Patents by Inventor Francine Farkus Sears

Francine Farkus Sears 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).

  • Apparatus for the removable retention of an item of personal property
    Patent number: 6263546
    Abstract: An apparatus having a back region for attachment to a surface, a front region for engagement of the item of personal property, and a substantially vertical aperture region defined within and between the front and back region. The aperture region has a topward opening for initial, vertical slidable engagement of at least a portion of the item and for retention of the item after engagement, and a chamber region below the topward opening for containment of the portion of the item after engagement. The back region substantially lies in a plane and the topward opening has an elongated, semi-circular geometry. The topward opening lies in a plane, such that an angle of incidence is created between said back region plane and said topward opening plane, and the angle of incidence is less than 90°, preferably between 30° and 60°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2001
    Assignee: Hers & Hers, Ltd.
    Inventors: J. Hannah Baldwin, Francine Farkus Sears, Joseph E. Newman