Patents by Inventor Ernest W. Hicks, Jr.

Ernest W. Hicks, Jr. 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).

  • Scratch prevention pan liner
    Patent number: 5048688
    Abstract: The scratch prevention pan liner in one aspect includes a monolithic body having a configuration conforming to the inner non-stick coated surface of a unit of cookware, the monolithic body being formed with a recess in its upper surface to receive the bottom surface of a superposed cookware unit. In a second aspect, the liner is formed from a dish-shaped member provided with a central pad from which radiate ribs configured to form a recess within which a superposed unit of cookware may be nested. To align and retain the handles of multiple cookware units oriented in a common vertical plane, U-shaped members are provided to cradle and embrace such handles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1991
    Inventor: Ernest W. Hicks, Jr.
  • Decorative novelty device for automobiles
    Patent number: D391917
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1998
    Inventor: Ernest W. Hicks, Jr.