Patents by Inventor David W. Ayres

David W. Ayres 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: 6352382
    Abstract: The present invention is a corner molding particularly useful in the construction of juvenile furniture. The corner molding has an elongate body with an interior, a first rounded side, and a second side opposite the rounded side, with a pair of acutely V-shaped channels extending along the length of the body. The first rounded side and each of the V-shaped channels preferably form a pair of rounded outer edges therebetween. Each V-shaped channel receives a substantially rectangular edge of a planar member to form a rounded corner such that the planar members are held substantially perpendicular relative to each other, with smooth joints between the outer edges and planar members. The present invention further provides a method of attaching a pair of planar members within acutely V-shaped channels of a corner molding to thereby provide a rounded corner having smooth joints between the planar members and the corner molding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Assignee: ABC School Supply, Inc.
    Inventors: James T. Hatlan, David W. Ayres, Andrew Skros, Donna Furst
  • Patent number: 5403103
    Abstract: A disposable ribbon cassette is releasably received by a reloadable cartridge which is removable from a printing device. The cassette contains the ribbon and guide paths therefore. The ribbon drive is from the printing device directly or via cartridge gears. For endless loop ribbon machines, the cassette includes a storage chamber into which the ribbon is loop piled, but for typewriter printing devices the cassette storage chamber includes a supply spool and a take-up spool. The cassette includes an exit guide path extending outwardly of the storage chamber with the ribbon coming from a storage chamber exit opening. An entry guide path in spaced apart relation to the exit guide path receives the used ribbon from the printing device and directs it to an entry opening in the storage chamber. These guide paths serve for automatic threading of the ribbon to the printing device. For devices using endless loop ribbon and some spool types, the drive is openable to receive the ribbon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1995
    Inventor: David W. Ayres