Patents Assigned to Zoya, Inc.
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Patent number: 9392862Abstract: A bottle includes a track extending along a rear surface for the attachment of a clip to hold the bottle to a waistband, with the clip being attached to the bottle as the clip is moved upward along the bottle and released from the bottle as the clip is moved downward along the bottle. Preferably, the clip additionally includes a concave cylindrical surface for adhesive attachment to another type of bottle.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2008Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: Zoya, Inc.Inventor: Zoya Hajianpour
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Patent number: 9308550Abstract: An applicator for applying a lotion, such as a sunscreen, to the skin includes a handle attached to an axle and a roller mounted to turn on the axle. The roller includes a housing having a central cavity holding the lotion and a number of holes extending between the central cavity and a cylindrical peripheral surface of the housing, which is covered with a porous elastomeric material through which the lotion is evenly applied to the skin. A cover is provided to minimize evaporation and contamination of the lotion during storage of the roller. The roller may be removed from the applicator for storage in a cover formed as a canister, or a clamshell cover may be closed over the roller in place on the applicator.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2005Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: Zoya, Inc.Inventor: Zoya Hajianpour
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Patent number: 9004745Abstract: A device mixing ingredients for coloring hair includes a mixing bowl and a housing removably placed atop the mixing bowl so that a pair of agitators rotatably and coaxially mounted within the housing extend downward into the mixing bowl, being driven in opposite directions at the same speed by a mechanism powered by a hand crank, which can be turned in either direction to cause one of the agitators to move a liquid inward within the mixing bowl while the other agitator moves the liquid outward. In an alternative version of the device, the agitators are driven by an electric motor.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2012Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Zoya, Inc.Inventor: Zoya Hajianpour
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Patent number: 8584997Abstract: A device for attachment to both porous and non-porous wall surfaces includes a suction cup of a first type having an elastomeric core and an elastomeric outer layer that is substantially softer than the inner layer. The outer layer includes material that fills pores within a porous surface against which the suction cup is held. The inner layer prevents tearing of the suction cup and causes a partial vacuum to be formed as the suction cup attempts to return to its original shape following depression against a wall surface. Alternately, the device may include a suction cup having a number of concentric ridges held against porous surface, with the suction cup being formed of a single elastomeric material or of elastomeric materials including a softer elastomeric outer layer.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2011Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Zoya, Inc.Inventor: Zoya Hajianpour
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Patent number: 8348216Abstract: A device for attachment to both porous and non-porous wall surfaces includes a suction cup having an elastomeric core and an elastomeric outer layer that is substantially softer than the inner layer. The outer layer includes material that fills pores within a porous surface against which the suction cup is held. The inner layer prevents tearing of the suction cup and causes a partial vacuum to be formed as the suction cup attempts to return to its original shape following depression against a wall surface.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2010Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Zoya, Inc.Inventor: Zoya Hajianpour
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Patent number: 8261920Abstract: A shelf unit configured to be supported between a towel bar and a wall includes a tray and an end bracket extending downward adjacent each end edge of the tray. Each of the end brackets includes a mounting block and a spring extending forward from the end block to engage the towel bar.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2010Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Zoya, Inc.Inventor: Loren Michael Matthews
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Patent number: 8104145Abstract: A leash handle includes rigid housing including a generally cylindrical graspable portion having a cavity holding a drawer for holding items, such as bags for cleaning animal waste. The drawer can be slid between a closed position, within the housing, and an open position, extending outward from the housing. A member for holding one or more individual animal leashes is pivotally mounted on the housing.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2010Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Zoya, Inc.Inventor: Zoya Hajianpour
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Patent number: 8091277Abstract: A container for plants includes an integral structure having a bottom wall, a side wall extending upward to an edge forming an open top, and an elongated member extending downward from an opening in the bottom wall for attachment of the container to the soil of a garden. In one version, the elongated member is removably attached to the container, and a plug is provided for the opening, so that the container can be placed on a flat surface for displaying a plant that is later placed in a garden area in the container with the elongated member extending into the soil.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2009Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Assignee: Zoya, Inc.Inventors: Zoya Hajianpour, Bashareh Arta Sabouni
