Patents by Inventor Kenneth A. Ruff

Kenneth A. Ruff 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: 5927672
    Abstract: A card holder having a spring biased, card-holding clamp and a support with first and second side members that are attached to each other at the top of the support. Each side member extends downwardly and outwardly with respect to each other, defining an angle therebetween. Ends of the clamp are mountable on the side members below a first stop and between second stops disposed on at least one of the side members. The spring-biased clamp and outwardly extending side members cooperatively bias the clamp upwardly. The first stop prevents upwardly movement of the clamp beyond a predetermined vertical position, and the second stops prevent movement of the clamp beyond preselected horizontal locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: Jim Beam Brands Co.
    Inventor: Kenneth A. Ruff
  • Patent number: D413147
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Assignee: Jim Beam Brands Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Ruff, Robert A. Nuzzo