Maurice Kanbar (March 1, 1929 – August 20, 2022) was an American entrepreneur and inventor who lived in San Francisco, California.

[6][7] Kanbar had stated he owns 50 patents on various consumer and medical products, invented the D-Fuzz-It comb for sweaters, Tangoes Puzzle Game, the Safetyglide hypodermic needle protector[8] SooFoo,[9][10] Zip Notes,[11][12] and a cryogenic cataract remover.

[20][21][22] Kanbar owned over 17 acres of commercial property in West Oakland, California, including the American Steel Building, home to more than 150 artists, makers and small businesses, and the historic Pacific Pipe building, both purchased by 11 West Partners in late 2016.

[23] His extensive investments[24] in Tulsa led to a legal dispute with his former business partner Henry Kaufman, with each suing the other.

[25][26][27] At one point Kanbar's company was reported to have owned as much as one-third of all available office space in downtown Tulsa[28] although these properties were subsequently sold.

[37] Kanbar owned and lived in an eight-story residential tower in the Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco; he received attention for his 1999 decision to evict his tenants in order to become the sole occupant of the building.