Patents by Inventor Ethel Catharine Smith

Ethel Catharine Smith 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).

  • Grip assembly attachable to variously shaped articles
    Patent number: 6823562
    Abstract: The grip assembly that is attachable to or may be incorporated into variously shaped item sections with a grip portion and an item attachment structure. The grip portion has an ergonomically polygonal shaped outer surface. The item attachment structure is in force transferring relation to the ergonomically shaped outer surface and is securable to any one or a large variety of item shapes in a manner such that physical forces may be transferred between the item and the hand of a user gripping the ergonomically shaped outer surface portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Inventors: Robert Tyson Smith, Ethel Catharine Smith