Patents by Inventor Jeffrey T. Murphy

Jeffrey T. Murphy 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: 9841160
    Abstract: A decorative sleeve for receiving or placing around a light source such as a traditional or flameless candle. The sleeve includes a flexible sheet of translucent or transparent material having a surface image thereon and having opposing first and second edges and a locking system. The locking system is configured to smoothly connect the first and second edges to form the sheet into a sleeve configuration. The locking system may be disconnected by a user to allow for flat storage of the sheet, and then may be reconnected by the user at a later time when the sleeve is used again.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: MinMor Industries
    Inventors: Jacqueline A. Magras-Sinnen, Jeffrey T Murphy, Joel O Morris
  • Publication number: 20160178156
    Abstract: A decorative sleeve for receiving or placing around a light source such as a traditional or flameless candle. The sleeve includes a flexible sheet of translucent or transparent material having a surface image thereon and having opposing first and second edges and a locking system. The locking system is configured to smoothly connect the first and second edges to form the sheet into a sleeve configuration. The locking system may be disconnected by a user to allow for flat storage of the sheet, and then may be reconnected by the user at a later time when the sleeve is used again.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Jacqueline A. Magras-Sinnen, Jeffrey T. Murphy, Joel O. Morris
  • Publication number: 20160109094
    Abstract: An illuminable container having a reflective inner surface and at least one aperture of a selected shape wherein the container is configured to accept a light source and the effect of the reflective inner surface and light emitted from the light source is visible through the at least one aperture. The reflective inner surface may also have holographic properties. An outer surface of the container is printed with a design wherein the apertures and the design correspond such that a scene is formed when the container is illuminated. Alternatively, the illuminable container may comprise a shape and design configured to provide a dimensional aspect to the scene when illuminated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Jacqueline A. Magras-Sinnen, Jeffrey T. Murphy
  • Patent number: 5770008
    Abstract: A sticker dispenser for holding a tape of stickers and dispensing the stickers one at a time consists of a case; a loading door for inserting the stickers into the case; a movable plunger mounted to the case and movable between an extended position and a retracted position and biased in the extended position by a spring and the plunger having a gear rack; geared wheels meshing with the gear rack for moving the stickers out of the dispenser; and a sticker door for engaging and guiding the tape of stickers as it leaves the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1998
    Assignee: The Miner Group
    Inventor: Jeffrey T. Murphy