Patents by Inventor James N. Tomlinson

James N. Tomlinson 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: 4364538
    Abstract: A picture-hanging system comprising a section of metallic picture-hanging wire cable of limited stiffness having a loop at one end to engage a mounting member, such as a screw eye, for connection to a picture frame, the other end extending through a similar mounting member and having a small locking apertureformed at the terminal portion of said other end through which an intermediate portion of said wire cable extends, whereby the length of said cable between said two attaching members may be adjusted by moving said small locking aperture along said intermediate portion of said cable and then applying tension upon the cable to effect a locking offset crimp in the cable to prevent slippage of said small locking aperture along said cable in a direction to lengthen the same between said mounting members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1980
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1982
    Inventor: James N. Tomlinson
  • Patent number: 4115994
    Abstract: A watch is disclosed having a face with visual hour indicators illuminated by a light emitting diode embedded in a transparent crystal for emitting light to flow outwardly through the crystal to engage a surrounding reflector surface which concentrates the light in the area of the visual hour indicators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1976
    Date of Patent: September 26, 1978
    Inventor: James N. Tomlinson