Patents by Inventor Mark A. Gilbertson

Mark A. Gilbertson 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: 5927362
    Abstract: A window cornice assembly is disclosed. The window cornice assembly may comprise a front section and two side sections upon which fabric may be arranged. Corner pieces may be mounted on the front and side sections. Fabric may be arranged and secured on the front and/or side sections by clips that retain the fabric taut and over the front face thereof. The clips can be attached to each other directly by an elastic cord or band, or attached to the rear face of the front section directly so that the fabric is tightly pulled over the front face of the front section. The elastic cord or band imparts a desired amount of elasticity to the fabric. The window cornice assembly may have one or more elongated channel-shaped support strips arranged on a front section to provide additional rigidity thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: Springs Window Fashions Divisions, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles F. Smiley, Mark Gilbertson, John Grosz
  • Patent number: 5890527
    Abstract: A window cornice assembly is disclosed. The window cornice assembly may comprise a front section and two side sections upon which fabric may be arranged. Corner pieces may be mounted on the front and side sections. Fabric may be arranged and secured on the front and/or side sections by clips that retain the fabric taut and over the front face thereof. The clips can be attached to each other directly by an elastic cord or band, or attached to the rear face of the front section directly so that the fabric is tightly pulled over the front face of the front section. The elastic cord or band imparts a desired amount of elasticity to the fabric. The window cornice assembly may have one or more elongated channel-shaped support strips arranged on a front section to provide additional rigidity thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1999
    Assignee: Springs Window Fashions Division, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles F. Smiley, Mark Gilbertson, John Grosz
  • Patent number: 5843029
    Abstract: A manual breast pump adapted for one-handed operation includes a pump body defining an inlet, an outlet and a vacuum port, a stationary handle connected to the pump body, and a movable handle connected to the manual breast pump and spaced from the stationary handle so that both handles can be grasped simultaneously between the palm and fingers of a hand. The movable handle is movable with respect to the stationary handle and is operably connected to a piston disposed within the pumping chamber so that movement of the movable handle with respect to the stationary handle results in movement of the piston within the pumping chamber to create a vacuum at the vacuum port. The invention provides a manual breast pump which can be easily and comfortably supported and operated using one hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Assignee: Gerber/Baby Care
    Inventors: Rebecca J. Bachman, Karen L. Celata, Mark A. Gilbertson, Edward A. Raleigh, Jeffery R. Staszak, John W. Grosz
  • Patent number: 5802183
    Abstract: A behind-the-ear assistive listening receiver having a housing containing an RF receiver. The housing includes a cavity in which two or more crystal carriers are removably insertable. Each of the crystal carriers contains an oscillation crystal tuned to a particular frequency corresponding to an RF frequency desired to be received by the user. A switch is provided for permitting the user to select one of the oscillation crystals to automatically tune for the RF receiver to the desired RF frequency. Each crystal carrier may contain visible indicia indicating the frequency to which it is tuned, and the carriers may be positioned in the housing so that the indicia are generally visible to others when the receiver is worn by the user. The assistive listening receiver may also include a conventional hearing aid microphone for converting ambient sounds into an electrical hearing aid signal. A mixer is provided within the housing for mixing the hearing aid signal with the RF signal to provide a mixed output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: Telex Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Tom Scheller, Scott Posner, Art Johnson, Pat Henry, Irene Teske, Mark A. Gilbertson
  • Patent number: 5502769
    Abstract: An interface module for a digitally programmable hearing instrument is detachably connected to the programming system by a cable and plug arrangement and has three large contact surfaces on an insertion module body that fits into a battery receptacle of the hearing instrument so that programming signals from the programming system can be fed to control the response of the hearing instrument. The interface module contains an electronic circuit unit that is detachable so that various interface circuits, such as a decoder, a processor, a level matching circuit, or an impedance matching circuit can be selectively included in the interface module. Each interface module can be color coded so that it can be associated with the proper left-ear or right-ear hearing instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 26, 1996
    Assignee: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Gilbertson
  • Patent number: 5154467
    Abstract: A portable storage rack for storing and displaying containers comprising a pair of pivotally joined planar base members positionable between a folded position wherein the base members are in back-to-back relation to facilitate easy, compact transport of the storage rack, and an unfolded position where the containers stored on the storage rack are all displayed. Each of the base members includes an outer container supporting surface having opposite ends, and each of the base members is provided with a pair of container support members for removably supporting a pair of containers in end-to-end relation adjacent the respective container supporting surface, each of the containers being slideably insertable between one of the pairs of support members from one of the opposite end portions of the container supporting surfaces so that the containers are always accessible regardless of whether the storage rack is folded or unfolded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1992
    Assignee: Flambeau Products Corporation
    Inventors: Charles A. Lanius, Mark Gilbertson
  • Patent number: 4930591
    Abstract: A golf cart having an engine enclosure comprising a forward and a rearward clam shell, each pivotally connected to the cart chassis at their front and rear ends, respectively, to provide access to the engine compartment. The shells abut at their inner edges to provide a streamlined appearance. The forward shell is removable at the pivotal connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 5, 1990
    Assignee: Columbia Parcar Corp.
    Inventors: Charles Lanius, Mark Gilbertson
  • Patent number: D326831
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1992
    Assignee: Columbia Parcar Corporation
    Inventors: Charles A. Lanius, Mark Gilbertson
  • Patent number: D349920
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 23, 1994
    Assignee: Brady USA, Inc.
    Inventors: David W. Wendt, Mark A. Gilbertson, Daniel R. Bullis, Lawrence R. Borucki, Jr., Charles J. Check
  • Patent number: D383320
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1997
    Assignee: Sears Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Mark A. Gilbertson
  • Patent number: D383536
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1997
    Inventors: Rebecca J. Bachman, Karen L. Celata, Mark A. Gilbertson, Edward A. Raleigh, Jeffrey R. Staszak, John W. Grosz
  • Patent number: D386242
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1997
    Assignee: Clack Corporation
    Inventors: Robert A. Clack, Daniel A. Klein, Leigh A. Fieldstad, Mark Gilbertson
  • Patent number: D393703
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1998
    Assignee: Bemis Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Mark A. Gilbertson
  • Patent number: D399004
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1998
    Assignee: Gerber Products Company
    Inventors: Jean L. Johansen, Timothy R. Roush, Mark A. Gilbertson, John W. Grosz, Brenda J. Meyers
  • Patent number: D404138
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignee: Gerber Products Company
    Inventors: Brenda J. Meyers, Mark A. Gilbertson, Edward A. Raleigh, Jean L. Johansen, Timothy R. Roush
  • Patent number: D409230
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1999
    Assignee: Brady Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Gilbertson, John W. Grosz, Charles J. Check
  • Patent number: D411040
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1999
    Assignee: Berol Corporation
    Inventors: Mark A. Gilbertson, Steven H. Demsien, Laurie A. Ehlers, David C. Harris