tray positioned between the portion of the card and the cover. The cover includes an opening and a door. The door is movable between an open position and a closed position. The tray includes multiple receptacles. Each battery pack further includes multiple batteries and multiple tabs. Each battery is positioned within one of the receptacles. Each tab is removably attached to one of the batteries. The tray is rotatable relative to the portion of the card and the cover to selectively align one of the receptacles with the opening in a battery removal position. With the door in the open position, the tab attached to the battery in the receptacle in the battery removal position is accessible through the opening.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2018Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: ENERGIZER BRANDS, LLCInventors: William R. Dorr, Christopher A. Harris, Dave Young, Tom Anderson, Jason Lahaye, Marek Kokoszka, Dan R. Teteak
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Publication number: 20190067657Abstract: A battery package includes a card and multiple battery packs. Each battery pack includes a cover attached to a portion of the card, and a tray positioned between the portion of the card and the cover. The cover includes an opening and a door. The door is movable between an open position and a closed position. The tray includes multiple receptacles. Each battery pack further includes multiple batteries and multiple tabs. Each battery is positioned within one of the receptacles. Each tab is removably attached to one of the batteries. The tray is rotatable relative to the portion of the card and the cover to selectively align one of the receptacles with the opening in a battery removal position. With the door in the open position, the tab attached to the battery in the receptacle in the battery removal position is accessible through the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventors: William R. Dorr, Christopher A. Harris, Dave Young, Tom Anderson, Jason Lahaye, Marek Kokoszka, Dan R. Teteak
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Publication number: 20190062021Abstract: A battery package includes a card, a cover attached to the card, a tray positioned between the card and the cover, batteries, and tabs. The cover includes an opening and a door. The door is movable between an open position to provide access to the opening and a closed position. The tray includes a plurality of receptacles in which are positioned the batteries. Each tab is removably attached to one of the batteries and is positioned between the cover and the battery. The tray is rotatable relative to the card and the cover about an axis of rotation to selectively align one of the receptacles with the opening in a battery removal position. With the door in the open position, the tab attached to the battery in the receptacle in the battery removal position is accessible through the opening from the front of the cover and the peripheral edge of the cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventors: William R. Dorr, Christopher A. Harris, Dave Young, Tom Anderson, Jason Lahaye, Marek Kokoszka, Dan R. Teteak
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Patent number: 10115945Abstract: A battery package includes a card, a cover attached to the card, and a tray positioned between the card and the cover. The cover includes an opening and a door. The door is movable between an open position and a closed position. The tray includes multiple receptacles. The battery package further includes multiple batteries and multiple tabs. Each battery is positioned within one of the receptacles. Each tab is removably attached to one of the batteries. The tray is rotatable relative to the card and the cover to selectively align one of the receptacles with the opening in a battery removal position. With the door in the open position, the tab attached to the battery in the receptacle in the battery removal position is accessible through the opening which provides an arc of access of at least 90 degrees.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2018Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.Inventors: William R. Dorr, Christopher A. Harris, Dave Young, Tom Anderson, Jason Lahaye, Marek Kokoszka, Dan R. Teteak
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Patent number: 10093469Abstract: A battery package includes a card, a cover attached to the card, a tray positioned between the card and the cover, batteries, and tabs. The cover includes an opening and a door. The door is movable between an open position to provide access to the opening and a closed position. The tray includes a plurality of receptacles in which are positioned the batteries. Each tab is removably attached to one of the batteries and is positioned between the cover and the battery. The tray is rotatable relative to the card and the cover about an axis of rotation to selectively align one of the receptacles with the opening in a battery removal position. With the door in the open position, the tab attached to the battery in the receptacle in the battery removal position is accessible through the opening from the front of the cover and the peripheral edge of the cover.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2016Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.Inventors: William R. Dorr, Christopher A. Harris, Dave Young, Tom Anderson, Jason Lahaye, Marek Kokoszka, Dan R. Teteak
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Publication number: 20180226621Abstract: A battery package includes a card, a cover attached to the card, and a tray positioned between the card and the cover. The cover includes an opening and a door. The door is movable between an open position and a closed position. The tray includes multiple receptacles. The battery package further includes multiple batteries and multiple tabs. Each battery is positioned within one of the receptacles. Each tab is removably attached to one of the batteries. The tray is rotatable relative to the card and the cover to selectively align one of the receptacles with the opening in a battery removal position. With the door in the open position, the tab attached to the battery in the receptacle in the battery removal position is accessible through the opening which provides an arc of access of at least 90 degrees.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2018Publication date: August 9, 2018Inventors: William R. Dorr, Christopher A. Harris, Dave Young, Tom Anderson, Jason Lahaye, Marek Kokoszka, Dan R. Teteak
