Patents by Inventor Barbara R. Estes

Barbara R. Estes 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).

  • Publication number: 20040213085
    Abstract: A shield of variable diameter size, for use with all electric mixers, the fitting of which is determined only by shaft(s) of specified mixer. The shield is a basically thin round disk of rigid plastic material having a slot extending from the outer edge to the center. The slot is the unique feature that sets the invention apart from all previous attempts to invent a mixer shield. All other invented shields have had a central aperture or pair of holes or have had various parts resulting in various complicated fitting and attachments. What is new is that it is a one-piece mixer shield but is not a lid (except as an option can fit as a lid for the stand mixer). New also is the fact that it will work equally well on any hand-held or stationary mixer or industrial mixer; only sizes will vary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2003
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Inventor: Barbara R. Estes