Patents by Inventor Alan Wheat

Alan Wheat 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).

  • Patent number: 5500966
    Abstract: A tool for facilitating the movement of a zipper including a handle, an arm connected to and extending transversely to a longitudinal axis of the handle, and a zipper flap receiving area formed in the arm at an end opposite the handle. The zipper flap receiving area serves to receive a zipper flap therein. The handle is integrally connected to the arm. The arm has a top surface, a bottom surface, a first side surface, and a second side surface. The zipper flap receiving area extends into the first side surface and through the arm from the top surface to the bottom surface. The zipper flap receiving area is a slot formed in the arm having an opening in the first side surface. The arm also has a tapered surface formed at an end opposite the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 26, 1996
    Inventor: Alan Wheat