Patents by Inventor Richard Burian

Richard Burian 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: 11950564
    Abstract: A kitty water loo includes a main housing, a basin removably seated within the main housing and being configured to contain water therein, a lid positioned onto the main housing above the basin, and a plurality of litter trays arranged in a concentrically stacked configuration and supported by the lid above the basin. The litter trays are configured to contain cat litter therein and further configured to be chronologically removed one-by-one such that the water is progressively exposed in the basin therebelow. The concentrically stacked configuration extends downwardly and inwardly towards the basin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Inventor: Richard Burian
  • Patent number: 11778978
    Abstract: A kitty water potty training apparatus includes a base configured to be supported on a ground surface, a plurality of exterior platform members removably engaged with an exterior surface of the base, a plurality of interior platform members removably engaged with an interior surface of the base and terminated beneath the exterior platform members, respectively, a large reservoir configured to receive and contain cat litter and is removably nested within the base, and a small reservoir assembly configured to receive and contain both cat litter and water therein and is removably nested within the base. At least two portions of the small reservoir assembly are selectively interchanged from the base. The small reservoir assembly and the large reservoir are configured to simultaneously contain cat litter while the small reservoir assembly also contains water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Inventor: Richard Burian
  • Patent number: 10653208
    Abstract: A shoe lace accessory includes a shoe lace coupling assembly configured to maintain a proximal end and a distal end of an existing shoe lace at a substantially stable position. Such a shoe lace coupling assembly includes a hollow tube having an elongated rectilinear shape provided with an open proximal end and an open distal end axially opposed therefrom, a first fastener detachably engaged with the open proximal end of the hollow tube as well as the proximal end of the existing shoe lace, and a second fastener detachably engaged with the open distal end of the hollow tube as well as the distal end of the existing shoe lace. The first fastener, the second fastener, the proximal end, and the distal end of the existing shoe lace remains located within the open proximal end and the open distal end of the hollow tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Inventor: Richard Burian