Patents by Inventor Melvin Pendergraph

Melvin Pendergraph 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).

  • Publication number: 20060201836
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention comprise a hang tag for a product having an end portion that includes at least one closed recess. The hang tag has a retaining portion which is configured to receive and retain a portion of the product in a manner that resists rotation as well as removal. The hang tag also comprises a main body that is configured to provide a label bearing surface and a configuration for hanging the hang tag on a display rod. The retaining portion also has an interior opening for receiving the product and at least one flexible prong that is located in the opening that is configured to deflect away from the product when it is inserted into the opening and engage the closed recess to prevent removal of the product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2005
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventors: Melvin Pendergraph, Crystal Gray, Christopher Jahntz
  • Publication number: 20060196793
    Abstract: A preferred embodiment of the present invention is directed to a tool accessory case having a first and a second housing member pivotally connected to each other along a hinge portion and forming a tool holding cavity. At least one of the first and second housing members has a window from the outside of the case to the cavity. At least one insert is configured for receiving at least one tool accessory, the insert being disposed in at least one of the housing members. The insert has an identifier surface configured to be exposed through the window of the case. On the identifier surface, a product indicator is disposed for identifying the type of tool accessory insert disposed within the tool accessory case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2005
    Publication date: September 7, 2006
    Inventors: Melvin Pendergraph, Douglas Collins
  • Publication number: 20060186007
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a tool accessory case having a first and a second housing member pivotally connected to each other along a hinge portion and forming a tool holding cavity. The tool accessory case also has at least one index configured for receiving at least one elongated tool accessory disposed in one of the housing members. The index has an upper guide for contacting an upper portion of the tool accessory, and a lower guide for contacting a lower portion of the tool accessory. Further, a flexible arm is included on either the index or one of the first and second housing members. The flexible arm is configured for deforming and applying a lateral pressure to the lower portion of the tool accessory for the purpose of positively retaining the tool accessory in the index. The tool accessory is slidingly received by the index, and the lateral pressure is applied by the flexible arm when the tool accessory is generally entirely received by the index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2005
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Inventors: Hagen Dost, Melvin Pendergraph, Brian Chiaruttini, Patrick McAuliffe, Javier Ibarra-Sandoval