Patents by Inventor Ralph H. Chilton

Ralph H. Chilton 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: 6408458
    Abstract: A shower curtain splash accessory having an elongated edge member and hangar means, for hanging the splash accessory from a curtain rod, having a depending rod for supporting the elongated edge member in a generally upright position below the curtain rod. The edge member has a hub mounted on the depending rod, a wide radial flap on the hub and means for attaching a leading edge section of curtain to the flap. The edge member can be vertically and angularly positioned on the depending rod to vertically and angularly position the flap so that it extends, forwardly and inwardly, at an angle preferably between 30 to 90 degrees from the vertical plane of the curtain rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Inventor: Ralph H. Chilton
  • Patent number: 6195817
    Abstract: A shower curtain splash accessory having an elongated, auxiliary edge member for a shower curtain and hangar means for hanging the splash accessory from a curtain rod with the elongated edge member in a generally upright position below the rod and overlapping a leading edge section of the curtain, the edge member having a longitudinally extending front face and a longitudinally extending channel with a lateral opening, on the side or in the front face of the edge member, for inserting a leading edge part of the curtain into the channel, and retainer sleeves mounted in the channel for retaining an inserted edge part therein, the hangar means being shiftable along the curtain rod to shift the edge member and inserted curtain part between a withdrawn position permitting entrance into and egress from the shower and a forward position providing an effective splash barrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Inventor: Ralph H. Chilton