Patents by Inventor James R. Hartzell

James R. Hartzell 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: 7597063
    Abstract: Each pet litter tray of the nested disposable pet litter trays includes a rear portion and a front portion. The front portion includes a pair of front sidewalls, with each of the front walls having a plurality of slits formed therethrough. Following a pet's deposit of excretory waste in pet litter contained in the topmost tray, the user may grip front gripping edges of the front sidewalls and squeeze them together to form a funnel- or spout-shaped dry pet litter dispenser, the user angling the tray so that the pet litter and the excretory waste enter the dry pet litter dispenser, with dry, reusable pet litter falling through the plurality of slits into the next lower tray in the nested stack for reuse, with wet pet litter and the excretory waste being trapped within the front portion for transport and disposal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Inventor: James R. Hartzell
  • Publication number: 20080041316
    Abstract: Each pet litter tray of the nested disposable pet litter trays includes a rear portion and a front portion. The front portion includes a pair of front sidewalls, with each of the front walls having a plurality of slits formed therethrough. Following a pet's deposit of excretory waste in pet litter contained in the topmost tray, the user may grip front gripping edges of the front sidewalls and squeeze them together to form a funnel- or spout-shaped dry pet litter dispenser, the user angling the tray so that the pet litter and the excretory waste enter the dry pet litter dispenser, with dry, reusable pet litter falling through the plurality of slits into the next lower tray in the nested stack for reuse, with wet pet litter and the excretory waste being trapped within the front portion for transport and disposal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2007
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Inventor: James R. Hartzell
  • Patent number: D282355
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1983
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1986
    Inventor: James R. Hartzell