Patents by Inventor Andrew E. Plakos

Andrew E. Plakos 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).

  • Patent number: 5779046
    Abstract: A decorative toothbrush guard which covers nearly the entire head of a toothbrush thereby preventing germs or dust from coming into contact with the head. More specifically, the present invention includes an upper and a lower cover portion connected by a hinge. The upper and lower cover portions each have an inner cavity which can house a toothbrush head. The lower cover portion has a seat portion integrally connected therein for holding the toothbrush head. The toothbrush guard can be slipped over the toothbrush head and firmly secured thereon by a plurality of frictionally interlocking rods and holes on the upper and lower cover portions. The lower cover portion has a slot which not only allows for the insertion of a toothbrush neck or upper handle through the lower cover portion, but also allows air to circulate within the cover portion to facilitate drying of the toothbrush head. The preferred embodiment of the present invention is made of a single piece of flexible material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1998
    Assignee: Strottman International, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew E. Plakos
  • Patent number: 5480341
    Abstract: An educational and/or recreational toy including an interior skeletal body surrounded by a shell casing made up of two mating halves readily assembled and taken apart, the halves including mating pin projection and receptacle friction fit securements. The skeletal body may be pigmented with a glow-in-the-dark material. Parts of the skeletal body may protrude through the shell casing. Toys representative of dinosaurs, such as the brontosaur, tyrannosaurus rex, triceratops and stegosaur are specifically disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1996
    Assignee: Strottman International, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew E. Plakos
  • Patent number: 4568309
    Abstract: A multi-action toy vehicle which includes a chassis having first and second rear wheels rotatably supported thereon. The toy vehicle includes first and second arms pivotally supported on the chassis proximate the rear wheels, which each include a projection. A weighted lever is movably supported on the chassis, which selectively changes the balance of the toy vehicle depending on the position thereof. The lever also selectively contacts the first and second arms to cause the first and second projections to selectively extend through the chassis. The projections will contact the surface on which the toy vehicle is riding to cause the toy vehicle to perform multiple actions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1984
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1986
    Assignee: John Maxim
    Inventors: John Maxim, Herbert M. Riggs, Andrew E. Plakos