Patents by Inventor Robert E. Downey

Robert E. Downey 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).

  • Rebuilt pillow and method of manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 4508044
    Abstract: An existing pillow which has a tick enclosing a stuffing that has deteriorated is inserted into an envelope. The envelope is made of a yielding foam material having a wall thickness sufficient to mask irregularities in the stuffing of the existing pillow. The entire pillow, including the tick and the enclosed stuffing is inserted into the envelope, and the envelope is then sewn shut. The envelope with the existing pillow is then placed into a second tick to form the rebuilt pillow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1985
    Inventors: Robert E. Downey, Claudine K. Downey