Patents Represented by Attorney Allan M. Shapiro

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  • Beverage container carrier
    Patent number: 5332091
    Abstract: The beverage container carrier has a central panel formed of double thickness cardboard attached together for the height of the beverage container. Above the beverage container, the separate walls of the central panel fold outward to cover the tops of the beverage container. At the bottom of the central panel, the walls fold out to form the bottom and outside of pockets which receive the beverage containers. Two identical blanks can form the beverage container carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1994
    Inventor: Donald Gugler
  • Support strap for front seats of cars
    Patent number: 5328226
    Abstract: A strap is secured across the passenger compartment of an automobile at a position behind the front seat backs and close to the top of the front seat backs. The strap is secured around the doorposts of a 4-door car to prevent the seat backs from collapsing backward due to impact on the car from the rear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1994
    Inventor: Donald E. Thomas
  • Small animal breeding cage having a solid floor nesting section and a screen floor waste section
    Patent number: 5320064
    Abstract: A cage defined by walls and floor has a dividing wall thereacross dividing the floor area into two portions. Each floor portion, together with the adjacent wall portions, defines a functional section of the cage. The first floor portion is about one-half to two-thirds the total floor area. The first section has a solid floor portion to receive bedding, and the second section has a screen floor portion or bottom. The screen bottom side, i.e., the second section, is fitted to supply water and feed to the rodents. Most of the waste is deposited on the screen bottom of the second section to substantially increase the life of the bedding in the first section and provide health and economic benefits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 14, 1994
    Inventor: Scott T. Selstad
  • Security cabinet
    Patent number: 5280755
    Abstract: A security cabinet for storing of articles of value which is designed to prevent unauthorized access into the security cabinet by individuals not possessing sufficient physical strength such as young children. The latching arrangement of the security cabinet can be located in a position requiring an inward force of a sufficient magnitude to be applied to the door in order to permit the door to be opened and thereby gain access into the cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 25, 1994
    Inventor: Dennis A. Batur
  • Mouth bite device
    Patent number: 5263976
    Abstract: The mouth bite device includes a handle and a crossbar thereon to form a T-shaped device. The crossbar has resilient sections toward its ends. The device is sized so that the handle can manipulate the crossbar so that the crossbar enters across the mouth and the resilient sections respectively lie between the opposing molars of the user so that, as he bites down, he engages his molars on the resilient sections. This permits the user to clench his teeth without damage, thus relieving tension and releasing emotional energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1993
    Inventor: James A. Williams
  • Water reclamation system
    Patent number: 5254246
    Abstract: The water reclamation system receives waste water from a small residential type source, such as one or more homes, a series of apartments or road houses, and processes the water so that it meets the standards of state and federal regulatory agencies for non-domestic services. The treatment in accordance with the system starts with biologic and enzymatic treatment of the materials in the waste water stream. Next, bacteria is killed by chlorination. Thereafter, mechanical filtration improves clarity. Finally, ultraviolet treatment kills any remaining bacteria. The final flow is useful for irrigation, washing of structures and automobiles, filling swimming pools, and for returning to toilet tanks for flushing purposes. The system includes a provision for backwashing the filters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1993
    Inventors: Sonia Rivelli, Jean Savoy, Geraldo R. Silveira, Gerard D. Klug
  • Dividers for drawers or the like
    Patent number: 5242223
    Abstract: Divider panels are sized to fit partway or all the way across a drawer or the like and extend sufficiently high to functionally divide the drawer into separate areas. The divider panels are notched for breakoff to the desired length. The divider panels are held in place by bifurcated mounting supports which can be secured to the drawer bottom, drawer sides or another divider panel to retain the divider panels in the selected position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1993
    Inventor: Thomas Koves
  • Metal retainer on connector for holding inserted printed circuit board
    Patent number: 5234354
    Abstract: Daughter boards having edge pads thereon are inserted into a single in-line memory module (SIMM) connector on the mother board and are tilted up to latched position to increase contact pressure and retain the daughter board in place. In the present connector, the retainer which retains the inserted printed circuit board in the raised position is a metal spring wrapped around an upright post and is replaceable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1993
    Assignee: Altronics Connector Corporation
    Inventor: Leigh M. Smart
  • Planter
    Patent number: D332070
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1992
    Inventor: Ira W. Tarlov
  • Combined comb and applicator for hair dye
    Patent number: D332700
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1993
    Inventor: Tracy Hill
  • Combined automatic pet food dispenser and attached bowl
    Patent number: D332846
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1993
    Inventor: Moushegh Y. Geuvjehizian
  • Writing instrument
    Patent number: D335140
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1993
    Inventor: Rhodessa R. Walker
  • Lens for a vehicle light
    Patent number: D338982
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1993
    Inventors: Bruce E. Terry, Edward J. Smith
  • Bushing
    Patent number: D341145
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1993
    Inventor: S. James Esworthy
  • Portable cordless neck massager
    Patent number: D341893
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1993
    Inventors: William C. Tauber, Victoria P. Bowker
  • Lawn cutter
    Patent number: D342651
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1993
    Inventor: George H. Manos
  • Oral bite device for releasing tension and emotional stress
    Patent number: D343234
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 11, 1994
    Inventor: James A. Williams
  • Rope cleat
    Patent number: D345296
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 22, 1994
    Inventor: Robert R. Thomas
  • Artist's paint tray
    Patent number: D347654
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1994
    Inventor: Thomas Koves
  • Decorative housing for a vehicle light
    Patent number: D347705
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1994
    Inventors: Bruce E. Terry, Edward J. Smith