Patents by Inventor J. Paul Fortier

J. Paul Fortier 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: 4382617
    Abstract: A combined book leaf holder and bookmark (10) for both paper back and hard cover books comprised of a pair of substantially parallel prongs (12 & 14) for insertion of one of the prongs (12) behind the spine of the book and the other prong (14) between the leaves several pages beyond the pages of immediate interest, each of the prongs (12 & 14) being in the form of two wire legs (16, 18 & 22,20) with one of the legs of each of the prongs (16 & 20) emanating from a common juncture (24) and the other leg of each of the prongs (18 & 22) emanating from a reverse bend (26 & 28) at the extremity of the prong, each of the other legs (18 & 22) having a wire arm (34 & 36) extending outwardly at substantially right angles to the prongs (12 & 14), the respective arms (34 & 36) being in substantially a single plane with the prongs (12 & 14) and extending in opposite directions from each other, and each of the arms (34 & 36) having a finger (42 & 44) transverse to the associated arm (34 & 36) for engaging a page of the boo
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1980
    Date of Patent: May 10, 1983
    Inventor: J. Paul Fortier
  • Patent number: 4323272
    Abstract: A hand portable and single hand operable device for picking up animal excrement and the like comprised of a pair of metal rods fixed close enough together at one end as V shaped extensions from a spring loop to form a handle portion for grasping with one hand about both rods which are deflectable toward each other by pressure of the hand. At the other end of each of the rods is a bag support member comprised of an elongated bag support wire loop formation having two substantially parallel width portions and two opposed length portions with the length portion farthest from the handle portion in each bag support loop formation being straight and parallel to each other and moveable toward each other into line contact with each other by deflection of the rods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 1980
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1982
    Inventor: J. Paul Fortier