Patents by Inventor William Tooma

William Tooma 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).

  • Publication number: 20150197946
    Abstract: A tile spacing tool has a body member or hub and a plurality of finger elements radiating outwardly from the body member. Each of the finger elements has a respective distal or free end with a respective width different from the widths of the free ends of the other finger elements. The different widths correspond to respective inter-tile distances or separations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventor: WILLIAM TOOMA
  • Publication number: 20140252925
    Abstract: A toothbrush holder includes a mounting frame or bracket provided on a wall-facing side with at least one coupling element for connecting the frame to a wall surface. The toothbrush holder further includes a plurality of fingers extending away from the frame on a side thereof opposite the coupling element. The fingers are spaced from each other to define a plurality of toothbrush-receiving slots. The toothbrush holder additionally comprises a cover member swingably mounted to the frame for pivoting between a closed position and an open position. Partitions are connected to the fingers and to the frame so as to define a plurality of toothbrush-head-receiving compartments. Each of the compartments is provided with at least one of the apertures so as to enable drainage from the respective compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventor: William Tooma
  • Patent number: 6142318
    Abstract: A toothbrush holder device has a generally hemispherical support member having a hemispherically concave inner surface tapering down to a drainage hole in a lowermost part of the support member. The support member is provided with a plurality of apertures each traversable by a toothbrush handle. The apertures perforate or traverse the inner surface and are upwardly spaced from the hole and angularly spaced from one another about an axis of the support member. A plurality of partitions on the support member extend away from the inner surface of the support member. The partitions serve to at least partially isolate or separate toothbrushes which are resting on the inner surface of the support member and which have respective handles inserted through respective apertures. Preferably, the partitions are radially oriented inserted and are disposed between respective adjacent ones of the apertures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Inventor: William Tooma
  • Patent number: 5660285
    Abstract: A toothbrush holder device comprises a generally cup-shaped support member and a lid member. The support member is provided with at least one aperture traversable by a toothbrush handle and is further provided with a hole spaced from the aperture for enabling drainage of fluid from the support member. The lid member is hinged to the support member so as to be shiftable between a closure position covering the support member and a toothbrush head on the support member and an opened position providing access to the support member and a toothbrush supported thereby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1997
    Inventor: William Tooma