Patents by Inventor Shawn Alan Santos

Shawn Alan Santos 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: 11286653
    Abstract: An article, a container, and a method for disposing of fat, oil, and/or grease (FOG). The article may include a top portion including a top opening and a perimeter rim, and a body portion connected to and below the top portion having; a continuous FOG-impermeable membrane and upper and lower body portions. The body portion may include a body middle surface dividing upper and lower body portions and may be placed on at least a portion of a surface. The lower body portion may be sized to fit within a drain. The container may include an integrally formed continuous outer shell including a partially hollow interior, a top part having a top opening, and liquid impermeable bottom and upper parts, and a middle part dividing the top and bottom parts and including at least one middle edge for placement on a first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Inventor: Shawn Alan Santos
  • Publication number: 20210254320
    Abstract: An article, a container, and a method for disposing of fat, oil, and/or grease (FOG). The article may include a top portion including a top opening and a perimeter rim, and a body portion connected to and below the top portion having, a continuous FOG-impermeable membrane and upper and lower body portions. The body portion may include a body middle surface dividing upper and lower body portions and may be placed on at least a portion of a surface. The lower body portion may be sized to fit within a drain. The container may include an integrally formed continuous outer shell including a partially hollow interior, a top part having a top opening, and liquid impermeable bottom and upper parts, and a middle part dividing the top and bottom parts and including at least one middle edge for placement on a first surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventor: Shawn Alan Santos
  • Patent number: 10870974
    Abstract: An article, a container, and a method for disposing of fat, oil, and/or grease (FOG). The article may include a top portion including a top opening and a perimeter rim, and a body portion connected to and below the top portion having: a continuous FOG-impermeable membrane and upper and lower body portions. The body portion may include a body middle surface dividing upper and lower body portions and may be placed on at least a portion of a surface. The lower body portion may be sized to fit within a drain. The container may include an integrally formed continuous outer shell including a partially hollow interior, a top part having a top opening, and liquid impermeable bottom and upper parts, and a middle part dividing the top and bottom parts and including at least one middle edge for placement on a first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Inventor: Shawn Alan Santos
  • Patent number: 10246862
    Abstract: In one example, an article for disposing of fat, oil, and/or grease (FOG) that may include a top opening defined by a perimeter rim configured for placement on a sink bottom surface surrounding a drain. A body may be attached to the perimeter rim, and having an exterior defined by a FOG-impermeable membrane, a portion of which may be sized to fit within the drain, and having an interior including FOG absorbent material. In another example, a container for disposing of (FOG) may include an outer shell having an at least partially hollow interior, a top opening part, a liquid impermeable bottom part, and a liquid impermeable middle part connecting and contiguous to both the top opening part and the bottom part, the top opening part comprising a rim adapted for placement on a surface surrounding a top part of a drain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Inventor: Shawn Alan Santos
  • Publication number: 20180298598
    Abstract: An article, a container, and a method for disposing of fat, oil, and/or grease (FOG). The article may include a top portion including a top opening and a perimeter rim, and a body portion connected to and below the top portion having: a continuous FOG-impermeable membrane and upper and lower body portions. The body portion may include a body middle surface dividing upper and lower body portions and may be placed on at least a portion of a surface. The lower body portion may be sized to fit within a drain. The container may include an integrally formed continuous outer shell including a partially hollow interior, a top part having a top opening, and liquid impermeable bottom and upper parts, and a middle part dividing the top and bottom parts and including at least one middle edge for placement on a first surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventor: Shawn Alan Santos
  • Publication number: 20180119399
    Abstract: In one example, an article for disposing of fat, oil, and/or grease (FOG) that may include a top opening defined by a perimeter rim configured for placement on a sink bottom surface surrounding a drain. A body may be attached to the perimeter rim, and having an exterior defined by a FOG-impermeable membrane, a portion of which may be sized to fit within the drain, and having an interior including FOG absorbent material. In another example, a container for disposing of (FOG) may include an outer shell having an at least partially hollow interior, a top opening part, a liquid impermeable bottom part, and a liquid impermeable middle part connecting and contiguous to both the top opening part and the bottom part, the top opening part comprising a rim adapted for placement on a surface surrounding a top part of a drain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2018
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventor: Shawn Alan Santos
  • Patent number: 9856636
    Abstract: An article for properly disposing of FOG so that it does not enter and clog a pipe of a kitchen sink drain. The article may comprise a top opening for receiving said FOG, said opening defined in one embodiment by a perimeter rim configured for placement along the bottom sink surface surrounding the drain, and a body below the perimeter rim and the top opening, the exterior of the body defined by a membrane having a shape for fitting stably within the drain. In one embodiment, the entire lower interior of the membrane body is filled with absorbent material for absorbing FOG. In one embodiment, the absorbent material may be separable from the article body, for disposal of the absorbent material without the body. In one embodiment, the body volume may be configured for receiving an amount of FOG generated by one session of home cooking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Inventor: Shawn Alan Santos
  • Publication number: 20160002899
    Abstract: An article for properly disposing of FOG so that it does not enter and clog a pipe of a kitchen sink drain. The article may comprise a top opening for receiving said FOG, said opening defined in one embodiment by a perimeter rim configured for placement along the bottom sink surface surrounding the drain, and a body below the perimeter rim and the top opening, the exterior of the body defined by a membrane having a shape for fitting stably within the drain. In one embodiment, the entire lower interior of the membrane body is filled with absorbent material for absorbing FOG. In one embodiment, the absorbent material may be separable from the article body, for disposal of the absorbent material without the body. In one embodiment, the body volume may be configured for receiving an amount of FOG generated by one session of home cooking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventor: Shawn Alan Santos
  • Patent number: D761942
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Inventor: Shawn Alan Santos
  • Patent number: D790673
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Inventor: Shawn Alan Santos
  • Patent number: D790674
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Inventor: Shawn Alan Santos
  • Patent number: D837950
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Inventor: Shawn Alan Santos