Patents by Inventor Paul W. Schneider

Paul W. Schneider 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: 6131732
    Abstract: A foam drink tray having improved cup cavities includes a foam base with at least two cup cavities disposed in a top thereof for retaining cups or cans. At least one hand cavity may be formed in a top thereof for the retention by a hand. The side wall of each cup cavity may be shaped several different ways. However, every side wall surface which contacts a cup or can must be chamfered where it meets the top of the tray. The gas escape hole is disposed in the mold such that it is on the chamfer. The hand cavity may be any convenient shape which allows a hand to firmly retain the foam drink tray. A gas relief vent may be formed in one a mold half to facilitate improved flow of foam throughout the mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Inventor: Paul W. Schneider
  • Patent number: 3989053
    Abstract: A compact hair pick including a handle frame; a pick assembly including a mounting bar rotatably mounted to the handle frame for rotation about a first axis; and a plurality of tines extending from the mounting bar transversely to its axis of rotation, the pick assembly and cover being rotatable as a unit from a first position in which the tines and cover extend toward and are within the handle frame, to a second position in which the tines and cover extend away from and are external to the handle frame; and a cover rotatably mounted to the mounting bar for rotation about a second axis transverse to the first axis from a first position covering the tines and outside the handle frame, to a second position exposing the tines and covering at least a portion of the handle frame and mounting bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1976
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1976
    Inventor: Paul W. Schneider