Patents by Inventor Sheldon E. Miller

Sheldon E. Miller 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: 5960741
    Abstract: A compact and hands-free portable animal watering or watering and feeding utensil, with all of its elements easily combined in a single unit which is easily separated for use. It includes a container (20) which holds water and utilizes a screw-on cap (22), and a removable and replaceable receptacle (21). The container and receptacle (20 and 21) are made so as to come apart and snap together by use of arms with projections (23), which form a part of the receptacle (21), and which fit into depressions with sockets (24) in the container (20). The combined unit also has a belt clip (26) for hands-free transportation. The unit also includes a portable bridge type bracket (28) which fits into the receptacle (28). The bracket (28) can be threaded to the container (20) and then inverted and attached (30 and 31) to the receptacle (21); the container (20) will put water in the receptacle (21) up to the level of the mouth 33 of the inverted container (20) as the water in the receptacle (21) is consumed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Inventors: Melvin Ballen, Sheldon E. Miller