Patents by Inventor John Stanfield

John Stanfield 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: 5078282
    Abstract: A cup rack for transporting, washing, and storing cups or glasses has a frame with open ended receptacles with support members in the bottom thereof for receiving cups or glasses. The support members have projections for locating and holding the cups or glasses. Guides at the corners of the frame are adapted to locate a cover member and a superposed rack nesting therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1992
    Inventor: John Stanfield
  • Patent number: 5064236
    Abstract: A dish carrier 10 has a base 11, a cover 12, four stanchions 13 and flexible handles 42. The base is formed with four wedge shaped slots 34 through which the stanchions may extend. The wedge shaped slots are each straddled by track having divergent rails. The stanchions are slidably mounted to the base and rails to receive and straddle stacks of dishes of different sizes stacked upon the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1991
    Inventor: John Stanfield
  • Patent number: 4969560
    Abstract: A dish rack has a wire mesh frame that defines a space in which a set of dishes may be supported uprightly. A lower plate support having a series of notches is mounted to the frame. A pair of upper plate supports each having a series of notches are adjustably mounted to the frame above and to opposite sides of said lower plate support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 13, 1990
    Inventor: John Stanfield
  • Patent number: 4940143
    Abstract: A flatware case has a base and a hingedly attached lid. Spaced posts extend upwardly from the floor of the base adjacent one end thereof for maintaining utility ends of stacks of flatware in position. Spring biased clamps are positioned to releasibly clamp the stems of the flatware stacked within the case. Flatware may thus be securely held in stacks within the case by the posts and clamps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 10, 1990
    Inventor: John Stanfield
  • Patent number: 4838596
    Abstract: A dish carrier has a rectangular base plate that has a flat top surface and four side edges. The base plate is formed with four rows of slots that extend from adjacent the four side edges towards the base center. Four resilient arms are releasibly mounted to the four rows of slots selected with regard to the size of dishes to be carried stacked upon the base top surface with their sides held by the arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 13, 1989
    Inventor: John Stanfield
  • Patent number: 4786096
    Abstract: A dish carrier for transporting and storing a stack of dishes comprises a base from the periphery of which a set of resilient wire arms upwardly extends. A cover is slidably mounted onto the arms and a handle releasibly attachable to the ends of two opposing arms. So constructed, dishes may be stacked upon the base and maintained in their stacked configuration by the upright arms and the cover passed downwardly over the arms and onto the top of the stack of dishes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1988
    Inventor: John Stanfield
  • Patent number: D316934
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 21, 1991
    Inventor: John Stanfield
  • Patent number: D319521
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1991
    Inventor: John Stanfield