Patents by Inventor Vernon A. Parnell

Vernon A. Parnell 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: 4896912
    Abstract: A waste material collection and disposal apparatus includes a long-handled scoop and a long-handled scraper releasably coupled together with a carrying ring, and a supply of first and second flexible disposable bags, which may also be carried by means of a clip on the carrying ring. In use, a receptacle portion of the scoop and a blade portion of the scraper are respectively enclosed within first and second bags, which are then secured in a closed condition about the handles of the scoop and scraper with twister ties. The scraper is released from the carrying ring and used to scrape the waste material into the receptacle. Then the bags are untied and inverted for removing them for the scoop receptacle and scraper blade, respectively, and simultaneously enclosing therein collected waste material. The bags are then secured closed with the twister ties for disposal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 30, 1990
    Inventor: Vernon A. Parnell