Patents by Inventor Lana L. Plum

Lana L. Plum 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: 20010054260
    Abstract: A cost-effective door-closing mechanism for sliding doors such as patio screens includes a connecting line attached at one end to the door and at the opposite end to a hanging weight. A pulley secured adjacent a closed side of the sliding door is disposed between the ends of the connecting line and receives the connecting line such that the hanging weight urges the sliding door closed. A protecting tube is disposed surrounding the pulley, hanging weight and connecting line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2001
    Publication date: December 27, 2001
    Inventors: Thomas S. Plum, Lana L. Plum