Patents by Inventor Karen A. Pyrtek

Karen A. Pyrtek 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).

  • Hand-held trowel with an accessible hollow handle compartment
    Patent number: 5547240
    Abstract: The present invention is a hand-held trowel for digging and carrying standard sized personal hygiene products. The trowel comprises a blade assembly having a blade suitable for digging. The blade has a digging end and a handle end. A handle assembly is connected to the blade, and in preferred embodiments includes a substantially semi-cylindrical lower portion mounted to the blade assembly. In addition, a substantially semi-cylindrical upper portion is hingedly connected to the lower portion with the upper and lower portions defining a substantially cylindrical compartment which has a length equal to at least the length of a standard-sized piece of toilet tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1996
    Inventors: Gordon K. Hartshorn, Karen A. Pyrtek