Steven M Dibdin

US Patent:

7040830, May 9, 2006

Filed:

Sep 26, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/673006

Inventors:

Adriana Kliegman - New York NY, US
Alec Holly Drummond - Brooklyn NY, US
Steven Dibdin - Brooklyn NY, US
Wilfrido Loor - Brooklyn NY, US
Goeran Jerstroem - New York NY, US
John Thomas Jacobsen - New Bedford MA, US

Assignee:

Helen of Troy Limited - Bridgetown

International Classification:

A46B 11/00
A46B 11/02
A46B 11/04
B43K 5/00

US Classification:

401290, 401187, 401206, 401278, 401279

Abstract:

A fluid-dispensing kitchen apparatus has a body including a fluid reservoir and a handle, the reservoir being closed by an end plate which is welded to the body and is, in turn, latched to a cleaning medium block. An embodiment has a resilient tab on the block engaging an edge of the housing plate. Aligned holes through the plate and the block which provide communication between the reservoir and the plate is openable and closeable by a valve actuated by an increase in pressure provided by depressing a resilient button. In an embodiment, the resilient button includes a bias member to return the button to its rest position.

US Patent:

7073678, Jul 11, 2006

Filed:

Aug 4, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/633799

Inventors:

Steven Dibdin - Brooklyn NY, US
Clay Burns - New York NY, US
Juan Escobar - New York NY, US

Assignee:

Helen of Troy Limited - Bridgetown

International Classification:

B65D 51/18

US Classification:

2202541, 220714, 222548

Abstract:

A beverage container has a thermally insulated base defining a reservoir and a cover assembly removably mountable on the base for closing the reservoir. The cover assembly includes a cap defining a recess open to ambient and defines a baffled passage between the recess and the reservoir closeable by a valve assembly including a toggle mechanism actuatable by a push button disposed centrally of the cap and spaced from the recess, for alternately latching the valve in closed and open conditions relative to the passage. The valve assembly includes a gasketed movable valve member engageable with a rigid sharp edge on a valve seat in the closed condition so that the gasket yieldably deforms around the sharp edge to provide a fluid-tight seal.

US Patent:

7296598, Nov 20, 2007

Filed:

Apr 28, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/833537

Inventors:

Yvonne S. Lin - New York NY, US
Steven M. Dibdin - Brooklyn NY, US
Antonio Carlo Hernandez Celestin - Brooklyn NY, US
Clay A. Burns - New York NY, US

Assignee:

Wilton Industries, Inc. - Woodridge IL

International Classification:

B65B 31/04

US Classification:

141 65, 141302, 141326, 220240, 215270

Abstract:

A vacuum canister includes a storage space and a removable lid. The lid includes a pump housing that defines a pumping chamber within which a sliding piston is disposed. The piston is connected to a handle via a piston rod and features a skirt-like piston valve that seals against the side wall of the pump housing when the piston travels downward but permits air to pass when the piston travels upward. Air is pumped from the canister storage space via the pump. A vacuum indicator and release valve are also positioned in the lid. A bellows communicates with the canister storage space and contracts when a vacuum is present. The bellows is connected to a lever which pivots to extend a button indicating the presence of the vacuum. Pushing the button causes the lever to engage a vacuum release valve.

US Patent:

7344036, Mar 18, 2008

Filed:

Jan 10, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/340120

Inventors:

Goeran Jerstroem - New York NY, US
Boris Kontorovich - Brooklyn NY, US
Alec Drummond - Brooklyn NY, US
Arsenio Garcia Monsalve - New York NY, US
Sally Bernadine Rumble - New York NY, US
Steven Dibdin - Brooklyn NY, US
Conor P. McNamara - Brooklyn NY, US

Assignee:

Helen of Troy Limited - St. Michael

International Classification:

A47G 19/08

US Classification:

211 416, 211 412, 211 413, 211184, 24834605

Abstract:

The present invention provides a rack including fingers which are pivotally mounted so that when an actuator is moved to an extended condition the fingers will simultaneously move to an extended position approximately perpendicular to the upper surface of the rack so that items may be placed thereon for uses such as drying. The fingers are pivotally attached to the actuator so that, upon movement to a retracted position, the fingers will pivot downward and to a retracted position below the upper surface providing a flat rack that is easily stored. The rack also includes a liquid indicator for identifying whether liquid is present within a base of the rack.

