Patents by Inventor Gerald Kitchen

Gerald Kitchen 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).

  • Double bridged tag
    Patent number: 8069599
    Abstract: A tag comprising: a hang tab body; a hang tab; a ratchet; a cutting channel; a guide channel; and, a tail, the tail comprising teeth and at least one knob. The tail may be fed through the guide channel and the cutting channel into the ratchet, thereby allowing the ratchet to engage the teeth, which in turn prevents the tail from being disengaged from the ratchet, thereby securing the tag to a product. The product may be easily released by severing the portion of the tag in the cutting channel. The cutting channel can also provide a guide which helps to prevent damaging the product as the tag is remove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: FGX International, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald Kitchen, Jeffrey A. Roy, Wing Kwong Ng, Dustin Moore
  • Double Bridged Tag
    Publication number: 20090031603
    Abstract: A tag comprising: a hang tab body; a hang tab; a ratchet; a cutting channel; a guide channel; and, a tail, the tail comprising teeth and at least one knob. The tail may be fed through the guide channel and the cutting channel into the ratchet, thereby allowing the ratchet to engage the teeth, which in turn prevents the tail from being disengaged from the ratchet, thereby securing the tag to a product. The product may be easily released by severing the portion of the tag in the cutting channel. The cutting channel can also provide a guide which helps to prevent damaging the product as the tag is remove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Inventors: Gerald Kitchen, Jeffrey A. Roy, Wing Kwong Ng, Dustin Moore