Patents Represented by Attorney Alvin R. Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P. Wirthlin
  • Patent number: 6161227
    Abstract: A hand cleaning device includes a housing having an inner cleaning compartment. A pair of access openings are formed in the housing and communicate with a pair of cleaning chambers within the cleaning compartment. A reservoir is provided in the housing below the cleaning compartment for storing a supply of cleaning fluid. A plurality of nozzles are positioned in each cleaning chamber for directing cleaning fluid toward the hands of a user when inserted through the access openings. A pump is fluidly connected between the reservoir and the nozzles for transferring cleaning fluid from the reservoir to the nozzles. A power supply is connected to the pump and a switch is located within the housing between the power supply and the pump. The switch is operable to actuate the pump when a user's hand is positioned in the cleaning compartment. The switch may be manually actuable or may automatically sense the presence of a hand in the cleaning compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2000
    Inventor: Scott Bargenquast
  • Patent number: 6161474
    Abstract: An end cover for detachable connection on the end of a cylindrical shaped food roll. The end cover has an end plate with an external side that displays information such as advertising or marketing indicia. A retaining member extends from the end plate and forms an interference fit with the external surface of the food roll when the end cover is installed onto the food roll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2000
    Inventor: Marvin Gene Mason
  • Patent number: D431521
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Inventors: Harry Howard, Tara Ann Howard