US Patent:

7458470, Dec 2, 2008

Filed:

Jul 27, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/881648

Inventors:

Goeran Jerstroem - New York NY, US
Boris Kontorovich - Brooklyn NY, US
Alec Drummond - Brooklyn NY, US
Arsenio Garcia Monsalve - New York NY, US
Sally Bernadine Rumble - New York NY, US
Steven Dibdin - Brooklyn NY, US
Conor P. McNamara - Brooklyn NY, US

Assignee:

Helen of Troy Limited - St. Michael

International Classification:

A47G 19/08

US Classification:

211 414, 211 416

Abstract:

The present invention provides a rack including fingers which are pivotally mounted so that when an actuator is moved to an extended condition the fingers will simultaneously move to an extended position approximately perpendicular to the upper surface of the rack so that items may be placed thereon for uses such as drying. The fingers are pivotally attached to the actuator so that, upon movement to a retracted position, the fingers will pivot downward and to a retracted position below the upper surface providing a flat rack that is easily stored. The rack also includes a liquid indicator for identifying whether liquid is present within a base of the rack.

US Patent:

D584561, Jan 13, 2009

Filed:

Nov 13, 2007

Appl. No.:

29/293262

Inventors:

Anton Ljunggren - New York NY, US
Anthony DiBitonto - Brooklyn NY, US
Steven Michael Dibdin - Bloomfield NJ, US
Eugene Ryu Kaneko - Astoria NY, US

Assignee:

Helen of Troy Limited - St. Michael

International Classification:

0701

US Classification:

D 7322, D7321, D7320

US Patent:

8147481, Apr 3, 2012

Filed:

Jan 9, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/621536

Inventors:

David R. Whittaker - Potomac MD, US
Allison M. Whittaker - Potomac MD, US
Keith E. Lauritzen - Gig Harbor WA, US
Steven Dibdin - Bloomfield NJ, US

Assignee:

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation - Cleveland OH

International Classification:

A61M 25/16

US Classification:

604533, 604159, 604171, 604535, 600585

Abstract:

A controller for use with a guidewire, such as a vascular guidewire, provides a mechanism for gripping and applying a torque to the guidewire without the need to thread the guidewire axially through the controller and at a location close to a point of access of the guidewire. In one embodiment, the controller includes a side-access, multi-part assembly including a collet or other gripping element that applies a uniform radially inward force on the guidewire. In another embodiment, for use with guidewires having active electrically controllable elements, the controller integrally or removably incorporates a switch or other mechanism to initiate an energized state. The controller thereby permits ergonomic, single-handed control of an electronically steerable guidewire, including axially displacing, torquing and steering the guidewire.

US Patent:

8608726, Dec 17, 2013

Filed:

Apr 2, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/437664

Inventors:

David R. Whittaker - Potomac MD, US
Allison M. Whittaker - Potomac MD, US
Keith E. Lauritzen - Lake Oswego OR, US
Steven Dibdin - Bloomfield NJ, US

Assignee:

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation - Cleveland OH

International Classification:

A61M 25/16

US Classification:

604528, 600585, 600434, 604 9505

Abstract:

A controller for use with a guidewire, such as a vascular guidewire, provides a mechanism for gripping and applying a torque to the guidewire without the need to thread the guidewire axially through the controller and at a location close to a point of access of the guidewire. In one embodiment, the controller includes a side-access, multi-part assembly including a collet or other gripping element that applies a uniform radially inward force on the guidewire. In another embodiment, for use with guidewires having active electrically controllable elements, the controller integrally or removably incorporates a switch or other mechanism to initiate an energized state. The controller thereby permits ergonomic, single-handed control of an electronically steerable guidewire, including axially displacing, torquing and steering the guidewire.