Patents by Inventor Gary N. Roberts

Gary N. Roberts 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: 6585027
    Abstract: An arched window multi-cellular or pleated fabric shade support device for holding the upper margin of the window shade in close proximity to the arch of the window. The device includes a base having orthogonally oriented upright and horizontal mounting surfaces each attachable to a side wall or a top surface of the arched window. The base also has an elongated cavity. A first clip member has an elongated support shaft extending in either direction from one end of a first support tab, a first end of said support shaft sized for releasable insertion into the cavity. A second clip member has a support tab and an aperture formed through one end thereof sized for releasable dependent attachment over a second end of the support shaft. The first and second support tabs are positioned in closely spaced relation one to another for supportive attachment with an upper margin of a fabric sheet or panel of the window shade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: Vista Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Gary N. Roberts
  • Patent number: D530965
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: Vista Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Gary N. Roberts