Patents by Inventor Deborah H Mance

Deborah H Mance 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: 7766390
    Abstract: An apparatus for securely holding and protecting a layout of elements includes a portfolio having a first cover and a first overlay. The first overlay and the first cover are releasably cohered together, preferably utilizing magnetic forces. A loose arrangement of elements can be secured to a work surface of the first cover using the first overlay for safe storage and transport. The apparatus is used in rubber stamping design, stained-glass design, and quilting design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Edison Nation, LLC
    Inventors: Pam Hester, Deborah H Mance, Ian D. Kovacevich, Mary LaValley, Daniel Lee Bizzell, Thomas James Philpott, Barry Hester
  • Patent number: 7661716
    Abstract: An apparatus for securely holding and protecting a layout of elements includes a portfolio having a first cover and a first overlay. The first overlay and the first cover are releasably cohered together, preferably utilizing magnetic forces. A loose arrangement of elements can be secured to a work surface of the first cover using the first overlay for safe storage and transport. The apparatus is used in rubber stamping design, stained-glass design, and quilting design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Edison Nation, LLC
    Inventors: Pam Hester, Deborah H Mance, Ian D. Kovacevich, Mary LaValley, Daniel Lee Bizzell, Thomas James Philpott, Barry Hester
  • Publication number: 20090196710
    Abstract: An apparatus for securely holding and protecting a layout of elements for a page of a scrapbook includes a portfolio having first and second covers, each cover having a width and height each of which exceeds the width and height of a scrapbooking page; and a first overlay having a width and height each of which exceeds the width and height of a scrapbooking page. The first overlay and the first cover are releasably cohered together, preferably utilizing magnetic forces. A scrapbooking page and loose elements arranged thereof thereby may be secured between the overlay and the cover for safe storage and transport between scrapbooking sessions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2009
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Inventors: Pam HESTER, Deborah H. Mance, Ian D. Kovacevich, Mary Lavalley, Daniel Lee Bizzell, Tom Philpott, Barry Hester
  • Publication number: 20080122215
    Abstract: An apparatus for securely holding and protecting a layout of elements includes a portfolio having a first cover and a first overlay. The first overlay and the first cover are releasably cohered together, preferably utilizing magnetic forces. A loose arrangement of elements can be secured to a work surface of the first cover using the first overlay for safe storage and transport. The apparatus is used in rubber stamping design, stained-glass design, and quilting design.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: ARCCIVO, LLC
    Inventors: Pam HESTER, Deborah H. MANCE, Ian D. KOVACEVICH, Mary LaValley, Daniel Lee BIZZELL, Tom PHILPOTT, Barry HESTER
  • Publication number: 20080116683
    Abstract: An apparatus for securely holding and protecting a layout of elements includes a portfolio having a first cover and a first overlay. The first overlay and the first cover are releasably cohered together, preferably utilizing magnetic forces. A loose arrangement of elements can be secured to a work surface of the first cover using the first overlay for safe storage and transport. The apparatus is used in rubber stamping design, stained-glass design, and quilting design.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Applicant: ARCCIVO, LLC
    Inventors: Pam HESTER, Deborah H. MANCE, Ian D. KOVACEVICH, Mary LaValley, Daniel Lee BIZZELL, Tom PHILPOTT, Barry HESTER