Patents by Inventor Maureen T. Blackburn

Maureen T. Blackburn 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: 4799520
    Abstract: A cover for Christmas trees which includes a tree-encapsulating bag or sheath provided with a center opening for receiving the trunk of the tree, a center string sleeve encircling the center opening and slidably containing a center perimeter string for tightening the center segment of the sheath against the trunk and an outside perimeter sleeve for containing an outside perimeter string, wherein the sheath can be extended entirely around the limits of the tree and the outside perimeter string tightened, to encapsulate the major portion of the tree inside the sheath. Multiple radial string sleeves slidably containing radial strings are also provided in the sheath, for shaping the sheath into a simulated landscape by forming pleats and scallops in the sheath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 24, 1989
    Inventors: James H. Blackburn, Maureen T. Blackburn