Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Sharon Roddan
  • Patent number: 6550094
    Abstract: A mop having a self-contained and electrically powered wringer. The mop consists of an elongated, hollow handle wherein is placed a power unit. Attached to the power unit is a rod connected to a mop head consisting of an assembly of a cleaning device holder and a cleaning device. The preferred embodiment of the invention includes a housing for receiving the cleaning device holder. The housing in the preferred embodiment also includes movable rollers. The preferred embodiment is actuated by a switch causing electricity to flow to the power unit. The activated power unit causes a communicating spring acting against a spring stop to be fully retracted or projected. In the preferred embodiment, when the switch is released, the power unit causes the communicating spring to be fully projected. The process of retraction and projection of a cleaning device through the rollers results in the expulsion of water from the mop head. Also disclosed are alternative methods for the wringing mechanism of the mop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Inventor: Arthur Hurtado
  • Patent number: 6269753
    Abstract: A cantilevered, telescopic, portable and adaptable computer desk to support and self-contain work space including a standard computer tower or desktop computer and all the associated peripherals, such as the keyboard, the mouse, the screen, the printer and other electronic devices. The computer desk provides numerous ways to adjust the position of the work area; the computer screen is adjustable, the desk member is adjustable both in the horizontal and vertical planes, the keyboard is adjustable, the mouse pad is adjustable and the base is adjustable. The computer desk may be used by a person working for long, tiring period at a computer desk or a person needing to be lying in a bed or on a sofa. In addition, the structure adapts to other various body positions. Someone standing up, seated in an upright chair or a wheelchair or resting or reclining in a favorite chair or recliner may use the structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Inventor: Allison C. Roddan
  • Patent number: 6266834
    Abstract: A multipurpose hand-held tool having a handle and a head wherein the head has a plurality of implements. The head has a middle portion, which is connected the handle, a first head end and a second head end. The first head end has three cutters such that there is a cutting edge on the top side, the end, and the bottom side of the first head. The first head end also includes a plurality of gauge holes in the top side, and a nail slot on the bottom side. The second head end includes both a hammer head connected to the end and a hammer claw connected to the top side of the second head end. The multipurpose hand-held tool meets a need for roofers to have a multipurpose tool which helps to quickly, efficiently and accurately remove and replace roofing materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2001
    Inventors: Tom Walsh, John Gilchrist, Leonard Peterson