Patents by Inventor Lee Fain

Lee Fain 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: 20170307225
    Abstract: A collapsible grate for a cooktop is provided. The collapsible grate includes a plurality of support members supported at either end at spaced locations along flexible edge strips. In preferred embodiments, each edge strip includes a plurality of sockets to receive the respective ends of the support members. The flexible edge strips allow the grate to be rolled up and folded over on itself for ease of removal and cleaning the underlying cooktop surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Brent Aaron Curtis, Roddy Burgess, Sam Carr, Marek Moffett, Lee Fain
  • Publication number: 20120055039
    Abstract: An appliance for drying or warming associated laundry items includes a housing having a wall forming a stationary cavity dimensioned to receive the associated laundry items. At least one article support member is preferably contained within the cavity. A heater increases a temperature of associated air within the cavity and a fan circulates the heated air within the cavity. A vent is dimensioned to allow air to exit the housing cavity, and a controller regulates circulation of the associated heated air within the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2010
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Inventors: Eric K. Watson, John K. Besore, Martin Mitchell Zentner, Anand Ganesh Joshi, Subhash Viswanathan Kollengode, David Scott Dunn, Lee Fain, Yogesh Kumar Allimalli, Sarah Lynn Kirchoff, Kyle Robert Eden, Robert Strojan, Manish Patel, Johnathan James Kroeger, Alicia Abend, David Duane Warmuth, Rajesh Narayan Kulkarni
  • Patent number: 6998373
    Abstract: Soap retaining pouch that is approximately five inches tall by three and one half inches wide. The pouch is made of polyester screening having a thread count of approximately fourteen lines per inch or one hundred and ninety six squares per square inch. An elastic band is centrally attached to the outside of the pouch at the right and left edge of the pouch's width. The pouch is closable at one end by a water resistant zipper. The pouch includes an overflap that covers the zipper so that the zipper is not exposed to the user's skin during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Inventors: James Lee Faines, Jr., Juanita Evon Faines Stinson