Patents by Inventor Frederick N. Little, Jr.

Frederick N. Little, Jr. 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: 5217744
    Abstract: A kit and method for testing the color of paints to be applied to painted surfaces having primers or sealers thereon to determine if a paint color matches that of a painted surface. Preferably, the kit comprises a plurality of testing members removably mounted therein or thereon. The testing members have different primers or sealers thereon corresponding to those on different known painted surfaces. When a paint is to be applied to an area of a specific painted surface, the paint is first applied to one of the testing members having thereon the same primer or sealer as that on the painted surface. The painted testing member then is moved to a position adjacent the painted surface to compare the color of the paint on the testing member to that of the painted surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1993
    Inventor: Frederick N. Little, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5217377
    Abstract: A kit and method for testing the color of paints to be applied to painted surfaces having primers or sealers thereon to determine if a paint color matches that of a painted surface. Preferably, the kit comprises a plurality of testing members removably mounted therein or thereon. The testing members have different primers or sealers thereon corresponding to those on different known painted surfaces. When a paint is to be applied to an area of a specific painted surface, the paint is first applied to one of the testing members having thereon the same primer or sealer as that on the painted surface. The painted testing member then is moved to a position adjacent the painted surface to compare the color of the paint on the testing member to that of the painted surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1993
    Inventor: Frederick N. Little, Jr.