Patents by Inventor Paul H. Roefs

Paul H. Roefs 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).

  • Tool and method for opening a vacuum sealed bottle
    Patent number: 9889958
    Abstract: A tool and method for puncturing a lid of a vacuum sealed bottle to release the vacuum and allow easy opening. A point extends down from the tool, and force may be exerted against the tool by the palm or thumb of a user causing the point to penetrate the lid. The point preferably extends between 3/16 inches and 1/16 inches down from the handle, and more preferably about 3/16 inches. In some embodiments the tool is mushroom shaped having a wider round or oval upper portion for grasping and a narrower lower portion centered under the upper portion of the handle, the point extending down from the lower portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Inventor: Paul H. Roefs
  • Tool and Method for Opening a Vacuum Sealed Bottle
    Publication number: 20150121816
    Abstract: A tool and method for puncturing a lid of a vacuum sealed bottle to release the vacuum and allow easy opening. A point extends down from the tool, and force may be exerted against the tool by the palm or thumb of a user causing the point to penetrate the lid. The point preferably extends between 3/16 inches and 1/16 inches down from the handle, and more preferably about 3/16 inches. In some embodiments the tool is mushroom shaped having a wider round or oval upper portion for grasping and a narrower lower portion centered under the upper portion of the handle, the point extending down from the lower portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventor: Paul H. Roefs
  • Foil slit cutter
    Patent number: D406744
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Inventor: Paul H. Roefs