Patents by Inventor Michele F. Norman

Michele F. Norman 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: 6131764
    Abstract: A wall mounted closed container for storing and dispensing single coffee filters one at a time from a stacked nest of basket type coffee filters. The container has top and a bottom hinged cover plates to provide access to the container. The top cover plate has an interior spring clip that, in cooperation with a friction block mounted on the inside of the container, are adapted to grip a nest of basket coffee filters and retain the filters in a doubled over orientation with respect to each other when the top cover plate is in a closed position. The lower cover plate may be opened to provide access to the ends of the doubled over coffee filters as by grasping with ones fingers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Inventor: Michele F. Norman