Patents by Inventor Kathleen S. Ellenbecker

Kathleen S. Ellenbecker 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).

  • Instant flex ring guard
    Patent number: 5261256
    Abstract: A ring guard or insert that is constructed of a soft flexible low durometer thermoplastic rubber that will lay flat and affix to the bottom inside of a finger ring shank by means of adhesion. This device after installation remains flexible that when a finger is inserted through the finger ring, the guard will flex out of the ring and then flex back into the finger ring when in position and will constantly exert pressure against the finger keeping the ring from spinning on the finger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1993
    Inventors: Dale N. Ellenbecker, Kathleen S. Ellenbecker