Patents by Inventor Joy W. Whistle

Joy W. Whistle 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: 20090255126
    Abstract: Bar tenders and waitresses serve lemon with a beverage. There has been at least one case of polluted lemon wedges attributed to handling and numerous other cases of undesirable service. The present invention features a salutary utensil for serving a lemon wedge without touching it. It is a lemon fork. It has tines and a slot at some angle to the tines. A server can fork a lemon wedge. Then orient the slot downward and place it on a glass. It is easy to use. It can be molded, machined or stamped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2009
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Inventor: Joy W. Whistle
  • Patent number: 5099597
    Abstract: The present invention features a sportsman's fishing net apparatus having a shaft for thrusting the net into the moving current for the purpose of snaring a hooked fish. The net is framed upon a tubular ring-like member disposed on a distal end of the shaft. A flotation device keeps the upper part of the tubular member afloat in the water. The flotation device allows the net to maintain the same position with respect to the surface of the water, despite the induced wave motions. The shaft of the net apparatus is slidable within a collar. The collar is mountable upon trunnions attached to a bracket affixed to the side of the boat. The trunnions allow the shaft to rotate about the bracket affixed to the side of the boat, thus allowing movement with the wave motions. In one embodiment of the apparatus, the shaft is articulated in a mid-portion thereof, for the purpose of drawing the net out of the water without slidably withdrawing the net or detaching the shaft collar from its swivel mounting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1992
    Inventor: Joy W. Whistle