Patents by Inventor Roger C. Quam

Roger C. Quam 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).

  • Wastebasket divider
    Patent number: 5082139
    Abstract: An apparatus (10) for dividing a wastebasket (13) into multiple compartments (16, 17) is disclosed. The wastebasket divider apparatus (10) includes a base member (12) interconnected to a vertical divider wall (11). The position of the divider wall (11) is adjustable by means of a slot (18) formed by flanges (19). Also disclosed are alternative embodiments of the wastebasket apparatus (22, 33) in which the divider wall (28, 38) is provided with pins (29, 39) which correspond with either a pair of grooves (27) or a plurality of indentations (40) formed with the side walls (25, 35) so as to allow for adjustment of the divider wall (28) (38) within the wastebasket framework (23, 34).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1992
    Assignee: Waste-Not, Inc.
    Inventor: Roger C. Quam
  • Wastebasket divider
    Patent number: 4976375
    Abstract: An apparatus (10) for dividing a wastebasket (13) into multiple compartments (16, 17) is disclosed. The wastebasket divider apparatus (10) includes a base member (12) interconnected to a vertical divider wall (11). The position of the divider wall (11) is adjustable by means of a slot (18) formed by flanges (19). Also disclosed are alternative embodiments of the wastebasket apparatus (22, 33) in which the divider wall (28, 38) is provided with pins (29, 39) which correspond with either a pair of grooves (27) or a plurality of indentations (40) formed with the side walls (25, 35) so as to allow for adjustment of the divider wall (28) (38) within the wastebasket framework (23, 24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 11, 1990
    Assignee: Waste-Not, Inc.
    Inventor: Roger C. Quam