Patents by Inventor Howard R. Sanford

Howard R. Sanford 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: 4967477
    Abstract: A new type of cutting blade with handle for making designs in food products, such as hot dogs, to facilitate the addition of other materials to the food product, and to facilitate cooking and decoration, comprising an elongated thin metal blade with handle, said blade having a top and bottom edge and cutting width, and said blade being bent in a plurality of alternate directions so as to form an unique design on cutting, the bottom edge of the blade having a cutting edge with a plurality of indentations which prevent the blade from forming a complete cut along the bottom edge of the blade, and a method for using the new blade to form unique designs along food material, such as hot dogs, and facilitate the addition of other material thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 6, 1990
    Inventor: Howard R. Sanford
  • Patent number: 4462135
    Abstract: An improved exteriorally hand held cleaning and abrasive scrubber which is capable of providing both a cleaning and an abrasive action, comprising an instrument made up of a hollow cone shaped cleaning section joined at its apex to the apex of a hollow cone shaped abrasive section, said cleaning section being made up of numerous layers of netting mesh prepared from special polymeric material, said abrasive section being covered by a layer of said netting mesh and containing a plurality of coils of an abrasive solid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1983
    Date of Patent: July 31, 1984
    Inventor: Howard R. Sanford