Patents by Inventor Andrew B. Mendenhall

Andrew B. Mendenhall 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: 6840583
    Abstract: A chair and step stool assembly includes a seat, a seat back, and a plurality of legs coupled to the seat. The seat and step stool further include a retractable step stool that is coupled to the chair frame and, when activated, allows the step stool to move to a storage position nested within the plurality of legs under the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignee: Cosco Management, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis M. Turner, Paul T. Zink, Andrew B. Mendenhall, Joseph D. Baumgartner
  • Publication number: 20040149608
    Abstract: A device for storing multiple bathroom implements that includes a housing having four vertical walls, wherein one of the vertical walls is partly or mostly open, and wherein the housing further includes a detachable base and an internal support member for receiving and supporting one of the cleaning implements. A front panel is attached, by hinge means, to the bottom portion of the open side of the housing at one end and includes, at its opposite end, a channel that is specifically designed to receive and support one of the cleaning implements. The first cleaning implement is a plunger that includes a handle-mounted splash guard, the geometry of which corresponds to the shape and dimensions of the internal support member within the housing. The second cleaning implement is a toilet brush that also includes a handle-mounted splash guard, the geometry of which corresponds to the shape and the dimensions of the channel that is formed in the front panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Applicant: Freudenberg Household Products LP
    Inventors: Christopher J. Laux, Andrew B. Mendenhall
  • Publication number: 20040148720
    Abstract: A multipurpose cleaning implement that functions both as a broom and a scuff removing device. The exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a plastic base that serves as the attachment point for (i) a plurality of bristles (ii) a handle, and (iii) a device that is useful for removing scuff marks from floors. A first general embodiment of the scuff removing device includes a friction forming material that has been attached to a base or support that includes a rounded or curved forward surface. A second general embodiment of the scuff removing device includes a detachable scuff remover that includes a piece of friction forming material mounted on a base which may be clipped to the end of a broom handle opposite the broom head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Applicant: Freudenberg Household Products LP
    Inventors: Christopher J. Laux, Andrew B. Mendenhall
  • Patent number: 6665912
    Abstract: A web adjuster is provided including a housing, an actuator movably coupled to the housing, and a pincher that releasably retains a web threaded through the housing. The actuator moves the pincher between a first position inhibiting movement of the web relative to the housing and a second position permitting movement of the web relative to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignee: Cosco Management, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis M. Turner, Michael C. Dorsey, Andrew B. Mendenhall, Richad Glover
  • Publication number: 20030188400
    Abstract: A web adjuster is provided including a housing, an actuator movably coupled to the housing, and a pincher that releasably retains a web threaded through the housing. The actuator moves the pincher between a first position inhibiting movement of the web relative to the housing and a second position permitting movement of the web relative to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2002
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Inventors: Dennis M. Turner, Michael C. Dorsey, Andrew B. Mendenhall, Richad Glover
  • Patent number: D415639
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: Cosco, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis M. Turner, Timothy D. Holtke, Andrew B. Mendenhall