Patents by Inventor Jeanne S. Beauchamp

Jeanne S. Beauchamp 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: 5552933
    Abstract: Light reflective buttons according to this invention are made from a plurality of fused strata, the top stratum having an exposed reflective area, preferably of pleochroic or dichroic material in a plane. Manufacture of the buttons involves stacking the top stratum with the reflective area exposed on top of a sub-stratum, and then heating the complex to a temperature sufficient to fuse the stack. During fusion, the stack forms a dome with a flat base. Sub-strata may be added to the stack as needed prior to heating for strength and/or aesthetic purposes. Preferably the strata are all glass, with the top stratum being a cut or otherwise shaped piece of sheet glass commonly known as "dichroic glass." For a reflective area comprised of a plane of pleochroic or dichroic crystalline material, the temperature at which fusion of the strata occurs is too low to melt the crystalline plane, and so it is substantially unaffected by the heating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1996
    Inventor: Jeanne S. Beauchamp