S. C. Johnson Son, Inc.

S.c. Johnson Home Storage, Inc.

Stephen B Leonard

Timothy R Ordiway

Jeffrey L Crull

Jeffrey L Harwig

Scott W Demarest

Donald J Shanklin

James F Kimball

Kevin Harrity

Steven B Mineau

Timothy I Moodycliffe

Greg Holderfield

Heather R Schramm

Kara L Lakatos

Jonathan M Mick

Stacey L Forkner

Lauren M Rathmann

Paul E Furner

Brian T Davis

Brian C Dais

Douglas A Soller

Michael E Klinkhammer

Allen D Miller

Gary F Prokop

David P Mather

Evan A Sparks

Cathal L Fahy

Jeffrey J Christianson

Brian L Clothier

Jack B Hough

Dale Aberegg

Michael Sawalski

Michael C Fryan

Craig R Gosen

Ralph W Oakeson

Jerome J Veltman

William A Lee

Robert J Kopanic

Amil J Ablah

Michael J Skalitzky

Megan L Polzin

Richard L Norwood

Greg S Breiding

Jack W Plessinger

Steven C Shirley

Jeffrey A Steininger

Fuk Yuen Cheng

Zhi Bin Wen

Jian Shi

Simon M Conway

Padma Prabodh Varanasi

Ronald F Englhard

James R Crapser

Thomas Jaworski

Thomas P Gasper

Edward J Martens, Iii

Stanley J Flashinski

Steven Merrill Harrington

Robert E Corba

Michael E Short

Mark M Gipp

Brian E Healy

Marissa A K Schultz

Doug Birkholz

Murthy S Munagavalasa

Marilyn M Johnson

Kristopher W Gerulski

Douglas James Birkholz

James E Buhler

Maude Christian Meier

Linda Moy Madore

Anthony M Kulusic

D James Musiel

Kenneth H Kloet

Nancy J Vnuk

Debra L King

Therese M Nelson

P Prabodh Varanasi

Daniel L Hurrle

Donald J Musiel

Kathleen M Laru

Daniel J Plankenhorn

Trevor O Brown

Wai Yin Shum

Edward J Iii Martens

The present invention provides a heating device capable of dispensing heated personal care product while containers thereof are being heated. For example, there could be a base having multiple wells with a heating system associated with each well. There could be separate control of the heat in each well. The wells have an upper opening for permitting insertion of a container in them (in inverted fashion), and a side opening for permitting heated material in a container to be dispensed from the container while a portion of the container is being heated in the well. In another form, the invention provides a temperature sensor at the bottom of a heating well that projects into a heat conductive head of a container being warmed in the well. Methods for using such devices are also disclosed.

Dispensing device for heated flowable product

A clip for mounting a fluid delivery device adjacent a wall of an enclosure is disclosed. In one embodiment, the device includes a base, a hook configured to support the base adjacent the wall, means for attaching a fluid delivery device to the base, and means for rotating the base. Additionally, a method for attaching a clip for mounting a fluid delivery device adjacent a toilet bowl is disclosed. The method includes securing a hook to a rim, engaging a tab of a base to an underside of the rim at an interface, and rotating the base in response to the interface to substantially engage the tab of the base with the underside of the rim.

Clip for mounting a fluid delivery device

A bottle includes a product stored therein. It is configured to be removably engaged with a docking station in an inverted arrangement to be activated by the docking station and heat the product. The bottle may include a pump structure (e.g. in the form of a bellows), or be a squeezable bottle, or be a bowable bottle, or have other pumping features. Structures are provided to prevent drool after use, to help apply the heated product to the skin, and to insure proper heating and dispensing. There are combined docking stations and bottles where the bottle is positioned in an inverted manner, and methods for using these devices.

Heated flowable product dispenser

A bottle includes a product stored therein. It is configured to be removably engaged with a docking station in an inverted arrangement to be activated by the docking station and heat the product. The bottle may include a pump structure (e.g. in the form of a bellows), or be a squeezable bottle, or be a bowable bottle, or have other pumping features. Structures are provided to prevent drool after use, to help apply the heated product to the skin, and to insure proper heating and dispensing. Docking stations and bottles can be combined where the bottle is positioned in an inverted manner, and there can be methods for using these devices.

A cartridge is disclosed comprising a reel-to-reel roll of cleaning material, for use in a hand-held or robotic cleaning device. The cartridge provides either an electrostatic dust cloth or wet mop, and includes a fluid reservoir for maintaining the wet mop cloth during use. A dust bin is also provided on the cartridge, and includes a hinged lid for providing selective access to the dust inside of the bin. A motor, optical sensor, and fluid pump inside of a cleaning apparatus control the operation of the reel-to-reel cloth, and control fluid delivery to the wet cloth.

Surface treating device with cartridge-based cleaning system

An inventory management system is provided that includes an RFID interrogator and corresponding RFID tags that are placed on items to be monitored. The tags can be used to monitor the storage time of food items stored in a refrigerator or pantry, the time in use of replaceable items such as toilet bowl cleaners, or the nature of laundry items being washed. The interrogator can be coupled to a display providing various reports on the status of such items. Also disclosed are devices for dispensing such RFID tags.

Inventory management system using RFID

A picture frame having front and rear faces includes a recess disposed within the rear face of the frame. A dispenser is disposed within the recess of the rear face, wherein the dispenser includes a reservoir and a vapor permeable membrane. A slot is also disposed within a side wall of the frame that is configured to hold an image.

Air freshener with picture frame

Dispenser device

Dispenser mounting device

Bottle holder

A picture display frame includes front and rear sides. A recess is disposed within the rear side of the display frame. A volatile material holder is disposed within the recess of the rear side. The volatile material holder includes a reservoir and a vapor permeable membrane. A slot is disposed in a side wall of the display frame in communication with a portion of the recess. The portion of the recess is adapted to hold a decorative element.

A display frame with a refill holder comprises a transparent block with front and rear faces. A U-shaped mounting member is attached to the rear face about an outer periphery of same. The U-shaped mounting member has an inwardly extending wall. A channel is formed in a space between the rear face and the inwardly extending wall. A protrusion is attached to the rear face of the frame, wherein the protrusion in combination with the inwardly extending wall are configured to distance the rear face from a support surface when the frame is in a substantially horizontal position and provide a substantially unimpeded air passage adjacent the rear face.

Air freshener with frame and refill holder

Heater unit

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Franksville, WI, United States of America

Stephen B Leonard