Patents by Inventor Eric Flood

Eric Flood 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: 5531186
    Abstract: A cat litter box which has an open topped structural box (20) with a "U" shaped slot (30) on one side (24). A brush seal (32) is disposed within the box interior defining a pair of opposed seals with the bristle ends contiguously positioned in the middle of the slot. A screen grid tray (42) is located inside the box beneath granular litter material 34). In operation, the tray is lifted up by handles (44) on each end sifting the material therethrough capturing cat excrement for disposal. The tray is inserted into the slot parting the brush seal displacing the litter material until it is pushed fully into the box. A second embodiment includes a pair of mechanical cam handles (52) for levering the tray the final distance of the insertion travel into the cat litter box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1996
    Inventors: Eric Flood, Richard Jarvis