Patents by Inventor Lorraine J. O'Malley

Lorraine J. O'Malley 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: 4989326
    Abstract: An apparatus for marking a cloth or other material for the precise placement of stitches in a quilt. The apparatus includes a handle portion having extended therefrom a stem or elongated bar which includes a means for containing a marking medium such as ink or chalk and a wheel rotatably connected to the end of the stem, the wheel having a series of spaced points thereon, the points communicating with the marking medium such that as the wheel is rolled across the cloth the spaced pointed portions of the wheel mark the cloth in a manner that shows the placement of stitches thereon. A spacer bar is provided adjacent the wheel for spacing the wheel a precise distance from the edge of the material. The marking means includes a well and, in an alternative embodiment, may include ink or chalk cartridges placed therein for providing the ink or chalk to the wheel. The handle is angled from the stem such that it provides an easy operation of the pointed wheel across the cloth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1987
    Date of Patent: February 5, 1991
    Inventor: Lorraine J. O'Malley