Patents by Inventor William J. Roufs

William J. Roufs 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).

  • Method of making a pottery bowl with integral catch tray
    Patent number: 5047194
    Abstract: A pottery bowl with an integral catch tray. The process of forming the pottery bowl includes molding a bowl with a thickened sidewall adjacent to the bottom thereof. The bowl is then placed on a potter's wheel and a shaping tool is inserted into the thickened portion to form an integral catch tray. The shaping tool for forming the catch tray preferably has a rounded tip from which a stream of water is emitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1991
    Assignee: Kenneth A. Fait
    Inventors: William J. Roufs, Kenneth A. Fait