Patents by Inventor Benjamin C. Ridge

Benjamin C. Ridge 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: 7371145
    Abstract: Souvenir kits are disclosed, the kits including an assortment of multiple parts including a front member, a rear member, and at least one side member. At least the front member is thematically representative of an aspect of a particular travel destination. At least the front member is configured for connection to one or more other parts in the kit in multiple respective ways so as to make a selected souvenir assembly of at least three possible souvenir assemblies, each having a different use, that can be made from the parts in the kit. Exemplary assemblies include bookends, wall-hangings, enclosures (e.g., planters), light-switch covers, object-holding devices, and wind chimes, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Inventors: Benjamin C. Ridge, George G. Ridge