Patents by Inventor Joseph Orton

Joseph Orton 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).

  • Publication number: 20050199176
    Abstract: An anti-wrap device for a flag comprises a clamp, which is configured to attach the anti-wrap device to a flagpole. The clamp includes a pair of spaced apart arms and a connecting portion, connecting the pair of spaced apart arms, with a first pivot disposed between the pair of spaced apart arms. An arm hinge is rotatably disposed about the first pivot, and configured to have a limited and predetermined range of motion about the first pivot. A second pivot is disposed through said arm hinge, with a flag arm comprising first and second spaced apart retaining arms that are connected together by a connecting portion. The retaining arms are configured to be disposed on either major face of a flag and are pivotable about the second pivot in a direction substantially orthogonal to the direction of pivot of the am hinge about the first pivot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2005
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Inventors: Joseph Orton, Robert Carpenter