Patents by Inventor Catherine Grant

Catherine Grant 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: 11324349
    Abstract: An extendable and resilient mailbox is implemented in which the mailbox can revertibly extend outward to improve accessibility to the mailbox during heavy snowfall. The extendable mailbox is also configured with break-away action which enables the mailbox to laterally move and resiliently revert (or “break away”) to a base position. For example, when a snow plow inadvertently crashes into the extended mailbox, the mailbox will laterally move in the direction of the encounter to reduce the chances of or prevent the mailbox's destruction. Once the snow plow has passed or at least is no longer clashing with the mailbox, the extendable mailbox reverts back to its base position in which it is aligned with the mailbox post.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Inventors: Catherine Grant, Jason McGrath
  • Publication number: 20210298506
    Abstract: An extendable and resilient mailbox is implemented in which the mailbox can revertibly extend outward to improve accessibility to the mailbox during heavy snowfall. The extendable mailbox is also configured with break-away action which enables the mailbox to laterally move and resiliently revert (or “break away”) to a base position. For example, when a snow plow inadvertently crashes into the extended mailbox, the mailbox will laterally move in the direction of the encounter to reduce the chances of or prevent the mailbox's destruction. Once the snow plow has passed or at least is no longer clashing with the mailbox, the extendable mailbox reverts back to its base position in which it is aligned with the mailbox post.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Catherine Grant, Jason McGrath