Water-absorbing sink apron for bathroom counters
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May 1, 2001
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Feb 5, 2000
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Abstract
A sink apron for absorbing excess water from bathroom sink counters comprising of a towel-like material 24 attached by adhesive or stitches 32 to a layer of light-weight rubber base 26. The sink apron encircles the washbasin in the shape of a semi-oval and is separable into two pieces to provide customization to any sink size. The sink apron easily detaches and reattaches using hook-and-loop fasteners 28, 30 sewn on opposing ends of the pieces. For sinks wherein the sink fixture is built outside of the washbasin, the sink apron comprises of a hole 22 to allow the apron to encircle the sink fixture.
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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
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- 2000 Application Filing Year
- A47K Class
- 244 Applications Filed
- 59 Patents Issued To-Date
- 24.19 % Issued To-Date
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Liang, Betty Bei | 400 Greenwood Dr., Santa Clara, CA 95054 | 1 | 21 |
# of filed Patents : 1 Total Citations : 21 |
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- A47K Class
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Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional | $1,640.00 | $820.00 | $410.00 |
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Mar 28, 1997 | AS | ASSIGNMENT | free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:SHIBATA, ATSUMI;TANO, MICHIYASU;REEL/FRAME:008593/0353 Owner name: DATA TEC CO., LTD., JAPAN Effective Date: Mar 28, 1997 free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:SHIBATA, ATSUMI;TANO, MICHIYASU;REEL/FRAME:008593/0353 Owner name: MURATA MFG. CO., LTD., JAPAN Effective Date: Mar 28, 1997 |
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