Patents by Inventor Linda Seward

Linda Seward 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).

  • Ceiling design tool and method
    Patent number: 6680083
    Abstract: A ceiling design tool and method of using the tool for forming plaster designs on walls and ceilings comprising a circular planar face portion having a centered cylindrical handle. The face portion comprises a rubber layer over a burlap layer clamped onto the edge of a circular metal plate. The face portion of the tool is dipped in a fluid plaster mixture and applied to a ceiling or wall surface of either plaster or drywall in a stepwise rolling motion to create a unique textured surface such as half-moons, bead work and scroll patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2004
    Inventors: Robert M. Ray, Linda Seward
  • Ceiling design tool
    Publication number: 20020155220
    Abstract: A ceiling design tool and method of using the tool for forming plaster designs on walls and ceilings comprising a circular planar face portion having a centered cylindrical handle. The face portion comprises a rubber layer over a burlap layer clamped onto the edge of a circular metal plate. The face portion of the tool is dipped in a fluid plaster mixture and applied to a ceiling or wall surface of either plaster or drywall in a stepwise rolling motion to create a unique textured surface such as half-moons, bead work and scroll patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2002
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Inventors: Robert M. Ray, Linda Seward