Patents by Inventor Georgia A. Rankin

Georgia A. Rankin 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: 4565335
    Abstract: A roll of toilet tissue held for rotation by the front legs of a simulated stuffed animal used for training a child to use the toilet. The stuffed animal is formed of a washable and soft animal fur simulating fabric and colored to simulate animal skin. The fabric supported and maintained in the shape of an animal with a frame mountable to a fixed surface. The frame may be either permanently or releasably mounted to vertical or horizontal surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1984
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1986
    Inventor: Georgia A. Rankin
  • Patent number: 4229864
    Abstract: A holder for forming loops in short strands of yarn to facilitate picking them up with a latch hook in connection with making a hooked rug comprises a sheet of plastic divided into sections by crease lines that serve as hinges to enable some sections to be folded over others. A median section has a slot over which the middle portions of a group of parallel arranged short yarn strands are laid. A section on one side of the slot serves as an ejector blade which folds over the median section and other sections subsequently fold over the blade section. The blade section is then advanced and retracted to force the yarn through the slots to expose the loops for access. The holder finally folds into a triangular configuration which may be placed on a table or held in one hand during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1979
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1980
    Inventor: Georgia A. Rankin