Patents by Inventor Merrill Heatter

Merrill Heatter 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).

  • Perfume-containing cake, process for making it, and articles using it
    Patent number: 6399027
    Abstract: A perfumed cake and a method for making it. The cake is resistant to higher temperatures such as those produced by hair dryers and can provide perfume for its air stream. The cake is molded from a mixture of two kind of pellets. The first kind of pellet is a mixture of virgin polypropylene, virgin polyethylene or their combinations, and perfumed. The second kind of pellet is a mixture of virgin polypropylene virgin polyethylene or their combinations, and glass fibers. The two kinds of pellets are mixed and molded into a cake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Inventors: Pravin L. Shah, Merrill Heatter
  • Water-actuated novelty
    Patent number: 4986531
    Abstract: A novelty format in which a compressed dry stored material is expanded by addition of water. It is supported by a telescopic array of rods and a sleeve to limit bending of the wetted material. It can be made to simulate various objects such as a stalk or stem, and may carry greetings which rise with the expansion of the material when the material is wetted with water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 22, 1991
    Inventors: Alvin A. Snaper, Merrill Heatter
  • Fragrance imparter
    Patent number: D436657
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2001
    Inventor: Merrill Heatter