Patents by Inventor Dale E. Schmidt

Dale E. Schmidt 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: 5405003
    Abstract: A combination display and packaging for a toilet seat assembly including, when the assembly is in a closed position on a toilet, a toilet seat having a downwardly facing surface, a toilet seat cover substantially overlying the seat and having an upwardly facing surface, and a hinge pivotably connecting the cover and the seat, the display and packaging comprising a back wall, a loop on the back wall for supporting the back wall in a vertically extending position on a projection, the toilet seat assembly being supported on the back wall such that the downwardly facing surface of the toilet seat faces the back wall and such that the hinge and the entire upwardly facing surface of the cover are visible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1995
    Assignee: Bemis Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Dale E. Schmidt, Timothy J. Otte
  • Patent number: 5216852
    Abstract: A rain gutter assembly including an elongated trough-like rain gutter having a rear wall, a trough and a leaf guard integrally connected by a pair of living hinges, grommets adapted to house a fastener for supporting the rain gutter, and a connector for sealingly connecting a pair of closely-spaced, aligned rain gutters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1993
    Assignee: Bemis Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Peter F. Bemis, Bradley J. Bruggink, Daniel N. Cykana, Dale E. Schmidt