Patents
US 9314543 B2: Vent stick air freshener with dual action bodies and air flow tunnel
- Granted
- 2016-04-19
- Filed
- 2015-09-09 application 14849306
- Type
- Utility · 21 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A vent stick air freshener has a pair of vent rods extending rearwardly from an annular head with a hollow therein, an open front end and an open rear end defining an air tunnel. At least one body is carried by at least one of the pair of vent rods. An insert is at least partially received in the hollow of the annular head. A space is defined between the insert and the annular head. The at least one body or the insert or both has a desired scent material interspersed therein and diffusible out over time.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg160419.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| America Covers, Inc. 54 patents | US company or organization | Draper, UT | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Bourne | Draper, UT | 21 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61L | Methods or apparatus for sterilising materials or objects in general; disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air; chemical aspects of bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles; materials for bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles | A61L9/12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-17 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ENERGIZER BRANDS II LLC signed 2021-09-30 | ENERGIZER GROUP LIMITED HIGH WYCOMBE | 60457/414 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2020-12-30 | Security interest Security interest Patent security agreement | ENERGIZER BRANDS, LLC signed 2020-12-22 ENERGIZER AUTO, INC. signed 2020-12-22 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT CHICAGO, IL | 54875/651 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2019-01-08 | Security interest Security interest Patent security agreement | ENERGIZER HOLDINGS, INC. signed 2019-01-02 AMERICAN COVERS, LLC signed 2019-01-02 ASSOCIATED PRODUCTS, LLC signed 2019-01-02 CALIFORNIA SCENTS, LLC signed 2019-01-02 ENERGIZER BRANDS, LLC signed 2019-01-02 ENERGIZER MANUFACTURING, INC. signed 2019-01-02 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT CHICAGO, IL | 48029/246 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2017-05-11 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | AMERICAN COVERS, LLC signed 2017-04-26 | ENERGIZER BRANDS II, LLC ST. LOUIS, MO | 42446/732 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2017-04-25 | Name change Change of name | AMERICAN COVERS, INC. signed 2016-07-14 | AMERICAN COVERS, LLC MIDVALE, UT | 42327/384 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2015-09-09 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BOURNE, CHRISTOPHER signed 2014-05-20 | AMERICAN COVERS, INC. DRAPER, UT | 36524/757 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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