Patents by Inventor Edward Zephir

Edward Zephir 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: 9869055
    Abstract: A rolling hamper with a body with two sides, a front, a bottom and an expanded back portion. The body includes ventilation holes which may have fortified edges to avoid hazards for users. Wheels are removably coupled at the two back corners so that the hamper can be tipped back and rolled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: United Comb + Novelty Corporation
    Inventors: Edward Zephir, Ronald Audet, Sean Curran, Rebecca Foster
  • Publication number: 20170137992
    Abstract: A rolling hamper with a body with two sides, a front, a bottom and an expanded back portion. The body includes ventilation holes which may have fortified edges to avoid hazards for users. Wheels are removably coupled at the two back corners so that the hamper can be tipped back and rolled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Edward Zephir, Ronald Audet, Sean Curran, Rebecca Foster
  • Patent number: 9174769
    Abstract: A one-piece molded basket with a bottom defining an outer periphery and an inner section that defines a number of openings and is interior to, and at least substantially surrounded by, the outer periphery. The outer periphery is constructed and arranged to rest on a relatively flat surface and some or all of the inner section is located above the bottom of the outer periphery such that the inner section is above the flat surface when the outer periphery is on the flat surface. There are one or more indented vent channels that extend through the outer periphery and lead to the inner section, to allow air to pass through the outer periphery, a top rim, and a sidewall contiguous with and extending between the bottom and the top rim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: United Comb + Novelty Corporation
    Inventors: Edward Zephir, David E. Zephir, Ronald M. Audet
  • Publication number: 20060191938
    Abstract: A trash can with a twist-lock lid. The trash can includes a generally cylindrical container having a bottom, an upper rim, and a sidewall between the bottom and the upper rim. The trash can also has a lid with a skirt that fits over the top of the sidewall. The container defines at least one locking protrusion proximate the rim, the locking protrusion having an elongated portion along a part of the rim, a stop portion extending downwardly from one end of the elongated portion toward the container bottom a first distance, and a retention portion extending downwardly from the other end of the elongated portion a second distance that is substantially less than the first distance, the elongated portion having a length between the stop portion and the retention portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2006
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Inventors: David Zephir, Ronald Audet, Edward Zephir
  • Publication number: 20060180592
    Abstract: A pail with integral graduations. The pail has a bottom, a top rim, and a sidewall connecting the bottom and the top rim. There is at least one integral graduation in the sidewall comprising a shelf extending circumferentially around at least a part of the sidewall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2006
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Inventors: David Zephir, Ronald Audet, Edward Zephir, Frederick Beauregard
  • Publication number: 20050161460
    Abstract: A paint bucket with an integral brush holder for holding a paint brush with a handle of the type that has a narrowed portion between the bristles and the tip of the handle. The paint bucket includes a bottom, at least one side wall ending in an upper lip, and at least one slot defined by spaced slot side walls provided through at least a portion of the width of the lip and communicating with the interior of the bucket and extending downward along a portion of the side wall. A brush can be held in the slot with the narrowed portion of the handle located between the slot walls and the brush bristles hanging into the bucket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2005
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Inventors: Joseph Depasquale, David Zephir, Fred Beauregard, Edward Zephir, Ronald Audet