Patents Assigned to Rulersmith IP, Inc.
  • Device for measuring, marking, cutting, and sewing material
    Patent number: 11175120
    Abstract: A device for measuring, marking and cutting material, the device formed of a clear, transparent, translucent or tinted substrate that is either rigid, semi-rigid, flexible or bendable and having in one implementation, a plurality of first and second lines are formed on the substrate to define an unbroken, continuous channel in which a plurality of windows are formed to include a grid line segment to aid in aligning the device with the underlying material. Alternatively or in addition, the device includes one or more visually perceptible invisible lines bounded by opposing line segment pairs and terminal ends to aid in viewing and aligning with underlying material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Rulersmith IP, Inc
    Inventors: Wade A. Anderson, Elmer J. Norgard, Edward M. Rifkin
  • Transparent template and positioning device with overlapping lines forming a halo effect
    Patent number: 9809051
    Abstract: An improved transparent template and positioning device for aligning material to be stitched, marked or cut, the template including two overlapping lines with one or more being translucent and one or more using fluorescent pigment that will overlap their colors to create a third color forming an outline or “halo” effect of enhanced visibility, enabling the darker more precise opaque lines on the ruler to be easily seen or found on light and dark materials. The translucent lines will allow the user to see through the template to the actual material that he or she is working with in order to provide improved viewing and more accurate alignment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Rulersmith IP, Inc.
    Inventor: Elmer J. Norgard
  • Transparent measuring device with enhanced viewing windows
    Patent number: 9032634
    Abstract: A tool for measuring, marking, or cutting material, the tool formed of a rigid sheet of transparent material having a plurality of lines formed thereon, and a plurality of windows formed in the lines to enable viewing of material underlying the tool. The windows can be outlined in opaque lines, and alternating windows can be filled with contrasting transparent colors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Rulersmith IP, Inc.
    Inventors: Elmer J. Norgard, David A. Ray
  • Transparent measuring device with enhanced viewing windows
    Patent number: 8904661
    Abstract: A tool for measuring, marking, or cutting material, the tool formed of a rigid sheet of transparent material having a plurality of lines formed thereon, and a plurality of windows formed in the lines to enable viewing of material underlying the tool. The windows can be outlined in opaque lines, and alternating windows can be filled with contrasting transparent colors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Rulersmith IP, Inc.
    Inventors: Elmer J. Norgard, David A. Ray