Patents by Inventor Michael E. Keffer

Michael E. Keffer 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: 5551772
    Abstract: An elongated upright rectangular frame surrounds a backboard having a front surface overlaid by a coextensive section of fabric material is provided with a monofilament strand tautly stretched across the fabric and backboard front and back surface from opposing sides thereof defining a series of longitudinally spaced parallel runs of the strand on the visable portion of the backboard for supporting a plurality of jewelry pieces when placed thereon. The frame further includes a plurality of shelves supported by vertically spaced pairs of knobs on the inner surfaces of opposite side panels of the frame. A shelf and drawer unit is similarly removably supported by pairs of knobs in which the drawers may be separately removed from the unit or the entire unit removed from the frame. Additionally, a series of horizontally inwardly projecting dowel-like rods support necklaces and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1996
    Inventor: Michael E. Keffer
  • Patent number: 5253750
    Abstract: A normally upright generally rectangular frame surrounded backboard having a front surface overlaid by a coextensive section of fabric is provided with a monofilament line tautly stretched across the fabric and backboard front surface within the frame from opposing sides thereof and defining a series of back-board longitudinally spaced parallel sections of the line which support a plurality of jewelry pricks when placed thereon and prevents sagging of the fabric relative to the backboard when supporting relatively heavy items of jewelry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1993
    Inventor: Michael E. Keffer