Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Contreras

Thomas J. Contreras 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: 20090272769
    Abstract: An eye care solution container is described that can be conveniently carried without the risk of loss, leakage or misplacement. The eye care solution container has a retention device that allows it to be clipped to a pocket, an article of clothing or an accessory item. The eye care solution container may also be attached to a zipper pull, a key ring, or the like. The eye care solution container may be one of various sizes and shapes, including a unit dose container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Inventors: Thomas J. Contreras, David Maxwell Kleinman
  • Patent number: 5971458
    Abstract: A tubular handle, a tubular main loop and a tubular connector piece together form a continuous loop threaded through the handle. A tubular slide lock is fitted over a mid-section of the main loop which is fitted together to form a double strand. All of the foregoing parts are of flexible plastic. In one form, the handle, and the continuous loop are all segments cut from a continuous aggregate source, and in a second form, the slide lock is also a segment cut from a continuous aggregate source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Inventors: Thomas J. Contreras, David G. Midlick
  • Patent number: 5425591
    Abstract: A brush head mounted on a handle that is tubular and forms a reservoir for the toothpaste. The reservoir is closed to the brush head, and at its rear end has a nozzle. The handle includes a flexible member which is bent to move the nozzle onto the bristles of the brush head. A removable cap normally closes the nozzle. In one form an enclosure sleeve encloses the handle and flexible member. A cap is removably mounted over the brush head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 20, 1995
    Inventors: Thomas J. Contreras, Norma I. Padro