Patents by Inventor Charles E. Gengler

Charles E. Gengler 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: 7350824
    Abstract: A drain fitting has a unitary body with a lower section and an upper section upstanding from the lower section. The lower section encompasses a space and is open to the drain line to be cleaned. The upper section has a side wall and an inner wall which forms a channel. The inner wall encompasses a through passage which is open to the space encompassed within the lower section. A line of a given diameter can thus be received and maintained around the side walls. Another line of different diameter can be received and maintained within the channel and lines of other different diameters can be maintained within the through passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Nicelife, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Petner, Charles E. Gengler
  • Publication number: 20080028555
    Abstract: A handheld cleaning tool has a tool body with an ergonomically designed handle and cleaning head, the cleaning head extending at an obtuse angle to the handle. The cleaning head has a flexibly rigid support member with outwardly extending locking tabs located at each side of the member. The cleaning head is configured to be inserted into a mitt-like cleaning pad which substantially encompasses the cleaning head when it is fully inserted into the pad. When the cleaning head is fully within the pad, the locking tabs are immovably positioned within pockets on opposite sides of the pad. This secures the pad on the cleaning head and to the handle of the cleaning tool. The outer surfaces of the cleaning pad can accommodate an abrasive surface, a sponge-like surface, or other equivalent, commonly used cleaning surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Inventors: Robert E. Petner, Charles E. Gengler
  • Patent number: 7313844
    Abstract: A trash receptacle cleaning product has a trash receiving receptacle with side walls and a bottom wall. Side walls of the container extend past the bottom wall, forming a base for the container and a partially enclosed space below the bottom wall of the container. The front wall of the container has a cut-out or indented section configured to accept and store the handle of a cleaning implement, such as a lobby dustpan and broom unit. The space beneath the bottom wall permits the insertion of the lower part of the cleaning implement within the space. The result is a compact, self-contained trash cleaning product which can easily and conveniently be transported for use to any given location for cleaning and sweeping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Nice Life, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Petner, Charles E. Gengler
  • Patent number: D542991
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: NiceLife, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Petner, Charles E. Gengler
  • Patent number: D552719
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: NiceLife, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Petner, Charles E. Gengler