Patents by Inventor Burl Finkelstein

Burl Finkelstein 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).

  • Insulated panel with edge latch apparatus
    Patent number: 5212924
    Abstract: An insulated panel 10 has embedded hook fasteners 13 and hook fastener 14 mounted on opposite sides of the panel which are coupled tautly together by embedded, flexible straps 22, which are releasably coupled with the fasteners. This coupling is done by interlocking T-shaped ends 36 of the straps in T-shaped slots 33 formed in wing anchors portions 32 of the fasteners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1993
    Assignee: Kason Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Burl Finkelstein
  • Butt mounted riser hinge
    Patent number: 4991259
    Abstract: A butt mounted riser hinge has a plastic cam assembly mounted in two metallic cylinders so that their camming surfaces do not rub against the metallic cylinders and become readily worn. The cam assembly includes a male member with bevelled end that is rotatably received in a cup-shaped female member. The hinge further includes a spring and shell assembly in sliding arrangement with one of the metallic cylinders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 12, 1991
    Assignee: Kason Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Burl Finkelstein, Mel Lehto
  • Table leg mounting socket
    Patent number: 4793579
    Abstract: A socket for use in mounting a cylindrical leg to a table is comprised of a tube that has a generally cylindrical wall one end of which is inwardly flared to form a circular lip of a selected inside diameter substantially equal to the outside diameter of the leg. The generally cylindrical wall is formed with at least three inwardly projecting ribs that the located tangentially about a geometric cylindrical boundary of the same diameter as the selected inside diameter of the wall end lip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1988
    Assignee: Kason Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Burl Finkelstein, Mel Lehto
  • Grease filter
    Patent number: D328334
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1992
    Assignee: Kason Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Burl Finkelstein, Eino M. Lehto
  • Two piece shelf bracket
    Patent number: D331873
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1992
    Assignee: Kason Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Burl Finkelstein, Thomas A. Thorsen
  • Grease filter
    Patent number: D331962
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1992
    Inventors: Burl Finkelstein, Eino M. Lehto
  • Grease filter
    Patent number: D336678
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1993
    Assignee: Kason Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Burl Finkelstein, Eino M. Lehto