Patents by Inventor Connie Melashenko

Connie Melashenko 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).

  • Publication number: 20150056600
    Abstract: A configurable panel display includes panel frames configurable to support respective panels, adjacent ones of the panel frames being pivotably connected along opposing edges, each panel frame having intersecting sides formed by tubular frame members, and a cap hinge assembly pivotably connecting two adjacent ones of the panel frames. Each cap hinge assembly includes two frame corner pieces, each frame corner piece interconnecting tubular frame members of two intersecting sides of a respective one of the adjacent ones of the panel frames. Each frame corner piece includes projections received within the interconnected tubular frame members, a central corner piece body from which each of the projections integrally extends, a hinge cap spanning the two frame corner pieces, and two fastening members, each fastening member connecting the hinge cap to a respective one of the frame corner pieces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Connie Melashenko, Dale William Woiken
  • Publication number: 20130260362
    Abstract: A configurable panel display includes panel frames configurable to support respective panels, adjacent ones of the panel frames being pivotably connected along opposing edges, each panel frame having intersecting sides formed by tubular frame members, and a cap hinge assembly pivotably connecting two adjacent ones of the panel frames. Each cap hinge assembly includes two frame corner pieces, each frame corner piece interconnecting tubular frame members of two intersecting sides of a respective one of the adjacent ones of the panel frames. Each frame corner piece includes projections received within the interconnected tubular frame members, a central corner piece body from which each of the projections integrally extends, a hinge cap spanning the two frame corner pieces, and two threaded fasteners, each threaded fastener connecting the hinge cap to a respective one of the frame corner pieces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: Calapitter Creations, Inc.
    Inventors: Connie Melashenko, Dale William Woiken
  • Patent number: 5743404
    Abstract: A container is presented having a hollow substrate with a coating covering at least a portion of the substrate. The coating includes a mixture of a base material and an adhesive where the base material is absorbent with respect to nontoxic dyes such as food coloring. One preferred base material includes rice powder. The substrate can be egg shaped, so that the coated container forms a synthetic Easter egg that can be colored with food coloring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1998
    Inventors: Connie Melashenko, Robert Melashenko