Patents by Inventor Melanie M. Macintyre

Melanie M. Macintyre 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: 5878672
    Abstract: A portable organizer desk 10 comprising a sheet 12 of a substantially planar flexible material, a pair of elongate handle straps 34, 35 attached to the sheet on a first fold line 36 defining a first panel 72 and a second panel 97 in the sheet, a pair of loops 104, 105 attached to the sheet along a second fold line 39 defining a third panel 103, a pair of connecting straps 50, 51 attached to the sheet in the second panel, a plurality of pockets 56, 57, and 106 detachably connected to the sheet in the third panel, and a lapboard 52 detachably connected to the connecting straps, the lapboard having an activity surface 53 and an opposing padded surface 54, the pair of connecting straps permitting the lapboard to be selectively moved between a first position against the second panel of the sheet and a second position extending outwardly therefrom, and the lapboard detachably securing in the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1999
    Inventors: Heather M. Ostermann, Melanie M. Macintyre