Patents by Inventor Janet Sofy

Janet Sofy 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).

  • Publication number: 20140217247
    Abstract: A bag support assembly comprising a frame (20) that includes a pair of beams (22) and a plurality of tubes (38) that extend perpendicularly between the beams (22). Two pairs of vertical rails (50) are supported by disposition in the beams (22). A plurality of bags (62) present an opening (64) for being supported on the frame (20). A plurality of hoops (66) are each disposed about the openings (64). A connector bar (68) having a first side (70) and a second side (72) presents substantially parallel legs (74) for support by the frame (20). At least one hook (76) is attached to the first side (70) of the connector bar (68) and extends in the opposite direction from the legs (74) for positioning the hoops (66) to rest upon the connector bar (68) and to extend from the second side (72) of the connector bar (68) and over the connector bar (68) in the direction of the legs (74) to support the bags (62) in a cantilevered fashion while retained by the hook (76).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: HMS Mfg. Co.
    Inventors: Todd Kemmer, Todd Lajewski, Janet Sofy
  • Publication number: 20060076355
    Abstract: A container 20 molded of a thin-walled plastic with bottom 22, back, front and side walls 24,26,28 includes a hook 30 of a constant thickness. A tab 32 is defined by a U-shaped slot 34 in the back wall 24 and has a thickness equal to the thickness of the hook 30. The hook 30 presents a semi-circular interior defined by a hook radius 36 having a center 38 that is disposed in a central plane 40 disposed equally between the side walls 28. The slot 34 has a small radius 42 and a large outer radius 44 and the hook radius 36 is closer in dimension to the large radius 44 than to the small radius 42 whereby the hook 30 of one container may be hung from the tab 32 of another like container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2004
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Inventor: Janet Sofy
  • Patent number: 6145553
    Abstract: An assembly (10) for collecting candy comprises a channel (20) having an upper opening (22) and a lower opening (24) for receiving candy in the upper opening (22) and directing the candy out of the lower opening (24) for deposition in a receptacle (24), and a lid (30) moveably supported on the channel (20) for movement between a closed position covering the upper opening (22) and an open position providing access to the upper opening (22). The assembly (10) is characterized by the lid (30) presenting a face (70) overlying the upper opening (22). The face (70) includes a mouth (71), a space for two eyes (72), nostrils (73), the back of a head (74), a forehead (75) above the eyes (72), ears (77), and teeth (76). The channel (20) includes a pivotal member (21) for pivotally supporting the face (70) on the channel (20) and an actuation device (31) for manually pivoting the face (70) relative to the channel (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Assignee: HMS Mfg. Co.
    Inventor: Janet Sofy
  • Patent number: D416116
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: HMS Mfg. Co.
    Inventor: Janet Sofy
  • Patent number: D855460
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: HMS MFG. CO.
    Inventors: Janet Sofy, Todd Kemmer