Patents by Inventor J. Ray Shufelt

J. Ray Shufelt 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: 6099099
    Abstract: A protective device for removably attaching to a drawer slide. The drawer slide protector includes a generally elongated "C-shaped" cover sized to extend substantially around a drawer slide for protecting the drawer slide from paint or other coating materials, the "C-shaped" cover including a face portion and arms located on each side of the face wherein the face portion extends across the surface of the drawer slide and the arms extend around the edges of the drawer slide to grasp and hold the cover, wherein the cover includes at least one pair of opposed fingers extending from a lower interior edge of each of the arms for grasping the drawer slide. In the preferred embodiment, a pull tab is attached to the face portion, the pull tab extending outwardly from the cover for removing the cover from the drawer slide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2000
    Assignee: Top Supplies, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Ray Shufelt, Glen P. Keaton
  • Patent number: 6007172
    Abstract: A protective device for removably attaching to a drawer slide. The drawer slide protector includes a generally elongated "C-shaped" cover sized to extend substantially around a drawer slide for protecting the drawer slide from paint or other coating materials, the "C-shaped" cover including a face portion and arms located on each side of the face wherein the face portion extends across the surface of the drawer slide and the arms extend around the edges of the drawer slide to grasp and hold the cover, wherein the cover includes at least one pair of opposed fingers extending from a lower interior edge of each of the arms for grasping the drawer slide. In the preferred embodiment, a handle is attached to the face portion for removing the cover from the drawer slide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1999
    Assignee: Top Supplies, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Ray Shufelt, Glen P. Keaton