Patents by Inventor Leo LaPointe

Leo LaPointe 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: 5921511
    Abstract: A clip for retaining a set of decorative lights under the eave of a house having vented vinyl soffit panels. The clip is made of a slender strip of a resilient material having a major cross-section dimension which is smaller than the size of the perforations in the soffit panels. The slender strip has a backward bend in a mid-region thereof, defining a first leg member and a second leg member. The first leg member extends from the backward bend in a generally straight alignment defining a supportive axis of the clip. The second leg member has a first segment extending from the backward bend alongside the first leg member and a second segment extending from the first segment and defining an open loop having an opening contiguous with the first segment. This opening has a breath which is smaller than a size of the loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Inventor: Leo LaPointe