Top five consumer products, week of Oct 12
3,760 US patents lapsed in this batch. 70 were listed. These five scored highest.
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1
Furniture leg pad frame with two floor-contact faces
A detachable plastic frame that fits into a furniture-leg pad and provides two different floor-contact layers on opposite sides so the user can flip or reinsert the frame after one side...
78score / 100 -
2
Leather-style watch band with folded thinned seam
A wristband made from two or more flexible band portions whose ends are locally thinned, stacked, affixed with a coupling component, and folded onto themselves to form a folded seam. The...
77score / 100 -
3
Clip-on curtain rod bracket that fastens to window blinds
A two-piece rod hanging system: a small L-shaped rod brace with a rod-supporting arm that has a rod notch, and a separate mounting clip that clamps to an existing window blind or blind...
76score / 100 -
4
Flexible aerosol wand for self-application of sunscreen
A spray system that connects a flexible, shape-retaining tube to an aerosol valve so a user can bend the tube to aim spray onto hard-to-reach body areas. The tube contains one or more...
76score / 100 -
5
Collapsible trash can with tiered sidewall bag engagements
A rectangular collapsible trash receptacle with a base panel and four side panels that include tiered rows of engagements. Rigid fingers project downward into holes in the sidewall so...
74score / 100