Patents by Inventor Keith D. Gilstrap

Keith D. Gilstrap 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: 5450629
    Abstract: A hat has a shell of general hemispherical shape with an open bottom, a peripheral edge around the open bottom and an interior. A visor, having an inside edge and an outside edge, is flexibly attached along a section of the peripheral edge to the shell and extends substantially perpendicularly away from the shell. The visor has a plurality of fold lines extending from its inside edge to its outside edge. The fold lines allow the visor to be folded to a reduced size and tucked into the interior of the hat to form a purse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1995
    Inventor: Keith D. Gilstrap