Patents by Inventor Lee J. Curtis

Lee J. Curtis 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: 5007553
    Abstract: A container for a paint brush, which container comprises a body and a lid, the body having a base and a walled portion which upstands from the base, the lid having an aperture through which a handle of the paint brush passes and slits which extend from the aperture and which enables parts of the lid defining the aperture to grip the handle of the paint brush, and the walled portion of the body having an inwardly projecting integrally formed shelf portion on which to rest the paint brush, and integrally formed ribs which extend parallel to the base and which are for wiping excess paint from the paint brush.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 16, 1991
    Inventor: Lee J. Curtis
  • Patent number: 4524483
    Abstract: An article of furniture comprising a door and/or a drawer which are openable and closeable by a handle, the handle comprising a hollow elongate body made of a flexible material, a pair of end collar members which are a sliding fit one over each end portion of the body, and a pair of screw members for screwing one into each end portion of the body to secure the body to the door or the drawer with the end collar members abutting the door or the drawer, the end collar members being slideable along the entire length of the body so that the body can be cut to any desired length to fit any existing handle holes in the door or the drawer and to have any desired curvature permitted by the flexible material, the end collar members being a sufficiently tight sliding fit that they act to try and prevent outward expansion of the end portions of the body as the screw members are screwed into position in the end portions of the body so that the end portions become firmly sandwiched between the collar members and the screw
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1984
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1985
    Inventors: Thomas F. Lynham, Lee J. Curtis