Patents by Inventor Bryan Harpel

Bryan Harpel 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: 9550214
    Abstract: A sorting and bagging apparatus including a container defining an internal chamber with an opening thereinto and a lid configured to be positioned on the container. The lid defines a through opening aligned with the opening into the container. A basket extends through the through opening and is supported by the lid. The basket has sidewalls and a bottom surface and at least the bottom surface has a plurality of passages therethrough. A funnel having a funnel body extending between an inlet edge and an outlet edge is secured relative to the basket such that the inlet edge extends along the basket bottom surface wherein a sorting chamber is defined between the basket sidewalls, the basket bottom surface and the funnel. The lid is configured to be tilted such that contents within the sorting chamber pass from the sorting chamber to the funnel and out of the funnel at the outlet edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Inventor: Bryan Harpel
  • Publication number: 20160325314
    Abstract: A sorting and bagging apparatus including a container defining an internal chamber with an opening thereinto and a lid configured to be positioned on the container. The lid defines a through opening aligned with the opening into the container. A basket extends through the through opening and is supported by the lid. The basket has sidewalls and a bottom surface and at least the bottom surface has a plurality of passages therethrough. A funnel having a funnel body extending between an inlet edge and an outlet edge is secured relative to the basket such that the inlet edge extends along the basket bottom surface wherein a sorting chamber is defined between the basket sidewalls, the basket bottom surface and the funnel. The lid is configured to be tilted such that contents within the sorting chamber pass from the sorting chamber to the funnel and out of the funnel at the outlet edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2015
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventor: Bryan Harpel