Patents by Inventor Joanne Downey

Joanne Downey 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: 20070200040
    Abstract: An improved mounting bracket for use in attaching curtain rods in conjunction with an upper beam of a standard blind bracket mounting device of a blind assembly. The mounting bracket is slidably mounted on the upper beam of the blind assembly and prevents the blind assembly from falling out of the blind bracket mounting device. The mounting brackets include first and second bracket housings having joint first and second seam sections for forming first and second holding wall clip members, respectively. The first holding wall member includes a pair of spaced-apart outer first and inner second holding prong members being integrally connected to an exterior first wall surface. The third holding wall member includes a pair of spaced-apart outer third and inner fourth holding prong members being integrally connected to an exterior third wall surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Inventors: Tim McMenamin, Joanne Downey
  • Patent number: 7198088
    Abstract: An improved mounting bracket for use in attaching curtain rods in conjunction with an upper beam of a standard blind bracket mounting device of a blind assembly. The mounting bracket is slidably mounted on the upper beam of the blind assembly and prevents the blind assembly from falling out of the blind bracket mounting device. The mounting brackets include first and second bracket housings having joint first and second seam sections for forming first and second holding wall clip members, respectively. The first holding wall member includes a pair of spaced-apart outer first and inner second holding prong members being integrally connected to an exterior first wall surface. The third holding wall member includes a pair of spaced-apart outer third and inner fourth holding prong members being integrally connected to an exterior third wall surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Inventors: Tim McMenamin, Joanne Downey
  • Publication number: 20060175025
    Abstract: An improved mounting bracket for use in attaching curtain rods in conjunction with an upper beam of a standard blind bracket mounting device of a blind assembly. The mounting bracket is slidably mounted on the upper beam of the blind assembly and prevents the blind assembly from falling out of the blind bracket mounting device. The mounting brackets include first and second bracket housings having joint first and second seam sections for forming first and second holding wall clip members, respectively. The first holding wall member includes a pair of spaced-apart outer first and inner second holding prong members being integrally connected to an exterior first wall surface. The third holding wall member includes a pair of spaced-apart outer third and inner fourth holding prong members being integrally connected to an exterior third wall surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2006
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Inventors: Tim McMenamin, Joanne Downey
  • Patent number: 6840482
    Abstract: Curtain mounting brackets for curtain rods for use with conventional blind bracket mounting devices of a blind assembly for attaching one or more curtain rods thereon in order to hold a curtain and/or valance thereto. The curtain mounting brackets include a first bracket housing having a first holding wall member with an upper channel, a lower channel, a first side perimeter edge and a second side perimeter edge; the first holding wall member having mounted thereon a first curtain rod holding prong member and a second curtain rod holding prong member; and the upper and lower channels of the first holding wall member are for engaging and being joined to an upper and lower receiving channel of the conventional blind bracket mounting device, respectively for preventing one end of the blind assembly from falling out of the blind bracket mounting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Inventors: Joanne Downey, Tim McMenamin, Sr.
  • Publication number: 20020162929
    Abstract: Curtain mounting brackets for curtain rods for use with conventional blind bracket mounting devices of a blind assembly for attaching one or more curtain rods thereon in order to hold a curtain and/or valance thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2001
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Inventors: Joanne Downey, Tim McMenamin