Patents by Inventor David D. Pruitt

David D. Pruitt 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).

  • Publication number: 20080196225
    Abstract: An interment container comprising at least one protrusion or at least one indentation, the protrusion or indentation being configured to approximately align with, engage with, or couple to at least one corresponding protrusion or indention of another interment container. The interment container may be configured to comprise at least one protrusion or indentation on any portion of the interment container. Also, a key or intermediate member may be used to approximately align, engage, or couple with corresponding indentations located on stacked, adjacent, proximate, or arranged interment containers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2007
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: David D. Pruitt, Wayne S. Hossenlopp
  • Patent number: 5996160
    Abstract: An entry mat for placement before an entry door to permit cleaning of shoe soles. The entry mat has a liquid reservoir with an open top, and a plurality of adjacent parallel generally cylindrical brushes mounted such that certain bristles thereof extend outwardly from the open top of the liquid reservoir for engagement of a shoe bottom and certain bristles thereof extend inwardly into the reservoir. At least one of the cylindrical brushes is rotatable. The mat has a liquid absorbing fabric material releasably retained in a taut configuration by a stretcher, a wiping mat, and a frame member having respective compartments within which the liquid reservoir, liquid absorbing fabric material and wiping mat are housed. Use of the entry mat is a three step process wherein shoe soles are first wiped on the wiping mat to remove larger sized debris. Next, the shoe soles are subjected to the brushes whereby the at least one rotating brush introduces liquid from the reservoir to the soles for cleansing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Inventor: David D. Pruitt