Patents by Inventor Amy Youngblood Schuermann

Amy Youngblood Schuermann 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: 7871051
    Abstract: A document holder is provided for a vehicle such as a cart, and especially a shopping cart having a back panel. The document holder includes a writing portion and a bracket portion. A securing member is provided at the writing portion to secure a piece of paper such as a grocery list or coupons. Preferably, the bracket portion has a forward bracket member spaced from a rearward bracket member to define a channel for receiving an upper portion of the back panel to support the holder. The securing member may be configured to hold a writing instrument. An advertisement holder may be positioned on the holder to hold and protect advertisements, store announcements, pictures, or the like while also providing a writing surface thereon. In a preferred embodiment, a document holder includes a flexible, resilient frame or bumper, and/or a two-piece bracket portion for attachment to a shopping cart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: ABS Studio LLC
    Inventors: Amy Youngblood Schuermann, Brian Stier Schuermann, Anthony Honerkamp, Geoff Ficke, Nancy Ficke, Richard D. Harrington
  • Publication number: 20090084924
    Abstract: A document holder is provided for a vehicle such as a cart, and especially a shopping cart having a back panel. The document holder includes a writing portion and a bracket portion. A securing member is provided at the writing portion to secure a piece of paper such as a grocery list or coupons. Preferably, the bracket portion has a forward bracket member spaced from a rearward bracket member to define a channel for receiving an upper portion of the back panel to support the holder. The securing member may be configured to hold a writing instrument. An advertisement holder may be positioned on the holder to hold and protect advertisements, store announcements, pictures, or the like while also providing a writing surface thereon. In a preferred embodiment, a document holder includes a flexible, resilient frame or bumper, and/or a two-piece bracket portion for attachment to a shopping cart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: ABS STUDIO LLC
    Inventors: Amy Youngblood Schuermann, Brian Stier Schuermann, Anthony Honerkamp, Geoff Ficke, Nancy Ficke, Richard D. Harrington