Patents by Inventor Franz James

Franz James 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).

  • Publication number: 20260240352
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an anti-ligature hook for supporting an article comprising a base portion for mounting the hook to a supporting surface and a hook portion being integral with a first surface of the base portion. The hook portion and the base portion being formed by a flexible material and the hook portion comprising an anti-ligature section and a hook section. Moreover, the anti-ligature section comprises a circumferentially tapered extension, extending outwardly away from the first surface of the base portion. Furthermore, the hook section extends from an end of said anti-ligature section, the hook section extending in an extension direction being non-parallel with said first surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Publication date: August 20, 2026
    Inventor: Franz JAMES
  • Patent number: 10568450
    Abstract: An apparatus for a curtain rod that is attachable to a ceiling or to a wall and that possesses graspable holders slidable along a sliding rod of the curtain rod and supportable by the same, which graspable holders have devices for holding a curtain. The curtain rod has a ledge-shaped holder base extending along the length of the curtain rod, through which screws are received for fastening the holder base against the ceiling or wall. From the holder base, a ledge-shaped neck extends that supports the sliding rod. An obtuse angle is formed between the holder base and neck, in the space formed between the wall or ceiling where the curtain rod is fastened. At the top, the holders have flanges, at least one flange of which is shape-adapted to the cross-sectional shape of the sliding rod and possibly to spring apart from the other flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: HEALSAFE INTERIÖR AB
    Inventors: Franz James, Joakim Thedin
  • Publication number: 20190110626
    Abstract: An apparatus for a curtain rod that is attachable to a ceiling or to a wall and that possesses graspable holders slidable along a sliding rod of the curtain rod and supportable by the same, which graspable holders have devices for holding a curtain. The curtain rod has a ledge-shaped holder base extending along the length of the curtain rod, through which screws are received for fastening the holder base against the ceiling or wall. From the holder base, a ledge-shaped neck extends that supports the sliding rod. An obtuse angle is formed between the holder base and neck, in the space formed between the wall or ceiling where the curtain rod is fastened. At the top, the holders have flanges, at least one flange of which is shape-adapted to the cross-sectional shape of the sliding rod and possibly to spring apart from the other flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicant: Healsafe Interiör AB
    Inventors: Franz James, Joakim Thedin