Patents by Inventor Charles R. Prescott

Charles R. Prescott 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).

  • Patent number: 6703102
    Abstract: A door jamb protection device including a section of foam material having a generally rectangular configuration and a plurality of self-coiling spring strips embedded in the section of foam material. The self-coiling spring strips extend transverse to a longitudinal axis of the foam material section. The spring strips are in parallel relationship to each other and have a concave side and a convex side. The spring strips have a property in which the spring strip holds a straightened shape when straightened and self-rolls when bent in a predetermined direction. The spring strips self-roll to encircle at least a portion of the door jamb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Inventor: Charles R. Prescott
  • Patent number: 5845804
    Abstract: An insulator apparatus for a beverage container having a section of foam material with a generally rectangular configuration, a first self-coiling spring strip affixed adjacent to a top edge of the section of foam material, and a second self-coiling spring strip affixed adjacent to a bottom edge of the section of foam material. The first self-coiling spring strip is in generally parallel relationship to the second self-coiling spring strip. The first and second self-coiling spring strips operate so as to self-roll the section of foam material around an exterior surface of the beverage container. Each of the first and second self-coiling spring strips have a concave side and a convex side and the property that, when straightened, the spring strip holds a straightened shape and, when bent in a predetermined direction, the spring strip self-rolls to encircle the beverage container. The first and second self-coiling spring strips are of identical configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Inventor: Charles R. Prescott