Patents by Inventor Christopher M. Bergman

Christopher M. Bergman 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).

  • Ergonomic paint roller tray with end handles
    Patent number: 8444000
    Abstract: A paint tray includes a cavity defined by a bottom wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, a first end wall, and a second sloping end wall. Each of the first side wall, second side wall, first end wall, and second sloping end wall inclines upwardly and outwardly from the bottom wall. The cavity terminates at a top edge. The paint tray also includes a top tray rim adjacent the top edge of the cavity, a perimeter rim that inclines downwardly and outwardly from the top tray rim, a handle disposed at an edge of the perimeter rim proximate each end wall, and a leg panel extending downwardly and outwardly from each of a first side and a second side of the perimeter rim proximate the second sloping end wall. The leg panel has a bottom edge that is co-planar with the bottom wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Bercom International, LLC
    Inventors: Mark W. Bergman, Christopher M. Bergman, Matthew V. Leyden, Jeffrey B. Waffensmith, Jeffrey T. Given
  • Ergonomic Paint Roller Tray With End Handles
    Publication number: 20120223085
    Abstract: A paint tray includes a cavity defined by a bottom wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, a first end wall, and a second sloping end wall. Each of the first side wall, second side wall, first end wall, and second sloping end wall inclines upwardly and outwardly from the bottom wall. The cavity terminates at a top edge. The paint tray also includes a top tray rim adjacent the top edge of the cavity, a perimeter rim that inclines downwardly and outwardly from the top tray rim, a handle disposed at an edge of the perimeter rim proximate each end wall, and a leg panel extending downwardly and outwardly from each of a first side and a second side of the perimeter rim proximate the second sloping end wall. The leg panel has a bottom edge that is co-planar with the bottom wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: BERCOM INTERNATIONAL, LLC
    Inventors: Mark W. Bergman, Christopher M. Bergman, Matthew V. Leyden, Jeffrey B. Waffensmith, Jeffrey T. Given
  • Ergonomic paint roller tray with end handles
    Patent number: 8162169
    Abstract: A paint tray includes a cavity defined by a bottom wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, a first end wall, and a second sloping end wall. Each of the first side wall, second side wall, first end wall, and second sloping end wall inclines upwardly and outwardly from the bottom wall. The cavity terminates at a top edge. The paint tray also includes a top tray rim adjacent the top edge of the cavity, a perimeter rim that inclines downwardly and outwardly from the top tray rim, a handle disposed at an edge of the perimeter rim proximate each end wall, and a leg panel extending downwardly and outwardly from each of a first side and a second side of the perimeter rim proximate the second sloping end wall. The leg panel has a bottom edge that is co-planar with the bottom wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Bercom International, LLC
    Inventors: Mark W. Bergman, Christopher M. Bergman, Matthew V. Leyden, Jeffrey B. Waffensmith, Jeffrey T. Given
  • Paint tray
    Patent number: D656284
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Bercom International, LLC
    Inventors: Mark W. Bergman, Christopher M. Bergman, Matthew V. Leyden, Jeffrey B. Waffensmith, Jeffrey T. Given
  • Paint tray
    Patent number: D668412
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Inventors: Mark W. Bergman, Christopher M. Bergman, Matthew V. Leyden, Jeffrey B. Waffensmith, Jeffrey T. Given
  • Paint application container liner
    Patent number: D673339
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Bercom International, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher M. Bergman, Mark W. Bergman, Jeffrey T. Given, Matthew V. Leyden, Jeffrey B. Waffensmith
  • Paint application container
    Patent number: D678638
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Bercom International, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher M. Bergman, Mark W. Bergman, Jeffrey T. Given, Matthew V. Leyden, Jeffrey B. Waffensmith
  • Paint application container liner
    Patent number: D692198
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Bercom International, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher M. Bergman, Mark W. Bergman, Jeffrey T. Given, Matthew V. Leyden, Jeffrey B. Waffensmith
  • Paint application container
    Patent number: D702907
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Bercom International, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher M. Bergman, Mark W. Bergman, Jeffrey T. Given, Matthew V. Leyden, Jeffrey B. Waffensmith
  • Paint application container
    Patent number: D690482
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Bercom International, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher M. Bergman, Mark W. Bergman, Jeffrey T. Given, Matthew V. Leyden, Jeffrey B. Waffensmith