Patents by Inventor Malcolm A. Bliss

Malcolm A. Bliss 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: 6513178
    Abstract: A cot has a sleeping surface that includes bedding material extending between members of a frame. The frame includes a number of rods connected with a number of comer connectors such that the frame forms the shape of a polygon. Each corner connector has a pedestal extending downwardly to engage the floor and support the bedding material above the floor. The corner connectors have a housing and a pair of coupling portions extending from the housing and an inwardly projecting portion. The bedding material extends within the cot frame such that no openings or gaps are formed between the bedding material and the frame. The cot also has a mechanism for maintaining and adjusting the bedding material surface in a taut condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: AGI, LLC
    Inventors: Ray G. Kelly, Sharon A. Turnbough, Malcolm A. Bliss
  • Publication number: 20020000444
    Abstract: A device for holding a box of tissues so that the tissues it can be readily accessed and used by an individual traveling alone in a vehicle such as a truck or automobile. The device preferably comprises a base member sized to fit in a cup holder, and a receptacle for receiving and holding a tissue box. Grippers in the receptacle hold the tissue box so that a tissue may be pulled therefrom without dislodging the box from the cup holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2001
    Publication date: January 3, 2002
    Inventor: Malcolm A. Bliss
  • Patent number: D264912
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1980
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1982
    Assignee: J. C. Penney Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Malcolm Bliss, David McCalmont