Patents by Inventor Janet C. deCarteret

Janet C. deCarteret 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: 6862823
    Abstract: A quilt design holding device comprising a non-woven fabric sheet with top and bottom surfaces both impregnated with a non-transferable dry tack adhesive. Printed on the front surface of the fabric sheet is a grid pattern made of perpendicularly aligned first and second straight gridlines spaced one-inch apart with a one-inch margin along the top, bottom, and side edges. Inches and feet are labeled in the one-inch margin along the top, bottom, and side edges of the grid. The top and bottom edges and two side edges of the grid are marked with indicia at ½-inch, ¼-inch, and ?-inch intervals. Optional diagonal guidelines are printed on the grid pattern to help temporarily align selected pieces of fabric used to make a quilt on the device for viewing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Inventor: Janet C. deCarteret
  • Publication number: 20030066216
    Abstract: A quilt design holding device comprising a non-woven fabric sheet with top and bottom surfaces both impregnated with a non-transferable dry tack adhesive. Printed on the front surface of the fabric sheet is a grid pattern made of perpendicularly aligned first and second straight gridlines spaced one-inch apart with a one-inch margin along the top, bottom, and side edges. Inches and feet are labeled in the one-inch margin along the top, bottom, and side edges of the grid. The top and bottom edges and two side edges of the grid are marked with indicia at ½-inch, ¼-inch, and ⅛-inch intervals. A first diagonal guideline is printed on the grid pattern from the top edge twelve-inch vertical gridline to the left side twelve-inch horizontal gridline. A second diagonal guideline is printed on the grid pattern from the right edge 48-inch horizontal gridline to the bottom edge 36-inch gridline and is parallel with the first diagonal guideline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2002
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Inventor: Janet C. deCarteret