Patents by Inventor Virgo V. Ballares

Virgo V. Ballares 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: 5784722
    Abstract: A back scrubber for removable installation in a shower, a preferred embodiment of which includes a housing having a rear wall and a plurality of side wall segments peripherally of the rear wall, each of the side wall segments having an inwardly disposed lip therealong. A sponge is releasably held by the housing and has a thickness greater than the depth of the side wall segments for being retained along the sponge's thickness by the lips along the side wall segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1998
    Inventors: Luis A. Ureta, Virgo V. Ballares
  • Patent number: 5277389
    Abstract: A back scrubber to be used in the shower includes a holder which is ordinarily adhered to the shower wall by suction cups and which has a releasable and reversible sponge thereon which can be quickly replaced or used without removing the holder from the wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 11, 1994
    Inventors: Virgo V. Ballares, Luis A. Ureta