Patents by Inventor Nancy L. Strickland

Nancy L. Strickland 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).

  • Tile spacer dispensers
    Patent number: 9371656
    Abstract: In one implementation, a handheld device for placing tile spacers includes a body that is sized and shaped for a user to hold; a cartridge enclosed within the body that stores a plurality of tile spacers; an input mechanism affixed to the body that is moveable based on application of force by the user; an opening in the body that is sized and shaped for tile spacers; and a dispensing mechanism contained within the body that, in response to an application of force to the input mechanism by the user, causes a particular tile spacer from the plurality of tile spacers to be moved from the cartridge and out of the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Inventors: David J. Zimmer, Nancy L. Strickland
  • TILE SPACER DISPENSERS
    Publication number: 20150360847
    Abstract: In one implementation, a handheld device for placing tile spacers includes a body that is sized and shaped for a user to hold; a cartridge enclosed within the body that stores a plurality of tile spacers; an input mechanism affixed to the body that is moveable based on application of force by the user; an opening in the body that is sized and shaped for tile spacers; and a dispensing mechanism contained within the body that, in response to an application of force to the input mechanism by the user, causes a particular tile spacer from the plurality of tile spacers to be moved from the cartridge and out of the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: David J. Zimmer, Nancy L. Strickland