Ralph J Devito

US Patent:

7537406, May 26, 2009

Filed:

Feb 8, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/703940

Inventors:

John S. Kurek - Goshen NY, US
William E. McNamara - Middletown NY, US
Ralph DeVito - Oxford CT, US
David Chastain - Boston MA, US
Tonia Giesecke - Brighton MA, US

Assignee:

Avon Products, Inc - New York NY

International Classification:

B43K 5/06
B43K 7/12
A46B 11/00

US Classification:

401172, 401124, 401129

Abstract:

A drive screw having an axial bore is disposed within a tubular container. A cap for closing the container has mounted therefrom an applicator that is insertable in the bore of the drive screw. A first seal and a second seal, on the drive screw, form with the inner wall of the container and the outer wall of the drive screw an annular compartment for housing a cosmetic composition. A normally closed channel is provided between the compartment and the bore of the drive screw. A drive on the cap and a complementary drive on the drive screw cooperate with the first seal and the second seal to decrease the volume of the compartment in which the composition is housed each time the container is opened by removing the cap. A valve opens the channel in response to the decrease in volume in the compartment when the cap is removed so as to permit composition to flow through the channel into the bore of the drive screw to contact the applicator.

US Patent:

20100054842, Mar 4, 2010

Filed:

Sep 2, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/202905

Inventors:

Ralph DeVito - Oxford CT, US
Denise D. Soracco - Seymour CT, US

International Classification:

A45D 40/10
B43K 5/16

US Classification:

401 81, 401109

Abstract:

The invention relates to a cosmetic dispenser for dispensing a cosmetic having an outer shell; a sleeve placed within the outer shell and slidable relative to the outer shell; a cup placed within the sleeve and slidable relative to the sleeve; the sleeve having an orifice; a button located on a side of the outer shell opposite to the sleeve; a bar placed between and attached to the cup and the button; a flexible tab extending downwards from the bar and inwards toward the sleeve, the flexible tab having an endpoint located at a downward and inward location of the flexible tab; and wherein the endpoint is engageable with and disengageable from the orifice for sliding the cup, the sleeve, and the outer shell relative to one another.

US Patent:

47223723, Feb 2, 1988

Filed:

Aug 2, 1985

Appl. No.:

6/762126

Inventors:

Louis S. Hoffman - Morristown NJ
William Bohmer - Flanders NJ
Ralph J. DeVito - Bound Brook NJ
Brian R. Langille - Great Meadows NJ
Richard D. Watkins - Whippany NJ
Charles B. Sanders - Cedar Grove NJ
Martha E. Kerch - Flanders NJ

Assignee:

Louis Hoffman Associates Inc. - Randolph NJ

International Classification:

B67D 560

US Classification:

141 98

Abstract:

Electrical batteries are integrated with a disposable container of flowable material for powering a dispensing apparatus. The disposable container includes a deformable chamber for containing a predetermined quantity of material to be dispensed, and an electrically energized actuating member deforms the chamber for dispensing the flowable material. The dispensing apparatus is actuated by a photocell system which electrically energizes the actuating member in response to the proximity of a user to the dispensing apparatus without the user contacting the apparatus. The photocell system normally is inactive, and is rendered active by a sensor for detecting the proximity of a user to the apparatus.

US Patent:

47860057, Nov 22, 1988

Filed:

Mar 27, 1987

Appl. No.:

7/032117

Inventors:

Louis S. Hoffman - Morristown NJ
William Bohmer - Flanders NJ
Ralph J. DeVito - Bound Brook NJ
Brian R. Langille - Great Meadows NJ
Richard D. Watkins - Whippany NJ
Charles B. Sanders - Cedar Grove NJ
Martha E. Kerch - Flanders NJ
Marc Shanko - Cedar Nolls NJ

Assignee:

Scott Paper Company - Philadelphia PA

International Classification:

B65H 1900
B25C 502

US Classification:

242 5553

Abstract:

The disclosure relates to an apparatus for dispensing sheet material such as paper towels. The dispensing apparatus when activated dispenses sheet material for a predetermined time which results in a predetermined length of sheet material being dispensed. The dispensing apparatus is actuated in response to the proximity of a portion of a hand of a user to the dispensing apparatus without the hand of a user contacting the apparatus. The dispensing apparatus dispenses sheet material from a roll of material by means of an electrical motor operating for a predetermined time to advance a predetermined length of the sheet material. The motor for advancing a predetermined length of the sheet material can be battery powered. The housing of the dispensing apparatus has a modular frame having a first compartment for the means for advancing the sheet material and a second compartment for the means for activating the advancing means. The dispensing apparatus can include means for storing energy for energizing the advancing means in response to the withdrawal of sheet material from the dispensing apparatus by a user.

