Inventor

William E. Sullivan

Inventor

Blythewood, SC, US

Overview

14→

Patents

1977–1994

Patent span

Human necessities

Primary field (CPC A)

Patents· 14 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

A61Lprimary

A61LMethods or apparatus for sterilising materials or objects in general33%

Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests15%

A01MCatching, trapping or scaring of animals11%

B32BLayered products, i.e. products built-up of strata of flat or non-flat, e.g. cellular or honeycomb, form11%

A47LDomestic washing or cleaning7%

A01NPreservation of bodies of humans or animals or plants or parts thereof4%

A45DHairdressing or shaving equipment4%

B24DTools for grinding, buffing or sharpening4%

B65BMachines, apparatus or devices for, or methods of, packaging articles or materials4%

B65DContainers for storage or transport of articles or materials, e.g. bags, barrels, bottles, boxes, cans, cartons, crates, drums, jars, tanks, hoppers, forwarding containers4%

PatentTitleYear

5,342,584'Air freshener device and cartridge with battery'1994 5,234,162'Air freshener device cartridge'1993 5,050,798'Static air freshener device and cartridge'1991 D0313846'Dispenser for air freshener'1991 D0313845'Static air freshener'1991 4,674,237'Scouring pad device and method for making same'1987 4,529,124'Device for dispensing of volatile substance and method for making the device'1985 4,529,125'Device for dispensing of volatile substance and method for making the device'1985 4,376,483'Device for holding and dispensing a fluid substance and method for making same'1983 4,276,236'Apparatus for inducing air flow past a product capable of being vaporized'1981 4,271,092'Apparatus for inducing air flow past a product capable of being vaporized'1981 4,158,440'Device for releasing a volatile substance in a controlled manner'1979 4,094,119'Method of making a product for dispensing a volatile substance'1978 D0244995'Aerosol spray actuator button'1977

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1977Patents assigned to THE RISDON MFG COMPANY (1)· patent assignee history

1977–1981Based in Columbia, SC, US· patent location history

1978Patents assigned to RISDON MFG CO (1)· patent assignee history

1979Patents assigned to RIDSON MANUFACTURING COMPANY (1)· patent assignee history

1981–1987Patents assigned to RISDON ENTERPRISES INC (6)· patent assignee history

1983–1994Based in Blythewood, SC, US· patent location history

1991–1994Patents assigned to ECOLAB INC (5)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
RISDON ENTERPRISES INC	6	1981–1987
ECOLAB INC	5	1991–1994
RIDSON MANUFACTURING COMPANY	1	1979
RISDON MFG CO	1	1978
THE RISDON MFG COMPANY	1	1977

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Blythewood, SC, US	9	1983–1994
Columbia, SC, US	5	1977–1981