Patents by Inventor Patricia C. Sands

Patricia C. Sands 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: 20240335316
    Abstract: A John Bag is formed from a flexible fabric, has a closed end, an open end, and top and bottom panels, as a privacy cloth which is held in place by an adjustable band when not in use. When in use, the privacy cloth is removed from the adjustable band and pulled over the open end and extends to completely cover a user's private parts. A urinal is disposed within the John Bag, the urinal having an opening which is exposed at the open end of the John Bag. There is an optional stretch internal insert to keep the variety of bottle shapes stable and secure, making it tip and spill resistant. The John bag has an optional pocket for a scent package or to use as a freshener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2024
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Inventor: Patricia C. Sands
  • Patent number: 11351403
    Abstract: A band of stretchable material has dimensions suitable to be stretched over the neck of a urinal bottle. The neck has exposed edges that can come into contact with a user's hand, arms, male member, and/or any other portions of a user's anatomy, and the band is sized so that it covers those edges of the bottle neck. The band has a length and a diameter, and that diameter is smaller than the diameter of the neck in a urinal bottle. That way, when stretched over the neck, the bank will cover the edges of the neck of the bottle. In use, the band will also cover at least some portion of the opening in the neck of the urinal bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Inventor: Patricia C. Sands
  • Publication number: 20210162242
    Abstract: A band of stretchable material has dimensions suitable to be stretched over the neck of a urinal bottle. The neck has exposed edges that can come into contact with a user's hand, arms, male member, and/or any other portions of a user's anatomy, and the band is sized so that it covers those edges of the bottle neck. The band has a length and a diameter, and that diameter is smaller than the diameter of the neck in a urinal bottle. That way, when stretched over the neck, the bank will cover the edges of the neck of the bottle. In use, the band will also cover at least some portion of the opening in the neck of the urinal bottle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventor: Patricia C. Sands
  • Publication number: 20180077878
    Abstract: A planter made of PLA, a compostable resin with an element of kelp or a natural fertilizer added in molding. The planter has a crown shaped top edge, the mild points of which serve as a deterrent to animals walking on or eating the plant. The planter has slotted sidewalls in the base area that serve as a vent for water flow and for root expansion when directly planted into the ground. The container body is composed of a 100% organic compostable material. The body can be formed as a blend of 30 to 50% organic plastic with the remaining portion being composed of compostable organic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Patricia C. Sands, Mary M. Reidel, Sean M. Mauro
  • Publication number: 20180056493
    Abstract: A finger shield has two arms connected by a U-shaped portion, the arms having respective flanges extending generally transversely to the arms, the flanges being disposed at the top of the respective arms. The U-shaped portion allows flexure so that the arms can be manually squeezed together to hold a nail therebetween. One of the arms has a window for exposing the nail to the fingers of a user, and has a pair of curved indentations disposed on opposite sides of the window, which are aligned to support one side of an inserted nail. The arm having the window also has an indentation or cutout portion at its top portion, to allow insertion of the nail between the two arms such that the nail is guided by the pair of curved indentations. The head of the nail typically extends above the flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Patricia C. Sands, Mary M. Riedel, Sean M. Mauro