Patents by Inventor Jeffrey T. Given

Jeffrey T. Given 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).

  • Paint Roller Grid
    Publication number: 20160185155
    Abstract: An apparatus is configured for use with a container having a top rim. The apparatus includes a plurality of hooks configured to hang on the rim; a handle extending above the rim and comprising a semi-tubular shape; and a panel extending below the rim and comprising a textured surface, the textured surface comprising an array of raised elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Mark W. Bergman, Jeffrey T. Given, Matthew V. Leydeh, Jeffrey B. Waffensmith
  • Ergonomic paint roller tray with end handles
    Patent number: 8444000
    Abstract: A paint tray includes a cavity defined by a bottom wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, a first end wall, and a second sloping end wall. Each of the first side wall, second side wall, first end wall, and second sloping end wall inclines upwardly and outwardly from the bottom wall. The cavity terminates at a top edge. The paint tray also includes a top tray rim adjacent the top edge of the cavity, a perimeter rim that inclines downwardly and outwardly from the top tray rim, a handle disposed at an edge of the perimeter rim proximate each end wall, and a leg panel extending downwardly and outwardly from each of a first side and a second side of the perimeter rim proximate the second sloping end wall. The leg panel has a bottom edge that is co-planar with the bottom wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Bercom International, LLC
    Inventors: Mark W. Bergman, Christopher M. Bergman, Matthew V. Leyden, Jeffrey B. Waffensmith, Jeffrey T. Given
  • Ergonomic Paint Roller Tray With End Handles
    Publication number: 20120223085
    Abstract: A paint tray includes a cavity defined by a bottom wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, a first end wall, and a second sloping end wall. Each of the first side wall, second side wall, first end wall, and second sloping end wall inclines upwardly and outwardly from the bottom wall. The cavity terminates at a top edge. The paint tray also includes a top tray rim adjacent the top edge of the cavity, a perimeter rim that inclines downwardly and outwardly from the top tray rim, a handle disposed at an edge of the perimeter rim proximate each end wall, and a leg panel extending downwardly and outwardly from each of a first side and a second side of the perimeter rim proximate the second sloping end wall. The leg panel has a bottom edge that is co-planar with the bottom wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: BERCOM INTERNATIONAL, LLC
    Inventors: Mark W. Bergman, Christopher M. Bergman, Matthew V. Leyden, Jeffrey B. Waffensmith, Jeffrey T. Given
  • Ergonomic paint roller tray with end handles
    Patent number: 8162169
    Abstract: A paint tray includes a cavity defined by a bottom wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, a first end wall, and a second sloping end wall. Each of the first side wall, second side wall, first end wall, and second sloping end wall inclines upwardly and outwardly from the bottom wall. The cavity terminates at a top edge. The paint tray also includes a top tray rim adjacent the top edge of the cavity, a perimeter rim that inclines downwardly and outwardly from the top tray rim, a handle disposed at an edge of the perimeter rim proximate each end wall, and a leg panel extending downwardly and outwardly from each of a first side and a second side of the perimeter rim proximate the second sloping end wall. The leg panel has a bottom edge that is co-planar with the bottom wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Bercom International, LLC
    Inventors: Mark W. Bergman, Christopher M. Bergman, Matthew V. Leyden, Jeffrey B. Waffensmith, Jeffrey T. Given
  • Cord hook
    Patent number: D576474
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: Bercom International, LLC
    Inventor: Jeffrey T. Given
  • Cord hook
    Patent number: D604592
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Bercom International, LLC
    Inventor: Jeffrey T. Given
  • Paint tray
    Patent number: D656284
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Bercom International, LLC
    Inventors: Mark W. Bergman, Christopher M. Bergman, Matthew V. Leyden, Jeffrey B. Waffensmith, Jeffrey T. Given
  • Hand-held paint container
    Patent number: D661855
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Bercom International, LLC
    Inventors: Mark W. Bergman, Matthew V. Leyden, Jeffrey B. Waffensmith, Jeffrey T. Given
  • Paint tray
    Patent number: D668412
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Inventors: Mark W. Bergman, Christopher M. Bergman, Matthew V. Leyden, Jeffrey B. Waffensmith, Jeffrey T. Given
  • Paint application container liner
    Patent number: D673339
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Bercom International, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher M. Bergman, Mark W. Bergman, Jeffrey T. Given, Matthew V. Leyden, Jeffrey B. Waffensmith
  • Paint application container
    Patent number: D678638
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Bercom International, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher M. Bergman, Mark W. Bergman, Jeffrey T. Given, Matthew V. Leyden, Jeffrey B. Waffensmith
  • Paint application container liner
    Patent number: D692198
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Bercom International, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher M. Bergman, Mark W. Bergman, Jeffrey T. Given, Matthew V. Leyden, Jeffrey B. Waffensmith
  • Paint application container
    Patent number: D702907
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Bercom International, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher M. Bergman, Mark W. Bergman, Jeffrey T. Given, Matthew V. Leyden, Jeffrey B. Waffensmith
  • Paint roller grid
    Patent number: D723235
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Bercom International, LLC
    Inventors: Mark W. Bergman, Jeffrey T. Given, Matthew V. Leyden, Jeffrey B. Waffensmith
  • Paint roller grid with handle
    Patent number: D740509
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Bercom International, LLC
    Inventors: Mark W Bergman, Jeffrey T. Given, Matthew V. Leyden, Jeffrey B Waffensmith
  • Paint container
    Patent number: D794892
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Bercom International, LLC
    Inventors: Mark W. Bergman, Jeffrey T. Given, Matthew V. Leyden, Jeffrey B. Waffensmith
  • Paint container liner
    Patent number: D796140
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Bercom International, LLC
    Inventors: Mark W. Bergman, Jeffrey T. Given, Matthew V. Leyden, Jeffrey B. Waffensmith
  • Paint container liner
    Patent number: D832544
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Bercom International, LLC
    Inventors: Mark W. Bergman, Jeffrey T. Given, Matthew V. Leyden, Jeffrey B. Waffensmith
  • Paint vessel
    Patent number: D836875
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Bercom International, LLC
    Inventors: Mark W. Bergman, Jeffrey T. Given, Matthew V. Leyden, Jeffrey B. Waffensmith
  • Paint application container
    Patent number: D690482
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Bercom International, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher M. Bergman, Mark W. Bergman, Jeffrey T. Given, Matthew V. Leyden, Jeffrey B. Waffensmith