Patents by Inventor Thomas Chapline

Thomas Chapline 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: 4504235
    Abstract: An educational device for teaching collating, assembling, and fastening skills. The invention includes a board having a top surface and a bottom surface. The top surface of the board is divided into a plurality of separate compartments. These compartments include a holding compartment having means for individually holding a supply of distinct papers to be collated. Additionally, the board includes a collating compartment for organizing distinct papers from the holding compartment into a collated set. A fastening compartment is also included on the board having means for fastening together papers into a collated set from the collating compartment. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the board also includes a storage compartment for storing collated, fastened papers from the fastening compartment. A retaining rib on the bottom surface of the board retains the board on a work surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1984
    Date of Patent: March 12, 1985
    Assignee: PSI Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Corey N. Jones, Thomas Chapline