Patents by Inventor Ian Philip Whinney

Ian Philip Whinney 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: 6375332
    Abstract: This invention relates to a decorative mirror unit and to a method of fabricating the decorative mirror unit. A decorative mirror unit comprises a mirror and at least one sheet of glass spaced in front of the mirror by spacer means, and a plurality of decorative elements applied to the glass by an adhesive means, characterized in that at least one decorative element has been applied to each surface on opposite sides of the glass by said adhesive means, said decorative elements on opposite sides of the glass aligning to conceal at least partially the adhesive means between at least one of the decorative elements and the glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Inventor: Ian Philip Whinney
  • Publication number: 20020024749
    Abstract: This invention relates to a decorative mirror unit (1, 100, 200) and to a method of fabricating the decorative mirror unit. A decorative mirror unit (1, 100, 200) comprises a mirror (2, 202, 302) and at least one sheet of glass (8, 28, 208) spaced in front of the mirror (2, 202, 302) by spacer means (10, 210, 310), and a plurality of decorative elements (20-24; 30, 32; 120-124; 130, 132) applied to the glass (8, 28, 208) by an adhesive means (25, 31, 125, 131), characterized in that at least one decorative element has been applied to each surface on opposite sides of the glass (8, 28, 208) by said adhesive means (25, 31, 125, 131), said decorative elements (20-24; 30, 32; 120-124, 130, 132) on opposite sides of the glass (8, 28, 208) aligning to conceal at least partially the adhesive means (25, 31, 125, 131) between at least one of the decorative elements (20-24; 30, 32; 120-124; 130, 132) and the glass (8, 28, 208).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2000
    Publication date: February 28, 2002
    Inventor: IAN PHILIP WHINNEY