Patents by Inventor John F. Latham

John F. Latham 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: 4221078
    Abstract: A flexible rubber disk serving as a base for a transparent globular display container adapted to be filled with liquid, and as an effective seal for a circular opening in the latter bounded by a flared lip. The upper face of the base is provided with a central socket for a cylindrical block of yieldable porous plastic material in which are seated the components of a natural or artificial floral arrangement, or any other desirable ornament. The block is secured against displacement by arcuate ribs at the edge of the socket which impale substantially the entire lateral wall of the block. An annular recess in the upper face of the base permits the insertion thereinto of said flared lip at said circular opening, to form a liquid seal at the base of the annular slot and at the convexity of the flared lip against the inner lateral wall of the central portion of the disk delineated by the annular slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1978
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1980
    Inventors: John F. Latham, Elaine L. Latham
  • Patent number: D636640
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Inventor: John F. Latham