Patents by Inventor Eddie A. Birkenthal

Eddie A. Birkenthal 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).

  • Device for severing a portion of a cigarette
    Patent number: 5819753
    Abstract: A cigarette severing device is provided including a housing with a slot and a circular aperture formed therein. A blade is slidably situated within the slot. Also included is a slider control mechanism for effecting the sliding of the blade within the slot. As such, a user may move the blade within the slot by way of the slider control mechanism for severing a cigarette situated within the circular aperture. Next provided is a mechanism for drawing the blade tightly against one of the faces of the housing only when the blade enters the circular aperture to effect a clean cut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1998
    Inventor: Eddie A. Birkenthal
  • Bottle holder
    Patent number: D428585
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2000
    Inventors: Eddie Birkenthal, Brenda Constable