Patents by Inventor Robert C. Auerbach

Robert C. Auerbach 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: 9377024
    Abstract: A hand-held fan and object holder generally comprises: a housing that can be readily grasped and held by a user; a fan positioned near an upper end of the housing that rotates with respect to the housing and is powered by a motor and power source enclosed within the housing; and a candy item positioned at a lower end of the housing. A switch is positioned on an exterior surface of the housing between the fan and the candy item, allowing the user to selectively energize the motor and rotate the fan while grasping the housing. The resulting hand-held fan and object holder is a novelty product with great consumer appeal, especially to children.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Candyrific, LLC
    Inventor: Robert C. Auerbach
  • Patent number: 8485875
    Abstract: A hand-held fan and object holder generally comprises a housing; a fan that rotates with respect to the housing; and a coupling member for securing an object, such as a candy item. The housing encloses the internal components that operate the fan, including a motor and a battery. At the lower end of the housing, the coupling member secures the object, such as a candy item, to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Candyrific, LLC
    Inventor: Robert C. Auerbach
  • Patent number: 7775848
    Abstract: A hand-held fan and object holder generally comprises a housing; a fan that rotates with respect to the housing; and a coupling member for securing an object, such as a candy item. The housing encloses the internal components that operate the fan, including a motor and a battery. At the lower end of the housing, the coupling member secures the object, such as a candy item, to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Candyrific, LLC
    Inventor: Robert C. Auerbach
  • Patent number: 7473155
    Abstract: A hand-held object holder includes an aesthetic component having an upper portion secured to a lower portion by a spring, such that the upper portion can wobble back and forth relative to the lower portion. A sound-generating component is secured to the aesthetic component, so that as the upper portion wobbles back and forth, a sound is generated. Finally, at the lower end of the aesthetic component, there is a coupling member for securing an object, such as a candy item, to the aesthetic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: K & A Design, LLC
    Inventors: Kalvin Klundt, Robert C. Auerbach