Patents by Inventor Frank Stepleton

Frank Stepleton 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: 6065671
    Abstract: A roadside mailbox mail delivered indicator is formed by a base flatly attachable to the horizontal top of the mailbox adjacent its door closed end opening, including a planar signal panel pivotly connected to one end of an upstanding portion of the base. A latch tip on the end portion of the signal panel opposite its hinged connection with the base, maintains the signal panel in a horizontal forward position by the mailbox door flange overriding the tip to hold the signal panel in a first cocked position. Opening the mailbox door releases the signal panel to a gravity pivoted upright second position for indicating mail delivery by the postman.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2000
    Inventor: Frank Stepleton