Patents by Inventor Paulette Prentice

Paulette Prentice 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).

  • Patent number: 6119854
    Abstract: A sanitary storage unit for storage of one or more toothbrushes, each toothbrush having a handle end and a bristle end, the sanitary storage unit comprising an upper chamber, at least one removable reservoir supported under the upper chamber and adapted to hold a liquid, a middle divider mounted between the reservoir and the upper chamber, and a cover adapted for opening and closing the upper chamber. The middle divider has at least one hole therein adapted for insertion of a toothbrush therethrough such that the bristle end of the toothbrush rests in the reservoir and the handle end of the toothbrush extends through the hole into the upper chamber. The cover may be attached to the storage unit at a hinge about which the cover can pivot open and closed. The reservoir may be slidably removable from the storage unit on a track or on a shelf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Inventors: Thomas Prentice, Paulette Prentice