Patents by Inventor Michael C. Flaherty

Michael C. Flaherty 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: 20090044443
    Abstract: An apparatus enabling users to pick up and dispose of bugs, insects and other small creatures. The apparatus comprises a bubble member having an open bottom. A handle member is attached to an outer surface of the bubble member. A bottom tray member is slidingly engageable with a bottom portion of the bubble member for closing the open bottom. A grooved receptacle is disposed on a portion of the bottom for receiving the bottom tray when such bottom tray moves to open or close the bottom. A trigger is disposed adjacent a top portion of the handle and is engageable with the bottom tray for causing such bottom tray to move to an open or closed position when the trigger is depressed and to an opposite open or closed position when the trigger is released. A spring is engageable with the bottom tray and with the trigger for moving such bottom tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2008
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventor: Michael C. Flaherty