Patents by Inventor Phillip Kirschbaum

Phillip Kirschbaum 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: 20110302745
    Abstract: A bag clip with an elongate extruded plastic member having a profile of an inverted teardrop where the downwardly facing edges of the the extruded teardrop shape touch each other and where at least one corner of one surface of the teardrop profile is flared outwards so that a folded top of a bag can easily be slid into the bag clip without having to physically open the clip first. A preferred embodiment includes the extruded plastic member is made of ABS plastic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2010
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Inventor: Phillip Kirschbaum
  • Publication number: 20110303707
    Abstract: Pants hanger with an elongate semi rigid pants hanging member, a centrally located standard closet pole hanging member, the pants hanging member having an approximately teardrop side section shape, the bottom of the teardrop shape forming a resilient elongate slit that can flex to accept the cuff portion of a pair of pants, the lead in portion of the slit having at least one outwardly flared edge, and the closet pole retaining member being centrally and fixedly attached to the upper portion of the elongate pants hanging member. A preferred embodiment includes the pants hanging member is molded from ABS plastic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2010
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Inventor: Phillip Kirschbaum
  • Patent number: 7861901
    Abstract: A pants hanging system with a vertically disposed hanger strip, a plurality of elongate hanger receiving members and a plurality elongate semi rigid pants hanging members. The hanger receiving members are attached to the hanger strip in an equal spacing one above the other. The hanger receiving members are formed into a U shaped profile. The pants hanging members have a teardrop shaped profile. The bottom most portion of the teardrop shape includes a gap capable of removably retaining the cuff portion of a pair of pants. The rear, wall facing side of each the pants hanging member includes a horizontally disposed inverted U shaped profile. The U shaped portion of the hanger receiving member can slidably engage with the inverted U shaped portion of the pants hanging member to removably retain the pair of pants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Inventor: Phillip Kirschbaum
  • Publication number: 20100181351
    Abstract: A pants hanging system with a vertically disposed hanger strip, a plurality of elongate hanger receiving members and a plurality elongate semi rigid pants hanging members. The hanger receiving members are attached to the hanger strip in an equal spacing one above the other. The hanger receiving members are formed into a U shaped profile. The pants hanging members have a teardrop shaped profile. The bottom most portion of the teardrop shape includes a gap capable of removably retaining the cuff portion of a pair of pants. The rear, wall facing side of each the pants hanging member includes a horizontally disposed inverted U shaped profile. The U shaped portion of the hanger receiving member can slidably engage with the inverted U shaped portion of the pants hanging member to removably retain the pair of pants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2009
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Inventor: Phillip Kirschbaum
  • Publication number: 20100083847
    Abstract: Salad spinning assembly with a top bowl, a bottom bowl, an inner salad holding top bowl, an inner salad holding bottom bowl, a water absorbing sponge member, a pair of sliding bowl locking members, two pairs of spin strings, a pair of pull handles and an upper bowl to lower bowl gasket. The inner bowls having a plurality of water releasing apertures. The inner bowls nest within the outer bowls so that there is a gap between them. Pull strings are attached to the central outer portion of each outer bowl. When a user fills the salad holding bowls with salad greens and then places them within the outer top and bottom bowls and locks the bowls together, the user can twist the strings and then proceed to pull and release the pull handles to create a bowl spinning effect forcing excess water droplets to be absorbed by the sponge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2008
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Inventor: Phillip Kirschbaum