US Patent:

49875230, Jan 22, 1991

Filed:

Feb 28, 1990

Appl. No.:

7/486111

Inventors:

Bruce W. Lindabury - Newton NJ
Ralph J. DeVito - Stanhope NJ

International Classification:

F21L 700

US Classification:

362188

Abstract:

An illumination device, for example, a flashlight includes an adjustable beam focus assembly to change the relative position of the lamp bulb to the reflector to alternately provide a narrow focused or wide beam being emitted from the device. The adjustable beam focus assembly includes a resilient blade supporting the lamp bulb extending through an opening in a reflector of the device. Beam focusing is achieved by flexing the blade upon application of a displacing force to the base of the bulb by a cam or to the blade itself using a plunger.

US Patent:

51489449, Sep 22, 1992

Filed:

Sep 29, 1989

Appl. No.:

7/414921

Inventors:

Stephen B. Kaufman - Highland Park IL
Aleandro DiGianfilippo - Crystal Lake IL
Tamara L. Sager - Libertyville IL
Ralph J. DeVito - Stanhope NJ

Assignee:

Health Tech Services Corporation - Northbrook IL

International Classification:

B65G 5900

US Classification:

221131

Abstract:

A medication delivery device includes a housing that encloses a storage chamber for holding at least one pill/caplet. The housing also includes a dispensing chamber. The storage chamber has a first opening communicating with the dispensing chamber for conveying a pill/caplet from the storage chamber into the dispensing chamber. The dispensing chamber has a second opening for dispensing the pill/caplet from the housing. A shuttle member is movable within the dispensing chamber between a first and second position. The shuttle member has a delivery mechamism that receives a pill/caplet through the first opening as the shuttle member is moved from its first position toward its second position. The delivery mechanism carries the received pill/caplet to the second opening for dispensing as the shuttle member is returned to its first position.

US Patent:

45990700, Jul 8, 1986

Filed:

Jul 29, 1981

Appl. No.:

6/288131

Inventors:

Walter Hladky - Chatham NJ
Ralph J. DeVito - Kendall Park NJ
Louis S. Hoffman - Morristown NJ

Assignee:

Control Interface Company Limited - Randolph NJ

International Classification:

G09B 908

US Classification:

434 45

Abstract:

Disclosed are apparatus and methods for simulating a control system such as an aircraft flight control system. Image generating and display apparatus for use in conjunction with the simulated control system are disclosed. Also disclosed are apparatus and a method for simulating a movable control such as an aircraft control wheel or rudder pedals for a system in which force and movement parameters of the control can be varied in accordance with simulated operation of the system. A lever having an adjustably positioned fulcrum is utilized in the simulation of the movable control. The application further discloses a flight simulator having a pilot's console and an instructor's console interconnected by a computer. The simulator enables the pilot to "fly" an aircraft while permitting the instructor and computer to introduce various different flight and aircraft conditions into the flight simulator.

US Patent:

51976323, Mar 30, 1993

Filed:

Jul 29, 1991

Appl. No.:

7/737206

Inventors:

Stephen B. Kaufman - Highland Park IL
Aleandro DiGianfilippo - Crystal Lake IL
Tamara L. Sager - Libertyville IL
Ralph J. DeVito - Stanhope NJ

Assignee:

Healthtech Services Corp. - Northbrook IL

International Classification:

B65H 100

US Classification:

221197

Abstract:

A medication delivery device includes a housing that encloses a storage chamber for holding at least one pill/caplet. The housing also includes a dispensing chamber. The storage chamber has a first opening communicating with the dispensing chamber for conveying a pill/caplet from the storage chamber into the dispensing chamber. The dispensing chamber has a second opening for dispensing the pill/caplet from the housing. A shuttle member is movable within the dispensing chamber between a first and second position. The shuttle member has a delivery mechanism that receives a pill/caplet through the first opening as the shuttle member is moved from its first position toward its second position. The delivery mechanism carries the received pill/caplet to the second opening for dispensing as the shuttle member is returned to its first position.