Patents by Inventor Norman R. Emms

Norman R. Emms 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: 4515572
    Abstract: A floatable toy has a hollow body formed as the body of a frog or other figure. In the base of the body a series of apertures are formed through which water can enter the body. Corresponding apertures are formed in the head of the body for the escape of air. Floatation members in the form of eyeballs are trapped within the body. On immersing the body in water the water rises within the body and the floatation members rise and are retained in eye sockets in the head where they are visible while the body floats in a partially submerged condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1984
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1985
    Assignee: Hestair Kiddicraft Limited
    Inventor: Norman R. Emms
  • Patent number: 4492316
    Abstract: A dispenser of dispensing tabets one at a time has a reservoir, a chamber below the reservoir in which the tablets are arranged in a single layer and a dispensing passageway which leads to a dispensing orifice. The passageway is of such a width that a single column of tablets can be accommodated. The passageway is defined by portions of a moving slider member and can be moved from a non-dispensing position to a dispensing position. In this latter position the lowermost tablet is dispensed whereas the remaining tablets in the column are retained in the passageway by a fixed protuberance. One side of the passageway is resilient to minimize tablet damage. The slider member is adapted to assist the passage of tablets from the reservoir to the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1982
    Date of Patent: January 8, 1985
    Assignee: The Boots Company PLC
    Inventor: Norman R. Emms
  • Patent number: 4420178
    Abstract: A removable fixing device for use with an article having a slot, comprising twisting means, for example in FIG. 1 a handle portion 2, and two outwardly projecting and outwardly open clips 7a and 7b. In use, the clips 7a and 7b are aligned with and between adjacent edges of a slot formed in the article and the handle portion 2 is twisted so as to cause the clips 7a and 7b to grip opposed edge portions of the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1981
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1983
    Assignee: Item Products Limited
    Inventors: Gerald M. Taylor, Norman R. Emms
  • Patent number: D273025
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1982
    Date of Patent: March 13, 1984
    Assignee: Hestair Kiddicraft Limited
    Inventors: Norman R. Emms, Peter D. Bryant
  • Patent number: D273026
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1982
    Date of Patent: March 13, 1984
    Assignee: Hestair Kiddicraft Limited
    Inventors: Norman R. Emms, Peter D. Bryant
  • Patent number: D274071
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 29, 1984
    Assignee: Hestair Kiddicraft Limited
    Inventors: Norman R. Emms, Peter D. Bryant
  • Patent number: D274072
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 29, 1984
    Assignee: Hestair Kiddicraft Limited
    Inventors: Norman R. Emms, Peter D. Bryant
  • Patent number: D282086
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1983
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1986
    Assignee: Hestair Kiddicraft
    Inventor: Norman R. Emms
  • Patent number: D289185
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1987
    Assignee: Hestair Kiddicraft Limited
    Inventors: Norman R. Emms, Peter D. Bryant
  • Patent number: D293004
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1987
    Assignee: Hestair Kiddicraft Limited
    Inventor: Norman R. Emms
  • Patent number: D294054
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1985
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1988
    Assignee: Hestair Kiddicraft Limited
    Inventor: Norman R. Emms