Patents by Inventor Kenneth R. Strech

Kenneth R. Strech 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: 5636390
    Abstract: A combination sink stoppering, surface scrubbing, garbage scooping, garbage stuffing device having a generally horizontally oriented disk-shaped body providing a downfacing surface flange for stoppering a drain of a garbage disposal device. A curved scooper extends vertically downwardly from the body, the scooper providing a curved edge designed to contact a sink surface and scoop garbage from the surface into the scooper. When the garbage collected in the scooper, the scooper is positionable vertically within the drain of the disposal so as to cleanly push the garbage into the disposal comminuting chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1997
    Inventor: Kenneth R. Strech
  • Patent number: 5320249
    Abstract: An insulated jacket for a conical shaped container is disclosed. A flat strip of flexible, thermal insulating material has a pair of opposing side surfaces defined by a pair of non-parallel, opposing end edges that are contiguous with a pair of opposing, curved, mainly parallel side edges. A two-part hook-and-loop type fastener is included, one of each part being fixed to each one of the side surfaces adjacent to each one of the opposing end edges. A pair of opposing handle strips may be further included that extend in opposing directions from opposing side edges. Each one of the handle strips provides one part of a second hook-and-loop type fastener for joining with the other of the handle strips so as to form a handle for holding the jacket and the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 14, 1994
    Inventor: Kenneth R. Strech