Patents by Inventor Melissa Jo Whitney

Melissa Jo Whitney 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).

  • SUCTION CUP SECURING DEVICE INCORPORATING A BI-STABLE RIBBON SPRING
    Publication number: 20180149223
    Abstract: A device and method for holding or securing an article against a surface using a suction cup connected to a bi-stable snap action ribbon spring. The device and method utilize the bi-stable characteristics of a snap action ribbon spring together with the adhesion characteristics of a suction cup to create a self-latching, spring-loaded mechanism for securing an article to a surface. The device and method for holding or securing an article against a surface using a suction cup connected to a bi-stable snap action ribbon spring can be used to greatly simplify the ease in draining liquid from a hollow container in an effortless manner by the use of gravity by allowing the liquid within the hollow container to accumulate or settle towards the vicinity approximate to the opening where the liquid is dispensed from.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventor: Melissa Jo Whitney
  • Suction cup securing device incorporating a bi-stable ribbon spring
    Patent number: 9945513
    Abstract: A device and method for holding or securing an article against a surface using a suction cup connected to a bi-stable snap action ribbon spring. The device and method utilize the bi-stable characteristics of a snap action ribbon spring together with the adhesion characteristics of a suction cup to create a self-latching, spring-loaded mechanism for securing an article to a surface. The device and method for holding or securing an article against a surface using a suction cup connected to a bi-stable snap action ribbon spring can be used to greatly simplify the ease in draining liquid from a hollow container in an effortless manner by the use of gravity by allowing the liquid within the hollow container to accumulate or settle towards the vicinity approximate to the opening where the liquid is dispensed from.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Inventor: Melissa Jo Whitney
  • SUCTION CUP SECURING DEVICE INCORPORATING A BI-STABLE RIBBON SPRING
    Publication number: 20150184799
    Abstract: A device and method for holding or securing an article against a surface using a suction cup connected to a bi-stable snap action ribbon spring. The device and method utilize the bi-stable characteristics of a snap action ribbon spring together with the adhesion characteristics of a suction cup to create a self-latching, spring-loaded mechanism for securing an article to a surface. The device and method for holding or securing an article against a surface using a suction cup connected to a bi-stable snap action ribbon spring can be used to greatly simplify the ease in draining liquid from a hollow container in an effortless manner by the use of gravity by allowing the liquid within the hollow container to accumulate or settle towards the vicinity approximate to the opening where the liquid is dispensed from.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventor: Melissa Jo Whitney