Patents by Inventor Stephen W. Zutell

Stephen W. Zutell 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).

  • Magnetic flatware retriever
    Patent number: 4706818
    Abstract: A device for preventing magnetically attractable flatware and other objects from falling into a food disposer. Round tubes containing magnets are arranged parallel to one another across a collar at the mouth of the disposer. Each tube contains an assembly of cylindrical magnets, separated by spacers, which are magnetized and oriented to provide a strong attractive force around the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1987
    Inventors: Stephen W. Zutell, David A. Wade, James V. Hanson