Patents by Inventor James L. Osterried

James L. Osterried 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: 4080742
    Abstract: A kit of parts for forming a curved member, and a curved member formed thereby, such curved member being capable of defining curved lines and surfaces and for example serving as a curved ruler, or as a structural member which may be combined with similar curved members to define curved surfaces. The kit of parts comprises a pair of elongated, usually identical strips of extrudable shape and flexible in at least one plane, and a plurality of separate, identical connectors each of the connectors being integrally formed of a single piece of material and each having two spaced apart, identically shaped, joint means both capable of directly engaging with a respective strip at any desired location along the strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1975
    Date of Patent: March 28, 1978
    Inventor: James L. Osterried