Patents by Inventor Susan Elkins

Susan Elkins 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).

  • Publication number: 20130131613
    Abstract: An eye mask slip device to dispense the contents of a gel pack to a user may include a gel pack pouch to house the gel pack and a pair of ear arms to connect to the gel pack pouch to extend over the ear of the user. The gel pack pouch may include a back wall being permeable to dispense the contents of the gel pack. The gel pack pouch may include a front wall and a sidewall which may connect the front wall and back wall and extend around the periphery of the front wall and the wall. The sidewall may include a slit to allow the gel pack to be inserted and removed from the gel pack pouch. The gel pack pouch may include a fastener to close the slit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2012
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Inventor: Laura Susan Elkins
  • Publication number: 20070113758
    Abstract: A pallet and a method of building a pallet is provided. The pallet includes a first deck, a second deck, and at least one pallet block connecting the first deck and the second deck. The pallet also includes a sleeve that is disposed around the at least one pallet block, wherein the sleeve comprises an inner wall having a first cross-sectional shape, and wherein the sleeve further comprises an outer wall having a second cross-sectional shape, wherein the first cross-sectional shape is different than the second cross-sectional shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2005
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Susan Elkins, Ivan Liverman, Christopher Sattora, Eric Stegner, Robert Stegner