Patents by Inventor John V. Norwood

John V. Norwood 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: 5996204
    Abstract: A method for quickly and easily attaching and removing a sign from a rope. The sign has a split-T portion defining flexible arms. The arms are bent to allow the rope to slide through transition slots to ultimately enter rope engaging channels. The arms are then released so that the transition slots have a width which restricts passage of the rope, thereby confining the rope to the rope engaging channels. The deflecting portions of the arms are located near the center of the sign to correspond with the natural position of a person's thumbs when holding the sign. The sign allows a new method for attaching a sign to a rope to be used, in which both arms are simultaneously bent from the center of the sign to insert the rope in the rope engaging channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Inventor: John V. Norwood
  • Patent number: 5848488
    Abstract: A sign adapted to be quickly and easily attached to and removed from a rope. The sign has a split-T portion defining flexible arms. The arms are bent to allow the rope to slide through transition slots to ultimately enter rope engaging channels. The arms are then released so that the transition slots have a width which restricts passage of the rope, thereby confining the rope to the rope engaging channels. The deflecting portions of the arms are located near the center of the sign to correspond with the natural position of a person's thumbs when holding the sign. The sign allows a new method for attaching a sign to a rope to be used, in which both arms are simultaneously bent from the center of the sign to insert the rope in the rope engaging channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1998
    Assignee: Interstate Graphics
    Inventor: John V. Norwood
  • Patent number: D403709
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1999
    Inventor: John V. Norwood