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Patent number: 8087630Abstract: A cup holder includes a base having a cup-receiving central portion, a number of cup holding elongated members extending upward around the central portion to hold a cup in place so that it is not overturned or blown away by the wind, and a number of openings extending upward from a lower surface of the base to receive the cup holding elongated members of another, similar cup holder so that the cup holders can be stacked for storage. The cup holder may include a removably attached, downward extending member for attachment to a soft soil surface. In one version, the cup holding elongated members and the openings are tapered, with the openings extending within the cup holding elongated members. In other versions, the openings are placed within the base in patterns similar to the pattern of the cup holding elongated members, with the patterns being spaced apart from one another.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2009Date of Patent: January 3, 2012Assignee: Zoya, Inc.Inventor: Loren Michael Matthews
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Patent number: 8006615Abstract: A stencil stamp includes a number of stencils having openings with various shapes, with the stencils being individually attached to a housing of the stencil stamp so that the stencils can be easily and cleanly changed. The stencil stamp also includes a cover for preventing the evaporation of ink from a pad within the stencil stamp. In a first version, a stencil and/or the cover is slid into a slot within the housing. In a second version, the housing includes a threaded surface for the attachment of a stencil and/or the cover.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2007Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: Zoya, Inc.Inventors: Nancy Allen, Zoya Hajianpour
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Patent number: 7516869Abstract: A straw is held within a beverage container in a manner providing for the upper end of the straw to be deployed upward, through an opening provided within the top of the container when an opening tab in the top of the container is pivoted downward. An upper end of the straw is held in a straw holding portion of a straw supporting structure within the beverage container, with the straw supporting structure including a cantilever portion that is deflected downward by contact with an edge of the opening tab as the opening tab is pivoted downward.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2005Date of Patent: April 14, 2009Assignee: Zoya, Inc,Inventor: Mohammed Ali Hajianpour
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Patent number: 7404534Abstract: A bottle holder includes a first flexible strap that is clamped around a bottle, with an end of the strap being clamped by pivoting a locking lever in a locking block. A first version of the bottle holder has a clip for attachment to the belt or waistband of the user's clothing. A second version has a second belt for attachment to a stationary member, such as the rail of an exercise machine.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2004Date of Patent: July 29, 2008Assignee: Zoya, Inc.Inventor: Zoya Hajianpour
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Patent number: 7383753Abstract: A device for opening a container having a screw-on lid includes a rotating turntable for holding the container and a non-rotating lid engaging member that, after being driven in a first direction into the lid by an axial drive, is disengaged from the axial drive by deflection occurring within a coupling between the axial drive and the lid engaging member.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2006Date of Patent: June 10, 2008Assignee: Zoya, Inc.Inventor: Mohammed Ali Hajianpour
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Patent number: 7281291Abstract: A paint roller tool includes first and second paint rollers, mounted to extend from shaft portions of a frame and to turn about axes of rotation perpendicular to one another. Each of the paint rollers includes a peripheral cylindrical surface and a distal end covered with a material suitable for holding and applying wet paint. The paint rollers are separated from one another in a direction perpendicular to both of their axes of rotation and are aligned with one another so that the distal end of each roller is aligned with an outer edge of the cylindrical peripheral surface of the other roller, so that an āLā-shaped area at an interior corner can be painted.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2003Date of Patent: October 16, 2007Assignee: Zoya, Inc.Inventor: Zoya Hajianpour
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Patent number: 7165285Abstract: An appliance for applying a lotion, such as a sunscreen, to the skin includes a housing, from which a soft pad extends, and a elongated handle. The pad, which includes a flat application surface, is rotated by a motor in the handle about an axis of rotation perpendicular to the flat application surface. The surface of the pad may be formed of a porous material or of a solid elastomeric material having a texture providing spaces for holding lotion.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2003Date of Patent: January 23, 2007Assignee: Zoya, Inc.Inventor: Zoya Hajianpour
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Patent number: 7125061Abstract: A handle device for carrying shopping bags includes a frame, a bag handle carrying member extending outward from each side of the frame, and a handle extending in a direction perpendicular to the hag handle carrying member. Preferably, the bag handle carrying member is pivotally mounted so that it can be brought into alignment with the handle and frame, with the device additionally including a retaining member movable into a position holding bag handles on the carrying member.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2004Date of Patent: October 24, 2006Assignee: Zoya, Inc.Inventor: Zoya Hajianpour
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Patent number: D527616Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2004Date of Patent: September 5, 2006Assignee: Zoya, Inc.Inventor: Zoya Hajianpour
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Patent number: D536560Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2006Date of Patent: February 13, 2007Assignee: Zoya, Inc.Inventor: Zoya Hajianpour
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Patent number: D551065Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2006Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: Zoya, Inc.Inventor: Zoya Hajianpour
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Patent number: D570247Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2007Date of Patent: June 3, 2008Assignee: Zoya, Inc.Inventor: Zoya Hajianpour