Patents by Inventor Annie Laura Thomas

Annie Laura Thomas 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: 10307007
    Abstract: The arrangement for dispensing a curtain using an extendable tube with mating rods and cartridges provides an expedient and convenient method for mounting, changing and removing curtains. It consists primarily of an extendable tube housing a cartridge for dispensing a curtain that is pre-assembled with attached circular balls and a guide piece. The cartridge is attached to mating rods that can be adjusted as needed to attach or remove additional cartridges. The user pulls the guide piece in a downward direction to release the curtain from the release chamber of the extendable tube. The circular balls spread along the sliding tracks of the extendable tube and the user can then spread the curtain as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Inventor: Annie Laura Thomas
  • Publication number: 20180020860
    Abstract: The arrangement for dispensing a curtain using an extendable tube with mating rods and cartridges provides an expedient and convenient method for mounting, changing and removing curtains. It consists primarily of an extendable tube housing a cartridge for dispensing a curtain that is pre-assembled with attached circular balls and a guide piece. The cartridge is attached to mating rods that can be adjusted as needed to attach or remove additional cartridges. The user pulls the guide piece in a downward direction to release the curtain from the release chamber of the extendable tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventor: Annie Laura Thomas