Patents by Inventor Ian F. Norton

Ian F. Norton 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: 6120155
    Abstract: The invention provides a reflector device and a reflector system for mounting to a vehicle having front and rear seats to allow a person in the front seat to view an infant in a rearwardly facing safety seat attached to the rear seat. The reflector system includes a pair of reflector devices of which one may be in accordance with the invention. The reflector device in accordance with the invention is mountable upright on a back of the rear seat and includes a mounting assembly and a reflector with a forwardly-facing reflecting surface pivotally connected to the mounting assembly so as to be pivotable in three-dimensions. The reflector device is preferably mounted to one side of the infant and has an upward extent below the rear window of the vehicle so as not to obstruct a driver's view through the rear window and to not present a hazard to the infant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Assignee: Marianne Brennan
    Inventors: Marianne Brennan, Ian F. Norton
  • Patent number: 5566402
    Abstract: The bidet is installed as an addition to a conventional toilet bowl having a hinged seat and lid. A nozzle arm is pivotable from an at-rest position, where the nozzle is tucked away unobtrusively under the toilet seat near the rim of the toilet bowl, to an operative spray position in which the nozzle is positioned centrally, to direct a gentle spray of water upwards at the underbody premises of a person sitting on the toilet bowl. Rotation of the lever arm causes a cam to push a spring-loaded plunger open, to produce a flow of water from a supply line, to the nozzle. When the toilet seat is raised, a spring raises the bidet assembly along with the seat, not only keeping it out of the way for male urination, but also facilitating cleaning of the toilet bowl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1996
    Assignee: Rim Innovation and Marketing Consultants Inc.
    Inventors: Mohammed T. S. Agha el-Rifai, Ian F. Norton
  • Patent number: 4834570
    Abstract: A spring-locking member is provided for use with a male member such as a two-by-four which is adapted for insertion into a female member such as an end frame member for outdoor furniture and the like. The spring-locking member is of resilient material and has a substantially constant cross-section in one direction. The cross-section includes a central portion and two side portions integral with the central portion. The side portions are upwardly offset with respect to the central portion, and each has a downwardly directed portion at its end remote from the central portion. The configuration is such that, in use, the spring-locking member is bent inwardly at the central portion to lie against the male member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 30, 1989
    Assignee: Union Carbide Canada Limited
    Inventor: Ian F. Norton
  • Patent number: 4088335
    Abstract: This invention provides a unitary skate component extending from a blade to the sole of a skate boot. The structure has two spaced-apart walls which are vertical and substantially parallel at their lower portions and which at their upper portions curve smoothly upwardly and outwardly in opposite directions through a substantial radius to terminate in flange portions which may be attached to the boot sole. The large radius provides yieldable impact-absorbing regions without stress-concentration points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1976
    Date of Patent: May 9, 1978
    Assignee: Greb Industries Limited
    Inventors: Ian F. Norton, Gerald Beekenkamp
  • Patent number: D249973
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1976
    Date of Patent: October 17, 1978
    Assignee: Greb Industries Limited
    Inventors: Ian F. Norton, Gerald Beekenkamp
  • Patent number: D254201
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1976
    Date of Patent: February 12, 1980
    Inventors: Ian F. Norton, Gerald Beekenkamp
  • Patent number: D272310
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1980
    Date of Patent: January 24, 1984
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Ernest R. Dynie, Ian F. Norton, Douglas G. Overbury, Colin Overy
  • Patent number: D273456
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1980
    Date of Patent: April 17, 1984
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Robert McDougall, Ian F. Norton, Douglas G. Overbury, Colin Overy
  • Patent number: D296961
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1988
    Assignee: Union Carbide Canada Limited
    Inventor: Ian F. Norton
  • Patent number: D303877
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 10, 1989
    Assignee: Union Carbide Canada Limited
    Inventor: Ian F. Norton
  • Patent number: D322797
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1991
    Assignee: Imax Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Jan W. Kuypers, Karim Rashid, Ian F. Norton
  • Patent number: D328553
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1992
    Assignee: True Temper Hardware Company
    Inventors: Ian F. Norton, Micheal D. Dolson, Colin Overy
  • Patent number: D329176
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1992
    Assignee: True Temper Hardware Company
    Inventors: Ian F. Norton, Micheal Dolson, Colin Overy
  • Patent number: D335557
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1993
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Colin Overy, Michael D. Dolson, Ian F. Norton, Donald V. Bailey
  • Patent number: D344682
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 1, 1994
    Assignee: Milltronics Ltd.
    Inventors: William J. Brown, Henry T. Viuhko, Ian F. Norton