Patents Assigned to Noga Design
  • Patent number: 5987693
    Abstract: A device for cleaning cooking grill rails which includes an elongated blade for scraping movement along the rails, and a handle having an elongated portion connected to the blade. The blade is attached to the elongated handle portion for rotation thereabout in a plane substantially perpendicular to the elongated portion axis. The elongated blade includes a plurality of flat fingers, disposed substantially perpendicularly to the axis of the blade. The fingers are suitable for insertion between grill rails for scraping purposes. Rotation of the elongated blade about the elongated handle portion imparts a capability for using the fingers with a variety of grills where the distance between rails differs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: Noga Design
    Inventor: Robert A. Noga
  • Patent number: 5862535
    Abstract: A drain guard, for use in sinks having a drain, a bottom wall and a side wall, wherein the drain guard includes a screen for holding debris away from the sink drain. A seal, which abuts sealingly against the sink side wall, is disposed between the screen and the sink side wall to prevent debris from passing between the side wall and the screen, the seal and the screen being fixed in a frame which holds the screen a predetermined distance from the sink bottom. The frame includes a pair of arched bands which are useful as handles for moving the drain guard into, and out of the sink. In addition, the arched bands of a sink installed drain guard support heavy pots and other utensils away from the screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1999
    Assignee: Noga Design
    Inventors: Robert A. Noga, Raymond C. Matthias