Patents by Inventor Donna Lynn Norton

Donna Lynn Norton 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: 10322869
    Abstract: A four-outer-walled, flat-sided container comprised of a lid and a base, with the majority of the base being an isolated interior storage compartment for handicraft needles and/or miscellaneous other items, either of which are only accessible by opening the lid of the container, and with the balance of the space of the base housing an exterior limited-storage component which can mechanically and independently open-and-close and which presents immediate external access to one or more handicraft needles or other predetermined items without having to open the lid of the container, while none of the needles or other predetermined items or miscellaneous items in any part of the container are an actual part of the invention, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Inventor: Donna Lynn Norton
  • Patent number: 9635934
    Abstract: A detachable hardcopy support device attached to a reinforced lap pillow that contains a rigid sheet of foam board for strategically using as a connection platform for attaching the hardcopy support device to the reinforced lap pillow so that they may altogether function in a stable manner while being used in a user's lap, with the hardcopy support device being used for displaying fiber arts patterns, such as a knitting pattern, and with the lap pillow having a soft, cushioned, non-rigid, outer work surface on both the top and bottom sides for strategically using for long periods of non-irritating, comfortable contact with the user's skin, arms and legs while working in fiber arts, such as knitting, crochet, embroidery and cross-stitch for making hand-made items, and which altogether is best used while sitting in a reclined position with the footrest and the user's legs raised up to help prevent edema, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Inventor: Donna Lynn Norton