Patents by Inventor Mark Alan Rutman

Mark Alan Rutman 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: 20090058115
    Abstract: A litter box cleaning device is provided. In some examples, the litter box cleaning device may include a basket, a handle, and a cover removably connected to the basket. In other examples, the litter box cleaning device may include a basket having a bottom wall with an aperture defined therethrough near a rear of the bottom wall and a filter removably connected to the basket. In yet other examples, the litter box cleaning device may include a slotted basket, a handle, a retractable scraper blade that extends from and retracts into the basket, at least one cleaning plate that cleans debris from the scraper blade, and a removable transparent cover attached to the basket. In such examples, the litter box cleaning device may be operated by engaging an actuator to extend a scraper blade from the slotted basket and re-engaging the actuator to retract the scraper blade into the basket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: VETERINARIAN'S CHOICE, LLC
    Inventors: Melvin Stanley Freedman, Mark Alan Rutman