Patents by Inventor Joseph O. Church

Joseph O. Church 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).

  • Security support system to display items
    Patent number: 6393877
    Abstract: A security support system and method adapted to display an item on a support surface having spaced apart parallel channels to lockably retain the item against unauthorized removal. The security support system includes a base member that is sized and configured to engage the channels, a support arm that is adjacent to the base member that holds the display item, an optional retainer element that is sized to prevent removal of the display item and a lockable element that engages the support arm on the distal end opposite the base member. The lockable element is secured to the support arm in a locked state and is configured alone or with the optional retainer element to prevent removal of the display item. The lockable element in an unlocked state disengages from the support arm allowing removal of the display item and the optional retainer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Inventor: Joseph O. Church
  • Portable folding chair
    Patent number: D474041
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Inventors: Tito L. Howard, Joseph O. Church
  • Portable seating device
    Patent number: D483959
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Inventors: Graham W. Howard, Joseph O. Church