Patents by Inventor Dorothy C. Shepherd

Dorothy C. Shepherd 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: 5217784
    Abstract: A cornice board constructed of a rigid material containing a plurality of openings located on a first side, front face, and second side. These openings may be selectively plugged, by various removable plugs. The rigid cornice board is adaptable to contain a decorative fabric interleaved through the selected plurality of openings in order to create the desired design effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1993
    Inventor: Dorothy C. Shepherd
  • Patent number: 5144997
    Abstract: A drapery fixture for use as a drapery swag holder or a drapery tie-back holder. The fixture includes a mounting bracket and rosette components for use with a piece of fabric for forming a fabric rosette. The rosette components include a shape retaining rosette body member having a front face and a central opening through the front face, and a plug member dimensioned for insertion into the central opening for retaining a fabric piece adjacent the center of the front face of the body member. A fabric receiving recess is provided at the rear side of the body member and a flexible strip can be pressed into the fabric receiving groove to retain the fabric at the rear side of the body member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1992
    Assignee: Graber Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Angelo M. Marasco, Dorothy C. Shepherd, Daniel C. Johnson