Actor Marlon Brando has four patents, all named "Drumhead tensioning device and method."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7344173 | Cooking device with handles Removable handles for use with a cooking utensil. In the preferred embodiment of the present inventions, the cooking utensil is a griddle which is intended for use on a grill to provide for the frying of foods. The removable handles are easily put into or out of eng... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7284675 | Food plate A plate formed from a generally rectangular flat sheet of flexible material that can be configured to be bowed both longitudinally and laterally to form a concave food holding area and a generally flat container-carrying area with a container-holding hole which perm... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7191691 | Food chopper A food chopping or slicing device preferably includes three primary components, including a lid, a blade tray, and a food reservoir. The lid and the food reservoir are pivotally connected to one another, with the blade tray being removably mounted within an upper ri... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7128001 | Foldable table A foldable table includes a tabletop and two leg frames for supporting the tabletop, each of the leg frames having a transverse member pivotally attached to a underside of the tabletop and a standing leg extended from the transverse member and pivotally moveable wit... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7025365 | Elevatable and extendable platform A stowable platform for use with a vehicle movable from the stowed to the extended position in a single plane. Once extended, the platform support is locked, preventing further movement, and the platform itself is capable of further extension or elevation. ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6964443 | Device for holding multiple beverage containers A beverage holding device has a panel with a plurality of slots opening at a peripheral edge thereof and at least one support member extending downwardly from a bottom surface of the panel. Each of the slots has a generally C-shaped configuration and opens to the pe... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6923485 | Ergonomic container A container for containing an amount material or another container. The container includes a support for engaging an arm of a user. The container also includes a handle. The apparatus also can employ an adjustable handle, adjustable from a first position to a second... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6726266 | Indoor flower watering rack An indoor flower watering rack includes a support rack having frame members and a plurality of laterally spaced apart support members extending longitudinally therebetween. First and second handle members are slidably coupled to the support rack and are selectively ... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6702166 | Auxiliary device for serving An auxiliary device for serving ready portions of food to a table, or for serving food from a dish, is provided. The auxiliary device includes a holder for fixing the auxiliary device on an arm of a waiter and a support member for a plate or a dish carrie... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6254152 | Urn carrying device The invention is embodied in a device for ceremoniously transporting an urn by at least two urnbearers comprising a flat surface having a top side and a bottom side. The top side further has a lip into which the urn is placed to minimize undesired movemen... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6145906 | Serving tray A serving tray handling device having a glass or dish supporting surface and an undersurface provided with a finger-gripping projection or core which is surrounded by a recess or groove so that the user's fingers may be inserted into the recess or groove ... | 11/14/2000 |
| 5769264 | Wine tasting pallet A pallet for holding food items and wine goblets in one hand is provided. The pallet has a body with a top surface for placing food items. At one end there is a post and at the other end a brace, both extending from the underside of the body. The brace re... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5354111 | Dish transport apparatus with dual positionable handles The invention is a dish transport apparatus with dual positionable handles. The invention comprises at least one movable handle having a pair of handle arms in pivotal connection with pivot pins located on the sides of a base member. The handles are conne... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5104168 | Hand table and carrying rack A hand table for carrying a plate and a cup includes an upper support and a lower support. The upper support has a generally circular plate support and a cup or glass receiving opening. The lower support is coupled to the upper support and has a generally... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5062674 | Hand table and carrying rack A hand table for carrying a plate and a cup includes an upper support and a lower support. The upper support has a generally circular plate support and a cup or glass receiving opening. The lower support is coupled to the upper support and has a generally... | 11/05/1991 |
| 4856652 | Self-contained oil source and drain package Components of the package are a leakproof container of sufficient size and shape to hold five quarts of motor oil and one engine oil filter and a zip-type, tear-open top to the container with a pull tab. The container is made of a paper-based material which al... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4746057 | Finger-stabilized eating plate A finger-stabilized eating plate such as a "paper" plate designed for use at picnics and other informal meals comprises a plate body and, on the underside of the plate centrally thereof, finger gripping means located and dimensioned for gripping between t... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4694961 | Food carrier assembly The food carrier assembly comprises a container for holding a food product with a structure for grasping the container to support the container while transporting the assembly. A handle mechanism is disposed on the grasping section for carrying the contai... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4691955 | Rigid place mat The invention relates to a rigid place mat, which is used as an individual tray or support for dishes or drinking vessels on a table or in the lap. The place mat comprises a flexible cloth, in which there is formed by means of sewing, gluing or some corre... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4643316 | Sorting tray A sort tray characterized by two sorting sections hinged together along a common wall. The sorting sections, which are substantially mirror images of each other, can be folded together to allow compact storage of the sort tray. Sliding gates are provided ... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4609237 | Dual level grid assembly for a container A food storage and preparation device including a container assembly and a grid assembly. The grid assembly includes a tray and handle arrangement which is pivotable between a first position wherein the tray is adjacent the base of the container and a sec... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4579243 | Balanced serving tray with removable trash receptacle A serving tray is disclosed including an upper tray interconnected by a box structure to a lower tray. The upper tray has a flat planar configuration and a bottom surface which is held by the server using the tray. The interconnecting structure extends do... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4489971 | Collapsible pensile food carrier A collapsible pensile food carrier is provided that comprises slidably engaged beverage support members adapted to receive and transport a plurality of drinking cups and having a foldable auxiliary food transport pouch suspended therefrom. A kit comprisin... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4432459 | Tack box and saddle rack unit A tack box and saddle rack comprising a lower rectangular box portion including side panels fastened to end members which extend above the top edges of the side panels and including rails extending between said end members in an area above said top edges ... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4429625 | Cooking sheet and lifter for poultry, meat and the like Conventional meat and poultry lifters are usually made from heavy wire and the like in the form of a frame so that the meat or poultry can slip out when lifted from the pan. Furthermore, the wire frame often cuts into the cooked flesh of the meat or poult... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4296880 | Combination storage and carrying device The present invention relates to a combination storage and carrying device for holding and transporting a plurality of items, such as stacked firewood, wherein the device includes a support assembly and a pair of handles pivotally attached thereto. The su... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4170303 | Combination tray and picture frame apparatus A tray convertable to a picture frame designed specifically for the display of a plurality of baseball cards, photographs, or the like is disclosed. Included is a frame portion including top, bottom, and side struts and one or more vertical and horizontal... | 10/09/1979 |
| 4133466 | Tray and retainer combination A support tray for carrying and transmitting repetitious lateral motion to one or more containers has a plurality of parallel-spaced members extending transverse to the direction of motion and at least one retaining clip. The retaining clip can have upwar... | 01/09/1979 |
| 4111305 | Packaged dinner serving tray A packaged dinner serving tray being of a one piece, lightweight plastic construction having a central cavity for holding the standard packaged dinner and having support portions for holding the packaged dinner in the cavity spaced above the surface on wh... | 09/05/1978 |
| 3966103 | Holder for containers and napkins A holder is provided for both supporting and carrying napkins and containers, such as condiment bottles. The holder includes a lower tray for napkins and an upper tray supported thereabove on struts for containers. The struts are constructed with vertical... | 06/29/1976 |
| 3955672 | Plate assembly There is disclosed herein a plate assembly comprised of a body and a cup support member integrally formed with the body. The body is provided with a channel which functions to receive the forearm of the user for support of the plate assembly. The cup supp... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3951079 | Tiered space saver for dining table and the like A tiered space saver or table top including a stand having a base rotatably supported therein and on which there are supported four independent circular trays stacked one atop the other in vertically spaced apart positions and of ascendingly decreasing re... | 04/20/1976 |