Patents by Inventor Ronald G. Skipper

Ronald G. Skipper 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: 5720466
    Abstract: A foldable book support with adjustable page retainers comprising feet rotatably attached to a back, tubes slidably attached to the feet, and fingers slidably and rotatably attached to the tubes. The tubes in slidable contact with the feet provide book support adjustment to compensate for varying thicknesses of books. The fingers translate longitudinally over the length of the tubes, and by virtue of the fictional fit between the fingers and tubes, provide page retention adjustable to the thickness of pages to be retained. The feet may be held either approximately perpendicular to the back while the book support is in use, or in the alternative, approximately parallel to the back while the book support is being transported or stored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1998
    Inventor: Ronald G. Skipper