Patents by Inventor Jill Cheshire

Jill Cheshire 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: 6857393
    Abstract: Habitats for housing and displaying animals having compartments stacked and/or side-by-side. Walls and doors can be plastic, acrylic, laminate, and glass. Doors walls, and floors can be see-through, and/or colored allow. Letters can spelling “CATS” can be mounted to walls form ledges, crevices, hiding spaces. Geometrical shapes such as circles, squares, rectangles, and triangles are mounted and/or free-standing to allow changing, and/or cleaning. Side compartments allow animals to be hidden. Doors, and drawers can store food, blankets and toys. Gaps allow for ventilation and/or air exchange. Space under the shapes allow for cleaning and/or for using litter boxes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2005
    Assignee: Jill Cheshire Design
    Inventor: Jill Cheshire
  • Publication number: 20040025801
    Abstract: Aesthetically pleasing habitats and methods for safely housing and displaying small animals such as cats, each having cageless compartments stacked on top of one another and/or arranged in side-by-side arrangements. The compartments can include walls and doors formed from materials such as plastic, acrylic, laminate, glass, and the like. Hinged front doors, walls, and floors can include see-through materials, and/or colored materials, combinations thereof, and the like. Portals can allow travel access between the compartments. Various shapes such as letters that spell the word “CATS” can be mounted to rear wall portions of the compartments to form ledges, crevices, hiding spaces, and areas for the animals to sit, lay on, hide, and the like. Other shapes can include geometrical shapes such as circles, squares, rectangles, triangles, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Inventor: Jill Cheshire