Patents by Inventor Barbara A. Sherman

Barbara A. Sherman 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: 6296138
    Abstract: A liner and lining system for use with an upwardly-opening container, in which the liner includes a storage receptacle such as a pocket. The lining system comprises a liner body received within the container and an insert received within the liner body. The liner body includes a flap with a storage receptacle. The flap extends from the body, folds over the top portion of the insert and hangs into the interior of the insert. The insert anchors the liner body in a desired position within the container. The engagement of the insert by the flap further assists in maintaining the liner body in a desired position and preventing the liner body from sagging when items are placed in the storage receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2001
    Assignee: The Longaberger Company
    Inventors: Sue Hannah, Barbara A. Sherman
  • Patent number: 5941408
    Abstract: A liner for use with a container having a slot in a side wall that defines a handle. The liner comprises a liner body having an opening in a side region thereof. A flap extends from a position above the opening a distance sufficient to allow the flap to be wrapped around the handle. The flap may be folded downwardly over the exterior of the handle, inwardly through the slot and under the bottom of the handle, and upwardly over the interior of the handle to form a cover for the handle. Part or all of the flap may be padded to cushion the handle. The liner may include a fastener, such as a hook and loop closure, for releasably fastening the flap to the liner body around the handle, thereby securing the liner to the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Assignee: The Longaberger Company
    Inventor: Barbara A. Sherman
  • Patent number: D442815
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: The Longaberger Company
    Inventors: Amy Rine, Katy Ruehl, Barbara Sherman, Kathy Reed
  • Patent number: D448169
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2001
    Assignee: The Longaberger Company
    Inventors: Amy Rine, Barbara Sherman, Kathy Reed