Charles E Osborne DeceasedKennesaw, GA

7213782, May 8, 2007

Oct 19, 2004

10/967976

Charles Agnew Osborne - Cumming GA, US
Tsu Ling Chang - Worthington OH, US

B65H 26/00

242563, 2425645

A system and apparatus for automatically dispensing a paper product mounted on a gravity-assisted holder through a dispenser. The apparatus includes an electric motor, a main product roller for automatically rolling a predetermined amount of the paper product from the holder, exit guide rollers for guiding the paper product through a front cover of the dispenser, and a series of interconnected gears that are driven by the electric motor to activate the main product roller and exit guide roller and operate both the main roller and exit roller at the same speed. Operating the rollers at the same speed prevents paper or tissue jamming inside the dispenser. The system monitors usage of each paper product dispenser with each dispenser having a microprocessor controller for determining a corresponding paper product status for the dispenser. Each paper product dispenser communicates with a master network device preferably mounted on a ceiling plane. Paper product status messages are transmitted between each dispenser and master network device unit using a standard data communications protocol.

7370824, May 13, 2008

May 3, 2005

11/120732

Charles Agnew Osborne - Cumming GA, US

B65H 26/00

242563, 2425632, 2425645

A system and apparatus for automatically dispensing a paper product mounted on a gravity-assisted holder through a dispenser. The apparatus can be pedestal or wall-mounted and includes an electric motor, a main product roller for automatically rolling a predetermined amount of the paper product from the holder, exit guide rollers for guiding the paper product through a front cover of the dispenser, and a series of interconnected gears that are driven by the electric motor to activate the main product roller and exit guide roller and operate both the main roller and exit roller at the same speed. The dispenser is activated when a proximity sensor detects the presence of an individual's hand. Operating the rollers at the same speed prevents paper or tissue jamming inside the dispenser. An even weight distribution of the paper roll against a primary roller is accomplished by offsetting the weight of the paper roll through guide tracks.

7460013, Dec 2, 2008

Aug 14, 2006

11/464388

Charles Agnew Osborne - Cumming GA, US
Barbara W. Poole - Mableton GA, US
Donavan E. Wade - Mableton GA, US
Clarence E. Williams - Blue Ridge GA, US

G08B 13/00

340541, 340606, 137 1, 137 39, 13762411, 25112904, 25131501

A remotely-actuated residential water supply cut-off system is disclosed. A remotely-actuated cut-off valve interposed in a residential water line downstream of a pressure-reducing valve. An electronic actuator is mounted on the cut-off valve and is remotely actuated to drive a DC motor in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction to open or close the cut-off valve in response to a received signal. The electronic actuator includes a transceiver, a microcontroller and a motor. The microcontroller drives the motor to open or close the valve in response to a wireless signal received by the transceiver. A handheld transceiver unit sends a signal to the actuator to open or close the cut-off valve, or operate in automatic mode.

2005020, Sep 22, 2005

Jun 28, 2004

10/878078

Charles Osborne - Cumming GA, US

F16K005/06

251305000

A segmented ball control valve assembly for controlling fluid flowing in a piping system having a ball valve seat retainer rigidly affixed to the valve body and providing universal end connections. The universal end connections include both a screw-type end connection and a wafer-type end connection. The segmented ball control valve can be used without modification in a threaded NPT piping system or a flanged piping system. The wafer-type connection is provided by the rigidly affixed ball valve seat retainer on the inlet end of the valve assembly. A ball valve seat isolates the ball valve body from the ball valve seat retainer. A solid graphite seat provides the primary sealing component between the ball and ball valve seat.

2006027, Dec 7, 2006

Jun 7, 2005

11/146658

Richard Lewis - Marietta GA, US
Paul Tramontina - Alpharetta GA, US
Charles Osborne - Cumming GA, US

A47K 10/00

221056000

The present invention provides a container for dispensing individual paper products that includes a housing, a cover hingedly or removably attached to the housing wherein the cover defines a dispensing opening, a means for elevating paper products, and a plunger disposed in the interior area of the housing. The plunger is urged toward the dispensing opening by the means for elevating paper products. The container may be included in a system for dispensing paper products that further includes a cartridge containing paper products. The cartridge defines a dispensing opening and a second opening wherein the means for elevating paper products extends through the second opening into the interior area of the cartridge to contact the paper products and urge the paper products toward the dispensing opening. The cartridge and container may be configured wherein the second opening is formed by separation of an internal platform during the process of inserting the cartridge into the container.

2008010, May 1, 2008

Oct 30, 2006

11/589682

Richard P. Lewis - Marietta GA, US
Paul Tramontina - Alpharetta GA, US
Leslie Dobbins - Mableton GA, US
Charles A. Osborne - Cumming GA, US

H01H 47/00

361220

An electronic dispenser for dispensing a measured sheet from a roll of web material includes an antenna in conductive communication with at least one component of the dispenser that stores static charge generated by operation of the dispenser. The antenna is disposed so as to dissipate the static charge through a non-conductive material external to the dispenser housing.

2012025, Oct 11, 2012

Apr 6, 2012

13/441472

Charles Agnew Osborne - Cumming GA, US

OASIS BRANDS, INC. - Winchester VA

A47K 10/38
A47K 10/22

242560

A dispenser for storing and dispensing multiple rolls of sheet material is described. The rolls are held in place within the interior space of the housing by a pair of spindle holders. The housing front cover has an opening and a slidable door disposed therein to provide access to the rolls. A restricting member is movably coupled to the housing interior and biased to move in a direct towards an outmost winding of a roll. As the roll is dispensed, the restricting member moves out of the pathway of the door, eventually allowing a user to slide the door across the opening so that a second roll may be accessed.

2012031, Dec 13, 2012

Jun 8, 2011

13/155528

CHARLES A. OSBORNE - Cumming GA, US
Tsu-Ling Chang - Worthington OH, US

A47K 10/36
A47K 10/38

225 10, 242563

An electronic dispenser for dispensing flexible sheet material. A control circuit in the housing receives a plurality of signals and controls dispensing of the sheet material from the housing. A tear bar is mounted within the housing for severance of sheet material by the user. A pivotally mounted pawl member is located proximate to the tear bar such that movement of sheet material into the tear bar for severance pivots the pawl member from a first position to a second position. A signal means associated with the pawl member is located such that movement of the pawl member to the second position causes the signal means to send a signal to notify the control circuit that the sheet material has been removed. The dispensing mechanism is operative in a first mode to be responsive to a signal from a proximity sensor to dispense a sheet of material, and is operative in a second mode to dispense a next sheet in response to the signal means being activated by movement of the pawl member to the second position in response to dispensed sheet material being removed from the dispenser.