Patents by Inventor Joseph Jean, Jr.

Joseph Jean, Jr. 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).

  • Slotted clip for use in the reassembly of printer toner cartridges
    Patent number: 5937238
    Abstract: Methods of recycling printer cartridges use special rail-type clips for reassembly of complementary halves of a printer cartridge, the clips comprising cutouts or gaps spaced along the length thereof which accommodate protrusions near the edges being joined. The invention allows for recovering these cartridges and avoiding the cost of discarding a fairly costly machine element while additionally avoiding the processing costs for rendering the cartridge into inert, non-polluting waste.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Assignee: Nashua Corporation
    Inventors: Roger Tremblay, Thomas Pelletier, Joseph Jean, Jr.
  • Headband with detachable lenses
    Patent number: 4616367
    Abstract: A headband with detachable lenses wherein the lenses are movable laterally to accommodate an individual's inter-pupillary distance and also angularly to accommodate the individual's forehead angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 14, 1986
    Inventors: Joseph A. Jean, Jr., Lynne Laurence