Patents by Inventor Bernadette D. Blouin

Bernadette D. Blouin 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).

  • Method of cleaning an interior cavity of a container with a scraper
    Patent number: 5626683
    Abstract: A method for cleaning an interior cavity of a container including the following described steps. Firstly, insert a hard pliant card with rapid elastic recovery to within 96% of original into an interior cavity of a container. Secondly, exert a force upon the card until the card deforms to assume an arcuate shape substantially conforming with the interior contours of the container. Thirdly, move the card along the interior contour of the container in a scraping action such that an edge of the card scrapes residue from the interior contour of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 6, 1997
    Inventor: Bernadette D. Blouin
  • Method of cleaning an interior cavity of a container and a scrapper
    Patent number: 5467499
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for cleaning an interior cavity of a container including the following described steps. Firstly, insert a hard pliant card with rapid elastic recovery to within 96% of original into an interior cavity of a container. Secondly, exert a force upon the card until the card deforms to assume an arcuate shape substantially conforming with the interior contours of the container. Thirdly, move the card along the interior contour of the container in a scraping action such that an edge of the card scrapes residue from the interior contour of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 21, 1995
    Inventor: Bernadette D. Blouin