Patents by Inventor Ruth C. Bradford

Ruth C. Bradford 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: 4844281
    Abstract: The Accessory is a shell having an up-right for supporting a paint brush thereagainst, and a web, with a plurality of drain holes formed therein to permit excess paint, or the like to drain therethrough. Integral with the shell is a circular limb, extending therefrom in a normal attitude, and the shell and limb, together define a U-shaped channel for engagingly shrouding the rim of an open container of paint, stain, varnish, shellac, or the like. The web bridges across a lowermost portion of the shell. Too, the shell has an uppermost land, with a cut-out formed therein. A paint brush can be set upon the web, with the handle thereof engaged with the cut-out, and be supported thus to allow it to drain into the container with which the channel is engaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 4, 1989
    Inventor: Ruth C. Bradford