Patents by Inventor Steve E. Salinas

Steve E. Salinas 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: 5374092
    Abstract: A handheld device used for the location and retrieval of gemstones and other small objects from jewelry cleaners, specifically, from ultrasonic jewelry cleaners. A device consisting of a hollow sighting shaft (1), a transparent lens (2), and a resilient "L" shaped tweezer like gripping mechanism (3). A device which will allow the user to quickly and easily locate and retrieve gemstones or other small objects of value from ultrasonic jewelry cleaners. A device that will do away with the tiresome, frustrating, and messy task of straining the liquid cleaning solution used in an ultrasonic jewelry cleaner each time a gemstone or other small object of value becomes loose in the jewelry cleaner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 20, 1994
    Assignee: Steve E. Salinas
    Inventor: Steve E. Salinas