Patents by Inventor Peter E. Knight

Peter E. Knight 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: 4957152
    Abstract: Disclosed is a device for applying tension to the free ends of a curtain track draw cord that is looped about a pulley at one end of the track. The device consists of a first member containing two parallel channels to acept the free ends of the draw cord and second member, attached to a second pulley block at the opposite end of the curtain track, to which the first member is secured to trap the cords therebetween. The second member contains tubular passageways opposite and perpendicular to the channels in the first member in which are contained coil springs, ball bearings are located between the springs and the draw cords cause the cords to frictionally engage the walls of the channels and maintain tension in the cords lying within the curtain track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 18, 1990
    Assignee: Swish Products Limited
    Inventors: Peter E. Knight, John E. Lyons
  • Patent number: 4440298
    Abstract: A greeting card is adapted to serve as a gift wrapping for a garment, especially a T-shirt, and has a pocket to receive the garment formed by a sheet of transparent material attached to the inside of the rear cover, the front cover having a window through which the garment is visible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 3, 1984
    Assignee: Adrian Marsh Limited
    Inventor: Peter E. Knight