Patents by Inventor Martyn A. Bright

Martyn A. Bright 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: 5601095
    Abstract: A cigarette disposal bin comprising;an outer shell formed with at least one aperture through which a cigarette may be inserted into the bin;a separate collection device located within the outer shell for collecting cigarettes inserted into the bin;a baffle provided within the bin below the at least one aperture; anda stubbing out portion located adjacent the at least one aperture such that ash falling from a cigarette when stubbed out on the stubbing out portion falls through the at least one aperture into the cigarette disposal bin, the baffle preventing smoke from a cigarette from escaping through the at least one aperture and for extinguishing a cigarette in the collection device, which baffle defines an opening into the collection device, the collection device retaining cigarettes in the cigarette disposal bin when the cigarette disposal bin is opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1997
    Inventor: Martyn A. Bright