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Patent number: 9954208Abstract: A battery package includes a card, a cover attached to the card, and a tray positioned between the card and the cover. The cover includes a body having an opening and a door with the door movable between an open position to provide access to the opening and a closed position in which the door closes the opening. The tray includes multiple receptacles arranged symmetrically about a central post. The front surface of the central post is spaced apart from the interior surface of the front portion of the cover by a distance. The battery package also includes multiple batteries and multiple tabs. The tray is rotatable to selectively align one of the receptacles with the opening in a battery removal position. With the door in the open position, the tab attached to the battery in the receptacle in the battery removal position is accessible through the opening.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2017Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.Inventors: William R. Dorr, Christopher A. Harris, Dave Young, Tom Anderson, Jason Lahaye, Marek Kokoszka, Dan R. Teteak
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Publication number: 20180013116Abstract: A battery package includes a card, a cover attached to the card, and a tray positioned between the card and the cover. The cover includes a body having an opening and a door with the door movable between an open position to provide access to the opening and a closed position in which the door closes the opening. The tray includes multiple receptacles arranged symmetrically about a central post. The front surface of the central post is spaced apart from the interior surface of the front portion of the cover by a distance. The battery package also includes multiple batteries and multiple tabs. The tray is rotatable to selectively align one of the receptacles with the opening in a battery removal position. With the door in the open position, the tab attached to the battery in the receptacle in the battery removal position is accessible through the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2017Publication date: January 11, 2018Inventors: William R. Dorr, Christopher A. Harris, Dave Young, Tom Anderson, Jason Lahaye, Marek Kokoszka, Dan R. Teteak
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Publication number: 20160329536Abstract: A battery package includes a card, a cover attached to the card, a tray positioned between the card and the cover, batteries, and tabs. The cover includes an opening and a door. The door is movable between an open position to provide access to the opening and a closed position. The tray includes a plurality of receptacles in which are positioned the batteries. Each tab is removably attached to one of the batteries and is positioned between the cover and the battery. The tray is rotatable relative to the card and the cover about an axis of rotation to selectively align one of the receptacles with the opening in a battery removal position. With the door in the open position, the tab attached to the battery in the receptacle in the battery removal position is accessible through the opening from the front of the cover and the peripheral edge of the cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2016Publication date: November 10, 2016Inventors: William R. Dorr, Christopher A. Harris, Dave Young, Tom Anderson, Jason Lahaye, Marek Kokoszka, Dan R. Teteak
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Publication number: 20140308062Abstract: A connector system for attaching accessories to a bicycle or other sporting good includes a base and a platform. The base is attached to a bicycle and the platform is attached to the accessory, and the base and the platform are held together by mechanical or magnetic forces.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2014Publication date: October 16, 2014Applicant: PACIFIC CYCLE, LLCInventors: Vladlena Belozerova, Ian Cassiman, Jesse C. Darley, William R. Dorr, Justen D. England, Brian Koons, Jeffrey A. Rogers, Jim Slattery, Joseph J. Werwie, III
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Patent number: 6353533Abstract: A computer having a control panel for directly controlling software and hardware of the computer, eliminating the necessity of navigating software to control such functions. These direct controls can include audio CD controls, telephone answering machine controls, instructional software controls, power setting controls, and volume controls.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2000Date of Patent: March 5, 2002Assignee: Compaq Information Technologies Group, L.P.Inventors: James J. Ganthier, John H. Loudenslager, Celia M. Francis, William R. Dorr
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Patent number: 6137677Abstract: A computer having a control panel for directly controlling software and hardware of the computer, eliminating the necessity of navigating software to control such functions. These direct controls can include audio CD controls, telephone answering machine controls, instructional software controls, power setting controls, and volume controls.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 1997Date of Patent: October 24, 2000Assignee: Compaq Computer CorporationInventors: James J. Ganthier, John H. Loudenslager, Celia M. Francis, William R. Dorr
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Patent number: D406823Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 1996Date of Patent: March 16, 1999Assignee: Compaq Computer CorporationInventors: William R. Dorr, John H. Loudenslager
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Patent number: D410442Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 1998Date of Patent: June 1, 1999Assignee: Compaq Computer CorporationInventors: Douglas E. Goodner, Stacy L. Wolff, Kevin L. Massaro, John H. Loudenslager, William R. Dorr
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Patent number: D412678Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 1998Date of Patent: August 10, 1999Assignee: Code 3, Inc.Inventors: Andrew G. Smith, John H. Loudenslager, Roger L. Miller, William R. Dorr
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Patent number: D879601Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2017Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: ENERGIZER BRANDS, LLCInventors: William R. Dorr, Christopher Harris, Marek Kokoszka, Robert G. Lamasney, Ross J. Mack, Daniel R. Teteak
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Patent number: D985383Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2019Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: ENERGIZER BRANDS, LLCInventors: William R. Dorr, Christopher Harris, Marek Kokoszka, Robert G. LaMasney, Ross J. Mack, Daniel R. Teteak, Tim O'Brien