Patents by Inventor Anita Arentsen

Anita Arentsen 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).

  • Hinged drapery rod
    Patent number: 6588060
    Abstract: A hinged drapery rod provides a continuous drapery mounting surface that extends across a two-panel door configuration wherein one door is stationary and the other door is operable, opening interiorly and hinged between the doors. The hinged drapery rod of the invention comprises a flexible, expandable bridging member extending between and attached to two directionally opposed elongated rods. The length of the flexible, expandable bridging member varies during opening and closing of the operating door. The drapery rod of the invention allows a continuous drapery to be mounted across the two-door configuration and also may be used on a single door/window combination where the door is hinged between the door and the window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Inventors: Anita Arentsen, Robert Mrugala
  • Hinged drapery rod
    Patent number: 6499186
    Abstract: A hinged drapery rod provides a continuous drapery mounting surface that extends across a two-panel door configuration wherein one door is stationary and the other door is operable, opening interiorly and hinged between the doors. The hinged drapery rod of the invention is constructed so that the length of the rod varies during opening and closing of the operating door. The drapery rod of the invention allows a continuous drapery to be mounted across the two-door configuration and also may be used on a single door/window combination where the door is hinged between the door and the window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Inventor: Anita Arentsen