Patents by Inventor Dennis E. Vinar

Dennis E. Vinar 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: 6199452
    Abstract: A tool device constructed and arranged to open and reseal plastic pail lids. The device is comprised of a rigid, unitary, and elongated body structure with a center and a tip end. The body structure having a handle portion, a lid opening structure, and a lid closing structure. The body structure has a lower portion and an upper portion, a top side, and a bottom side. The lower portion of the body structure being comprised of the handle portion and the upper portion being comprised of the lid opening structure and the lid closing structure. The lid opening structure is comprised of a first hook and a second hook extending from the bottom edge of the upper portion of the device. The first hook extends from the bottom edge of the end of the upper portion with the hook curving back toward the center of the body structure. The second hook extends generally from the center of the bottom edge of the body structure and curves toward the tip end having the first hook.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2001
    Inventor: Dennis E. Vinar
  • Patent number: D359220
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 13, 1995
    Inventor: Dennis E. Vinar
  • Patent number: D422860
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2000
    Inventor: Dennis E. Vinar