Patents by Inventor Douglas E. Norton

Douglas E. 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).

  • Publication number: 20140263436
    Abstract: The container includes a body portion, an upper end portion, and a cap portion. The body portion, the end portion and the cap portion may be molded as one piece. The cap portion may be attached to the body portion with a hinge. The body portion may have a side wall which allows the user to squeeze the side wall and dispense the product which is stored within the container. The container may include a valve. The valve may include an opening which allows the contents to be dispensed. The valve may be attached using a retention feature, a retaining ring, an adhesive and/or fusion. The retaining ring may engage the retention feature. After the valve is assembled to the container, the container is filled with a product and the lower end portion may be closed by using a heat seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: TC HEARTLAND LLC
    Inventors: Teodor Gelov, Karen H. Nichols, Douglas E. Norton
  • Publication number: 20120206854
    Abstract: An electrostatic discharging, detachable, overshoe, includes an electrically conductive flexible skeleton with oversized heel and toe regions for placing over footwear, and a conductive element situated to facilitate conducting static electricity between a body of a wearer of the footwear and the overshoe. The overshoe can be worn over a wide variety of street, work, office, and specialty footwear and may support reduction of electro-static discharge buildup on the body of the wearer by safely conducting any electrical charge generated or transferred to the body of the wearer to a grounded surface such as an electrically conductive floor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Inventor: Douglas E. Norton
  • Publication number: 20120206853
    Abstract: An electrostatic discharging, detachable, overshoe, includes an electrically conductive flexible skeleton with oversized heel and toe regions for placing over footwear, and a conductive element situated to facilitate conducting static electricity between a body of a wearer of the footwear and the overshoe. The overshoe can be worn over a wide variety of street, work, office, and specialty footwear and may support reduction of electro-static discharge buildup on the body of the wearer by safely conducting any electrical charge generated or transferred to the body of the wearer to a grounded surface such as an electrically conductive floor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Inventor: Douglas E. Norton
  • Patent number: 8189318
    Abstract: An electrostatic discharging, detachable, overshoe, includes an electrically conductive flexible skeleton with oversized heel and toe regions for placing over footwear, and a conductive element situated to facilitate conducting static electricity between a body of a wearer of the footwear and the overshoe. The overshoe can be worn over a wide variety of street, work, office, and specialty footwear and may support reduction of electro-static discharge buildup on the body of the wearer by safely conducting any electrical charge generated or transferred to the body of the wearer to a grounded surface such as an electrically conductive floor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: 32north Corporation
    Inventor: Douglas E. Norton
  • Publication number: 20090147430
    Abstract: An electrostatic discharging, detachable, overshoe, includes an electrically conductive flexible skeleton with oversized heel and toe regions for placing over footwear, and a conductive element situated to facilitate conducting static electricity between a body of a wearer of the footwear and the overshoe. The overshoe can be worn over a wide variety of street, work, office, and specialty footwear and may support reduction of electro-static discharge buildup on the body of the wearer by safely conducting any electrical charge generated or transferred to the body of the wearer to a grounded surface such as an electrically conductive floor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventor: Douglas E. Norton
  • Publication number: 20090113677
    Abstract: A hanging clip system includes a clip having a head portion having first and second legs extending from the head portion. Each of the first and second legs includes an outwardly extending flange having a convexly curved upper surface and a flat surface facing away from the head portion. A gap between the first and second legs defines an angle created during a molding process so that the first and second legs can be elastically deflected toward each other to provide a biased condition of the legs. A frame member includes opposed inwardly curving arms which define a cavity adapted to receive the flanges of the clip and inner opposed walls which define a channel adapted to receive the legs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: Marketing Displays Inc.
    Inventor: Douglas E. Norton
  • Patent number: D549429
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: 32north Corporation
    Inventor: Douglas E. Norton
  • Patent number: D559514
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignee: 32north Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas E. Norton, David K. Washburn, Daniel J Richard
  • Patent number: D559515
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignee: 32north Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas E. Norton, David K Washburn, Daniel J Richard
  • Patent number: D559516
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignee: 32north Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas E. Norton, David K Washburn, Daniel J Richard
  • Patent number: D560890
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: 32north Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas E. Norton, David K Washburn, Daniel J Richard
  • Patent number: D571092
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: 32north Corporation
    Inventor: Douglas E. Norton
  • Patent number: D598184
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: 32north Corporation
    Inventor: Douglas E. Norton
  • Patent number: D728378
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: TC Heartland LLC
    Inventors: Teodor Gelov, Karen H. Nichols, Douglas E. Norton
  • Patent number: D801827
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: TC Heartland LLC
    Inventors: Teodor Gelov, Karen H. Nichols, Douglas E. Norton
  • Patent number: D863064
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: TC Heartland LLC
    Inventors: Teodor Gelov, Karen H. Nichols, Douglas E. Norton
  • Patent number: D945886
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: TC Heartland LLC
    Inventors: Teodor Gelov, Karen H. Nichols, Douglas E. Norton