Patents by Inventor Arkady Portnoy

Arkady Portnoy 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: 6915935
    Abstract: A dispensing system including a plurality of covered dispensers and an uncovered dispenser for readily dispensing sheet materials in a rapid and safe fashion. Each covered dispenser includes: a tray surface, arcuate in cross-section, for receiving a roll of sheet material; a cutting surface fixedly attached to a front edge of the tray; a counterweighted cover, having a front edge and a back edge, with an offset pivot point above the principal rotational axis of the tray; the counterweight being integral to the back edge of the cover; and a blade guard fixedly attached to the cover on a side opposite the counterweight. Each uncovered dispenser includes: a dowel support; and a dowel, whereby a roll of sheet material is mountable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Inventor: Arkady Portnoy
  • Publication number: 20040031837
    Abstract: A dispensing system including a plurality of covered dispensers and an uncovered dispenser for readily dispensing sheet materials in a rapid and safe fashion. Each covered dispenser includes: a tray surface, arcuate in cross-section, for receiving a roll of sheet material; a cutting surface fixedly attached to a front edge of the tray; a counterweighted cover, having a front edge and a back edge, with an offset pivot point above the principal rotational axis of the tray; the counterweight being integral to the back edge of the cover; and a blade guard fixedly attached to the cover on a side opposite the counterweight. Each uncovered dispenser includes: a dowel support; and a dowel, whereby a roll of sheet material is mountable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2003
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Inventor: Arkady Portnoy