Patents by Inventor Samuel Alexander Jefferson

Samuel Alexander Jefferson 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: 6371546
    Abstract: A telescopic sun screen assembly for use in the interior of an automobile. The sunscreen assembly comprises a sun visor member capable of being mounted to the interior of an automobile, the visor having a compartment and a bottom opening. A housing is receivable within the visor compartment and insertable and removable through the visor bottom opening. The housing has a compartment and a bottom opening that slidingly and telescopically receive a sun screen panel. The housing and panel may be readily removed from the visor and reinstalled in another visor, or the housing and panel may be readily removed from the visor and another housing and panel reinstalled in the same visor. The housing and panel are thus separable components and may be provided as an aftermarket item separate from the visor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Inventor: Samuel Alexander Jefferson
  • Patent number: 5884684
    Abstract: A telescopic sun screen assembly for removably mounting to the interior of an automobile, such as the sun visor thereof. The assembly includes three telescopically arranged members, where a first member comprises a bracket for slidably receiving a second panel member, which in turn slidably receives the third panel member. The second panel member includes an opaque face, while the third panel member includes two different and distinct areas of translucency such that the user thereof may, by sliding the members relative to one another, determine the degree of sun protection desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Inventor: Samuel Alexander Jefferson