Patents by Inventor Allan M. Shapiro

Allan M. Shapiro has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Scraper carrying container for lottery tickets
    Patent number: 4777693
    Abstract: A body carries a scraper, abraider, and/or stiff brush for the removal of a coating layer covering game symbols on a lottery ticket. The body may be a container for carrying therein a plurality of such lottery tickets packaged for sale. Also it may be employed to retain winning tickets. The scraper, abraider, and/or stiff brush may have a guide associated therewith to limit scraping, abraiding and brushing to the position on the ticket where the game symbols are located.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 18, 1988
    Inventors: Keyvan T. Diba, Allan M. Shapiro
  • Container for lottery tickets
    Patent number: D311331
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 16, 1990
    Inventors: Keyvan T. Diba, Allan M. Shapiro
  • Container for lottery tickets
    Patent number: D311683
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 30, 1990
    Inventors: Keyvan T. Diba, Allan M. Shapiro