Patents by Inventor Andrew S. Crawford

Andrew S. Crawford 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: 4873643
    Abstract: The present invention is an interactive design terminal for custom imprinted articles. A memory stores a plurality of print design elements and a set of design rules for combination of the design elements in accordance with selections made by an operator. The interactive design terminal presents an ordered sequence of print design choices to the operator via a video display and perferably stores the results of the operator selections. The interactive design terminal provides a display of the operator selections, preferably in a graphics display of a depiction of the resulting imprinted article, and detects conflicts between operator selections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 10, 1989
    Assignee: Andrew S. Crawford
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Powell, Andrew S. Crawford
  • Patent number: 4279087
    Abstract: A box frame for the display of fabric prints and the like, comprising a shallow, closed box formed from folded sheet material, with the fabric stretched over the front face of the box and stapled or otherwise secured to the rear surface. The rear of the box is formed by overlying flap pairs extending inward from opposite sides of the box, each flap pair having flap tabs formed by folded down edges of the flaps, the tabs abutting each other and the inside front surface and extending across each other to stiffen the box. The tabs of the outer flap pair lock into slots formed in the underlying flap pairs to secure the flaps in the folded position. Slotted perforations are provided through flap pairs to enable ready wall mounting of the box frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1979
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1981
    Inventor: Andrew S. Crawford