Patents by Inventor Geoffrey Porter Carroll

Geoffrey Porter Carroll 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: 20230413976
    Abstract: Systems and methods for cleaning or sanitizing a finger. A container has an interior sized to receive a finger, the container having a bottom portion and a wall portion extending from the bottom portion to an opening along an edge of the wall portion through which the finger may be received. The wall portion and bottom portion each have an interior surface within the container. A plurality of bristles extend from an interior surface of the container for contact with a portion of the finger when liquid is in the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventor: Geoffrey Porter Carroll
  • Patent number: 11751659
    Abstract: Systems and methods for cleaning or sanitizing a finger. A container has an interior sized to receive a finger, the container having a bottom portion and a wall portion extending from the bottom portion to an opening along an edge of the wall portion through which the finger may be received. The wall portion and bottom portion each have an interior surface within the container. A plurality of bristles extend from an interior surface of the container for contact with a portion of the finger when liquid is in the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Inventor: Geoffrey Porter Carroll
  • Publication number: 20230059187
    Abstract: Systems and methods for cleaning or sanitizing a finger. A container has an interior sized to receive a finger, the container having a bottom portion and a wall portion extending from the bottom portion to an opening along an edge of the wall portion through which the finger may be received. The wall portion and bottom portion each have an interior surface within the container. A plurality of bristles extend from an interior surface of the container for contact with a portion of the finger when liquid is in the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventor: Geoffrey Porter Carroll
  • Patent number: 11419403
    Abstract: Systems and methods for cleaning or sanitizing a finger. A container has an interior sized to receive a finger, the container having a bottom portion and a wall portion extending from the bottom portion to an opening along an edge of the wall portion through which the finger may be received. The wall portion and bottom portion each have an interior surface within the container. A plurality of bristles extend from an interior surface of the container for contact with a portion of the finger when liquid is in the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Inventor: Geoffrey Porter Carroll
  • Publication number: 20170367458
    Abstract: An embodiment of a system suitable for cleaning or sanitizing fingers includes a vessel having first and second opposing ends and a wall surface. A closure member is positionable about the first end to contain fluid within the vessel. A sanitizing bowl has a side shaped to hold fluid. Cleaning elements, each having a tip, are configured for placement along the side of the bowl so that the cleaning element tips extend in a direction away from the bowl. The tips are positioned to provide scrubbing or brushing action along a crevice region of a finger when a portion of the finger extends into the vessel and is moved along the cleaning element tips to facilitate cleaning or sanitizing the finger with the fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventor: GEOFFREY PORTER CARROLL
  • Patent number: 9700808
    Abstract: Apparatus for use with a bottle or other tube structure including a wall which extends from a first end to a second end. A cover piece is attachable to the tube structure along one end about a tube opening. One end of a rod member is attached to the cover piece. With a mass attached to a second end of the rod member, when the second rod member end and the mass are positioned within the tube, the rod member and the mass can be swung within the tube, causing the mass to hit the wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Inventor: Geoffrey Porter Carroll
  • Publication number: 20170036125
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for assembling a noise making device includes providing a hand-held tube structure with a first end including screw-on bottle threads about an opening. A first rod member is provided, having a first mass attached to a first end of the rod member. A support member is pivotally attached to a second end of the rod member, sized for attachment along the bottle threads with a bottle cap screwed thereon. The first rod member end and the mass are positioned within the tube structure. With the first end of the rod member and the mass positioned within the tube, the support structure is extended out of the tube to cross over the threads and be captured between the cap and the neck region as the cap is threaded about the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventor: Geoffrey Porter Carroll
  • Publication number: 20160345707
    Abstract: Systems and methods for cleaning or sanitizing a finger. A container has an interior sized to receive a finger, the container having a bottom portion and a wall portion extending from the bottom portion to an opening along an edge of the wall portion through which the finger may be received. The wall portion and bottom portion each have an interior surface within the container. A plurality of bristles extend from an interior surface of the container for contact with a portion of the finger when liquid is in the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventor: Geoffrey Porter Carroll
  • Publication number: 20160101366
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus for use with a tube structure (e.g., a bottle) includes a wall which extends between first and second ends. A first rod member has first and second ends with a mass attached to the first end and a support member pivotally attached to the second end for attachment about a tube opening. When the first rod member end and the mass are positioned within the tube, the support member is positioned in or about the opening, and the rod member and the mass are pivotally positioned and supported by the support member. The mass can be swung from the support member within the tube structure to strike opposing first and second parts of the wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventor: Geoffrey Porter Carroll
  • Publication number: 20140357153
    Abstract: Apparatus for use with a bottle or other tube structure including a wall which extends from a first end to a second end. A cover piece is attachable to the tube structure along one end about a tube opening. One end of a rod member is attached to the cover piece. With a mass attached to a second end of the rod member, when the second rod member end and the mass are positioned within the tube, the rod member and the mass can be swung within the tube, causing the mass to hit the wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventor: Geoffrey Porter Carroll