Patents by Inventor Len LaRue

Len LaRue 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: 10582792
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a shoehorn device, made for right handed or left handed users, having a long offset handle allowing the user to use the shoehorn in front of the user with good visualization. The shoehorn straddles the back of the shoe allowing the user to slip into their shoes while in front of the user. The offset handle is either mounted on the right side or the left, or a universal embodiment works in both directions. The device is useful for anyone who may desire to put on their shoes with a shoehorn in a standing position or a sitting position without having to bend forward. The device may be particularly useful for people with physical conditions, impairments, or disabilities that make bending over or otherwise reaching for their shoes difficult. The invention helps those who have difficulties inserting their feet into their shoes. The shoehorn has an attached offset long vertical handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Inventor: Len LaRue
  • Patent number: 10455964
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a shoehorn device, made for right handed or left handed users, having a long offset handle allowing the user to use the shoehorn in front of the user with good visualization. The shoehorn straddles the back of the shoe allowing the user to slip into their shoes while in front of the user. The offset handle is either mounted on the right side or the left side depending on the user. The device is useful for anyone who may desire to put on their shoes with a shoehorn in a standing position or a sitting position without having to bend forward. The device may be particularly useful for people with physical conditions, impairments, or disabilities that make bending over or otherwise reaching for their shoes difficult. The invention helps those who have difficulties inserting their feet into their shoes. The shoehorn has an attached offset long vertical handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Inventor: Len LaRue
  • Patent number: 5210960
    Abstract: A lint filter having a container provided with a drawer. A fitting is associated with the container for connecting a hose from a clothes dryer and the like to the container while at least one aperture is provided adjacent the fitting for permitting air carrying the lint into the container to escape therefrom, a baffle is disposed within the container in order to form a flow path for the air and lint through a filter causing the lint to adhere thereto. A rotating filter and a stationary wiper blade are means for cleaning the filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1993
    Inventor: Len LaRue
  • Patent number: D900427
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Inventor: Len LaRue