Patents by Inventor Herbert E. Watkins

Herbert E. Watkins 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: 5887407
    Abstract: A clothing protection apparatus for protecting clothing or the like during storage and transportation. The apparatus having a top attachment device to secure onto the top of a door thus allowing the user to easily manipulate the invention during use. A lower attachment device is provided to support a clothing hanger and the accompanying garment for positioning before a protective cover is to be installed. A disposable box is used as the primary housing for the protective covers. A common roll of protective covering is provided with perforations between each cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Inventor: Herbert E. Watkins
  • Patent number: 5433355
    Abstract: A clothing protection apparatus for protecting clothing or the like during storage and transportation. The apparatus having a top attachment device to secure onto the top of a door thus allowing the user to easily manipulate the invention during use. A looping hook is use to secure the invention onto a clothing rail when the invention is not in use. A lower attachment device is provided to support a clothing hanger and the accompanying garment for positioning before a protective cover is to be installed. A common roll of protective covering is provided with perforations between each cover. To use the device, a clothing hanger and clothing garment is placed onto the lower attachment device whereupon the protective covering is unrolled while simultaneously being wrapped around the clothing garment until the first perforation of the cover is reached. The protective cover is then torn at the perforation and the hook of the clothing hanger is pulled through the opening provided at the top of the protective cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1995
    Inventor: Herbert E. Watkins
  • Patent number: 4447996
    Abstract: A prefabricated building cubicle has a portion of the floor recessed to receive an interior bathroom module, which is also prefabricated, and contains plumbing lines and complete fixtures. The building cubicle has plumbing and electrical lines on one wall adapted to connect to the interior module when installed in the floor recess.The bathroom module can be disconnected and rolled through an openable area in one wall of the cubicle, such as that created by removal of a pair of sliding balcony doors. A new module can then be installed, such as a kitchen module or another bathroom, facilitating upgrading or conversion of hotel rooms to a condominium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1981
    Date of Patent: May 15, 1984
    Inventors: Edward J. Maurer, Jr., Hanns U. Baumann, Herbert E. Watkins