Patents by Inventor E. Desmond Lee

E. Desmond Lee 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).

  • Clothes hanger rod shelf attachment
    Patent number: 5405026
    Abstract: The present invention provides a clothes hanger rod attachment to be used in combination with wire shelves so as to allow uninterrupted slidability of clothes hangers while retaining strength, durability, low cost, and ease of manufacture. The attachment may be readily used in conjunction with existing wide web and narrow web wire shelving configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1995
    Assignee: Lee Rowan Company
    Inventors: E. Desmond Lee, William D. Arnold, Charles Camilleri, Steve D. Johnston
  • Modular storage unit mounting system
    Patent number: 5050832
    Abstract: An adjustable mounting system for removably supporting modular storage units on a vertical wall is comprised of at least two substantially identical C-shaped brackets and a wall channel. The C-brackets are adjustably mounted on a storage unit, and one of two opposed hooks on each bracket is hooked over the wall channel to mount the storage unit on the channel. The C-brackets also include an outboard flange with a slot and screw hole, providing the adjustable mounting of the bracket to the modular storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1991
    Assignee: Lee/Rowan Company
    Inventors: E. Desmond Lee, Charles Camilleri
  • Wall bracket with adjustable mounting face
    Patent number: 4717104
    Abstract: A wall bracket for mounting a shelf within an area defined by two walls that intersect at an angle deviating from ninety degrees. The wall bracket has a cradle section and an integral back plate. The cradle section supports a side portion of a shelf. The back plate is convex to allow rotation of the wall bracket about a generally vertical axis, and elongated slots in the back plate to receive wall fasteners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1988
    Assignee: Lee-Rowan Company
    Inventor: E. Desmond Lee