Patents by Inventor Ann Press

Ann Press 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).

  • Apparatus and method for arranging napkins
    Patent number: 5755413
    Abstract: Napkins can be arranged into many decorative forms using a frame which bounds a right circular cylinder. Napkins can be folded, inserted into the frame and arranged through and around the first base of the cylinder, through and around the second base of the cylinder, and through the cylinder lateral surface. Napkins can have color regions which present one pattern when fully flat open and which are transmogrified into a new form, such as a flower-like form, when arranged using the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1998
    Inventor: Ann Press