Patents by Inventor Melissa Ann Shirkey

Melissa Ann Shirkey 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).

  • Self-supporting disposable waste container
    Patent number: 6704948
    Abstract: A disposable waste container that includes a housing defining a reservoir within the housing and where the housing is adaptable for receiving bodily waste. The housing includes a plurality of layers, where the layers include at least an inner layer and an outer layer and at least one intermediate layer between the inner and outer layers. The housing defines a self-supportable structure, wherein the self-supportable structure is defined by at least one of the layers having a semi-rigid structure to enable self-supporting of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2004
    Inventor: Melissa Ann Shirkey
  • SELF-SUPPORTING DISPOSABLE WASTE CONTAINER
    Publication number: 20030221249
    Abstract: A disposable waste container that includes a housing defining a reservoir within the housing and where the housing is adaptable for receiving bodily waste. The housing includes a plurality of layers, where the layers include at least an inner layer and an outer layer and at least one intermediate layer between the inner and outer layers. The housing defines a self-supportable structure, wherein the self-supportable structure is defined by at least one of the layers having a semi-rigid structure to enable self-supporting of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2002
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Inventor: Melissa Ann Shirkey