Patents by Inventor Arthur J. Thomas

Arthur J. 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: 5927595
    Abstract: A multi-use envelope for at least two mailings comprises opposed front and rear panels foldably connected together at their bottom edges and secured together at their side edges by side closure flaps to form an envelope structure. The improvement comprises a pair of closure flaps foldably attached respectively to the top edges of each of the front and rear panels wherein each closure flap has an independent means for sealing and opening the envelope. A first closure flap is folded inside the envelope for the first mailing while the other closure flap is used to close the envelope. Upon receipt, the first closure flap is folded outside the envelope for use in closing the envelope for the second mailing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: Westvaco Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Mellon, William R. Rigby, Arthur J. Thomas
  • Patent number: 4137660
    Abstract: An identification tag for a dog, cat or the like is carried by a holder fastened to a collar, harness or leash. The holder comprises a transparent plastic pocket open at one end secured to the collar and overlaid by a protecting strap held in place by a rivet at one end and a snap fastener at the open end of the pocket permitting the strap to be lifted or rotated about the rivet to insert an elongated identification tag or to view identification information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1977
    Date of Patent: February 6, 1979
    Inventors: Eileen A. Dettmann, Arthur J. Thomas