Patents by Inventor Edward M. Rifkin

Edward M. Rifkin 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).

  • Device for measuring, marking, cutting, and sewing material
    Patent number: 11175120
    Abstract: A device for measuring, marking and cutting material, the device formed of a clear, transparent, translucent or tinted substrate that is either rigid, semi-rigid, flexible or bendable and having in one implementation, a plurality of first and second lines are formed on the substrate to define an unbroken, continuous channel in which a plurality of windows are formed to include a grid line segment to aid in aligning the device with the underlying material. Alternatively or in addition, the device includes one or more visually perceptible invisible lines bounded by opposing line segment pairs and terminal ends to aid in viewing and aligning with underlying material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Rulersmith IP, Inc
    Inventors: Wade A. Anderson, Elmer J. Norgard, Edward M. Rifkin
  • DEVICE FOR MEASURING, MARKING, CUTTING, AND SEWING MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20200333121
    Abstract: A device for measuring, marking and cutting material, the device formed of a clear, transparent, translucent or tinted substrate that is either rigid, semi-rigid, flexible or bendable and having in one implementation, a plurality of first and second lines are formed on the substrate to define an unbroken, continuous channel in which a plurality of windows are formed to include a grid line segment to aid in aligning the device with the underlying material. Alternatively or in addition, the device includes one or more visually perceptible invisible lines bounded by opposing line segment pairs and terminal ends to aid in viewing and aligning with underlying material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Wade A. Anderson, Elmer J. Norgard, Edward M. Rifkin