Patents by Inventor Sandra Strickland

Sandra Strickland 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: 7051678
    Abstract: An enclosed litter box having a slidably removable litter tray and an integral rake. The litter box includes an enclosure with an arched top having a compound curved surface. The exterior of the enclosure may be decorated with various motifs. The sliding removable litter tray includes a molded recessed handle in a front protruding surface. An upper rim of the tray includes one or more integral channels for support of a rake. Each channel may include storage and travel limit keying indentations to securely yet removably hold the rake in various positions during storage and use. The litter tray bottom may include a transverse ridge dividing the litter tray into a fresh litter area and a used litter area. By manipulating the rake, a user transfers animal wastes from the fresh litter area to the used litter area for removal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Inventors: Sandra A. Strickland, Arieh Halpern
  • Publication number: 20050126504
    Abstract: An enclosed litter box having a slidably removable litter tray and an integral rake. The litter box includes an enclosure with an arched top having a compound curved surface. The exterior of the enclosure may be decorated with various motifs. The sliding removable litter tray includes a molded recessed handle in a front protruding surface. An upper rim of the tray includes one or more integral channels for support of a rake. Each channel may include storage and travel limit keying indentations to securely yet removably hold the rake in various positions during storage and use. The litter tray bottom may include a transverse ridge dividing the litter tray into a fresh litter area and a used litter area. By manipulating the rake, a user transfers animal wastes from the fresh litter area to the used litter area for removal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2004
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Sandra Strickland, Arieh Halpern