Patents by Inventor Mary F. Ritchey

Mary F. Ritchey 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: 5150477
    Abstract: The invention comprises a gown of the type such as used in hospitals or offices of a physician to cover the torso and shoulder region of an otherwise relatively nude person, the gown including a relatively narrow front panel connected at one end to a substantially wider rear panel of which the elongated side portions comprise flaps of the latter and are adapted to be adjustably lapped over side edge portions of the front panel, the connected area of the panels having a head-receiving opening, and elongated tie members respectively extend from the outermost edges of the rear panel and across the front panel and are tied in a bowknot to detachably secure the respective panels in enclosing manner on the torso of a person while permitting ready arrangement of the panels to permit medical examination or for toilet purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1992
    Inventors: Joyce E. Elberson, Mary F. Ritchey
  • Patent number: 5041050
    Abstract: A doll head and wig combination in which the head has a groove in the rear surface thereof extending between the ears and the wig has a rim of which a limited extent thereof is elastic and is tightly received in the groove in the head and the forward portion of the wig extends across the forehead above the eyes, and patches or strips of adhesive material are mounted on the inside of the forward portion of the wig or upon the upper forehead for separable attachment of the wig to the forehead of the doll head or, alternatively, pairs of detachable patches of "Velcro" are mounted respectively on the forehead of the doll in spaced relationship and on corresponding locations on the interior of the wig, both of which arrangements permit limited adjustable positioning of the forward edge of the wig relative to the forehead of the doll incident to maintaining the elastic in tight relationship in the groove in the rear portion of the head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1991
    Inventors: Mary F. Ritchey, Joyce E. Elberson