Patents by Inventor Debra A. Nalepka

Debra A. Nalepka 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).

  • Disposable self-pleating drapes and method for making same
    Patent number: 4269880
    Abstract: A disposable self-pleating drape comprises an elongated sheet of expendable material. A pleating strip extends along an upper marginal portion of the sheet and is connected in face-to-face relation to the sheet at a longitudinally series of pleating locations. At least two prong receiving openings are formed between the pleating strip and the sheet at each pleating location and are spaced apart a distance substantially greater than the distance between corresponding parallel prongs on an associated drapery hook used to hang the drape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1978
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1981
    Inventor: Debra A. Nalepka