Patents by Inventor Michael Stephen Paterson

Michael Stephen Paterson 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).

  • Gutter cleaner apparatus, a gutter cleaner kit and a method of cleaning gutters
    Patent number: 8166602
    Abstract: A cleaning arrangement for removing accumulated leaves and other debris from an overhead gutter of a building, said arrangement including: a cleaning tool having a blade of comparative cross sectional profile to the gutter to be cleaned, an elongated rod having one end adapted to be held by a user and a remote end substantially perpendicular to the said blade when blade is connected to said rod, said blade including an aperture at an upper corner of said blade for an end of the rod to be releasable fastenable therein, such that the off-centering of the rod to the corner of the blade allows the cleaning tool to be scraped along the length of a segment of guttering without the blade making contact with internal brackets or bracing supporting the gutter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Inventor: Michael Stephen Paterson
  • Gutter cleaning apparatus
    Patent number: 8104133
    Abstract: An apparatus for removing accumulated leaves and other debris from an overhead gutter of a building or the like, said apparatus including a blade adapted to skim a substantial portion of the internal skirt of said gutter to which leaves and debris are accumulated therein, and an elongated handle having one end adapted to be held by a user at a remote end substantially perpendicular to said blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Inventor: Michael Stephen Paterson
  • Gutter Cleaning Apparatus
    Publication number: 20090293217
    Abstract: An apparatus for removing accumulated leaves and other debris from an overhead gutter of a building or the like, said apparatus including a blade adapted to skim a substantial portion of the internal skirt of said gutter to which leaves and debris are accumulated therein, and an elongated handle having one end adapted to be held by a user at a remote end substantially perpendicular to said blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2006
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventor: Michael Stephen Paterson
  • GUTTER CLEANER APPARATUS, A GUTTER CLEANER KIT AND A METHOD OF CLEANING GUTTERS
    Publication number: 20090249575
    Abstract: A cleaning arrangement for removing accumulated leaves and other debris from an overhead gutter of a building, said arrangement including: a cleaning tool having a blade of comparative cross sectional profile to the gutter to be cleaned, an elongated rod having one end adapted to be held by a user and a remote end substantially perpendicular to the said blade when blade is connected to said rod, said blade including an aperture at an upper corner of said blade for an end of the rod to be releasable fastenable therein, such that the off-centering of the rod to the corner of the blade allows the cleaning tool to be scraped along the length of a segment of guttering without the blade making contact with internal brackets or bracing supporting the gutter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventor: Michael Stephen Paterson