Patents by Inventor Larry E. Lockwood

Larry E. Lockwood 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).

  • Paint brush holder
    Patent number: 5016773
    Abstract: A novel paint brush holder for holding a plurality of paint brushes in a bucket is described. The paint brush holder is of generally planar construction and has a resilient ring member which resiliently engages the inner wall of the paint bucket when in use and which is resiliently inwardly flexible to remove the paint brush holder from and to insert the paint brush holder into the paint bucket. Radially-inwardly directed prongs are provided as paint brush supports and a radially-inwardly directed wiping bar also is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 21, 1991
    Inventor: Larry E. Lockwood
  • Paint brush holder
    Patent number: 4852833
    Abstract: A paint brush holder for placing in a paint bucket to be wholly enclosed therein comprises an open framework cylindrical structure shaped to conform to the shape of the paint bucket. A plurality of radially-directed prongs provide supports for the paint brushes and are provided at two different heights. A transverse bar functions as a lifting handle and a scraper bar for removal of excess paint from brushes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 1, 1989
    Inventor: Larry E. Lockwood