Patents by Inventor Ellsworth Vines

Ellsworth Vines 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).

  • Painter pad applicator
    Patent number: 4106434
    Abstract: A painter pad applicator comprises a faceted roller rotatively mounted in brackets that can be removably secured to the side walls of a conventional paint tray so that the roller is positioned transversely in the paint tray well. The roller is buoyant in the paint contained in the paint tray and the brackets are arranged to permit vertical movement of the roller in the tray so that as the paint level changes the roller follows with a selected amount of roller surface area always projecting above the surface of the paint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1977
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1978
    Assignee: Baltimore Brushes, Inc.
    Inventor: Ellsworth Vines