Patents by Inventor Eleanor V. Swanson

Eleanor V. Swanson 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: 5156368
    Abstract: A combination rack and carrying case for carrying and displaying sheets of paper such as sheets of music. As one of its sidewalls, the rack includes a swingable generally Z-shaped rack with outer and inner ledges for supporting the sheets of music. The outer ledge is operable when the rack is in a retracted position. The inner ledge becomes operational when the rack is swung to an elevated, extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1992
    Inventor: Eleanor V. Swanson
  • Patent number: 4785561
    Abstract: Snow removal equipment includes a snowblower on a truck delivering snow into the top of a snow reduction chamber on the back of the truck. The snow falls on several spaced apart, horizontal layers of hot, mutually parallel closely spaced tubes. The snow melts when it hits the tubes and the resulting liquid water is stored in the chamber until it is discharged from the chamber into a storm sewer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1988
    Inventor: Eleanor V. Swanson