Patents by Inventor Robert J. Washek

Robert J. Washek 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).

  • Publication number: 20030111854
    Abstract: A one-piece container for collecting waste materials, such as dirt, debris and trash, includes a bottom wall and a side wall which together define an interior cavity for holding the waste materials and a filling aid for facilitating the process of inserting the waste materials within the interior cavity. The container is constructed of a rigid and durable material. The sidewall includes a free end which defines a top opening which provides access to the interior cavity. The container can be disposed on a support surface in either a vertical position or an angled position. The filling aid is integrally formed onto the free end of the sidewall and includes a panel having an outer edge which is straight. The filling aid extends out from the free end of the sidewall at an acute angle of approximately 45 degrees and enables the container to be also disposed on a support surface at an angled position so that waste materials can be easily inserted into the interior cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2003
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventor: Robert J. Washek
  • Patent number: 6536535
    Abstract: A garden tool for rejuvenating the soil of a garden includes a tool head and a handle pivotably mounted onto the tool head. The tool head includes a central hub and a plurality of tines which are integrally formed onto the outer periphery of the hub. Each tine extends radially outward from the outer periphery of the hub and includes an arm formed onto the hub, a sharpened tooth formed onto the free end of the arm and a pair of elongated, outwardly curved wings which are formed onto the tooth. The handle is adapted to be lockably disposed at any angle from a horizontal position to a vertical position relative to the tool head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Inventor: Robert J. Washek
  • Patent number: 6467551
    Abstract: A garden tool for rejuvenating the soil of a garden includes a tool head and a handle pivotably mounted onto the tool head. The tool head includes a central hub and a plurality of tines which are integrally formed onto the outer periphery of the hub. Each tine extends radially outward from the outer periphery of the hub and includes an arm formed onto the hub, a sharpened tooth formed onto the free end of the arm and a pair of elongated, outwardly curved wings which are formed onto the tooth. The handle is adapted to be lockably disposed of at any angle from a horizontal position to a vertical position relative to the tool head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Inventor: Robert J. Washek
  • Patent number: D456581
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Inventor: Robert J. Washek
  • Patent number: D458093
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Inventor: Robert J. Washek