Patents by Inventor Frank M. Drew

Frank M. Drew 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: 6789705
    Abstract: An apparatus for receiving an aerosol dispenser and for operating the aerosol dispenser at a distant position from an operator. The device includes an elongated body, an extension pole mount, an actuation member mount and an actuation member. The elongated body includes an aerosol dispenser-receiving cavity therein. The aerosol dispenser-receiving cavity extends from a first end of the body toward a second end of the body. The extension pole mount is attached to the second end of the body. A longitudinal axis of a pole-receiving cavity of the extension pole mount is aligned with a longitudinal axis of the aerosol dispenser-receiving cavity. The actuation member is attached at a first end thereof to an actuation member mount attached to the body. A spray head engagement portion is movable between at-rest and actuation positions and is translatable along an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the dispenser-receiving cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Inventor: Frank M. Drew
  • Publication number: 20040094577
    Abstract: One embodiment of the disclosures made herein is an apparatus adapted for receiving an aerosol dispenser and for operating the aerosol dispenser at a distant position from an operator. Such an embodiment includes an elongated body, an extension pole mount, an actuation member mount and an actuation member. The elongated body includes an aerosol dispenser-receiving cavity therein. The aerosol dispenser-receiving cavity extends from a first end of the body toward a second end of the body. The extension pole mount is attached to the second end of the body. A longitudinal axis of a pole-receiving cavity of the extension pole mount is generally aligned with a longitudinal axis of the aerosol dispenser-receiving cavity. The actuation member mount is attached to the body. The actuation member is attached at a first end thereof to the actuation member mount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2002
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Inventor: Frank M. Drew