Patents by Inventor Sara Barbara Maguire

Sara Barbara Maguire 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: 8640282
    Abstract: A fitted bed sheet capable of fitting mattresses of multiple lengths is disclosed. The fitted bed sheet has a first section constructed primarily of non-stretch material and a second section sewn to the foot of the first section that is constructed primarily of non-elastic stretch material. The second section stretches to accommodate mattresses of longer lengths thereby eliminating the need to maintain multiple fitted bed sheets. The present invention increases user comfort, can be processed in commercial laundries, reduces the labor of making the bed, is easier to fold, and has a longer useful life than fitted sheets constructed with elastic stretch material. The fitted bed sheet can be washed, ironed, and folded automatically. The present invention may be used in institutional or private settings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Inventors: Sara Barbara Maguire, Walter Richard Maguire
  • Publication number: 20130219617
    Abstract: A fitted bed sheet capable of fitting mattresses of multiple lengths is disclosed. The fitted bed sheet has a first section constructed primarily of non-stretch material and a second section sewn to the foot of the first section that is constructed primarily of non-elastic stretch material. The second section stretches to accommodate mattresses of longer lengths thereby eliminating the need to maintain multiple fitted bed sheets. The present invention increases user comfort, can be processed in commercial laundries, reduces the labor of making the bed, is easier to fold, and has a longer useful life than fitted sheets constructed with elastic stretch material. The fitted bed sheet can be washed, ironed, and folded automatically. The present invention may be used in institutional or private settings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Inventors: Sara Barbara Maguire, Walter Richard Maguire
  • Patent number: 6408790
    Abstract: An animal litter box includes a litter tray for retaining a nonabsorbent litter that includes liquid permeable bottom means, preferably the bottom means defining a plurality of openings sized to allow the flow of liquid waste, but not the passage of litter. The litter tray fits into and is supported by a drain pan, the drain pan including an upstanding perimeter wall and a downwardly and inwardly sloping floor that includes a drain hole for the passage of liquid waste that has flowed through the litter tray liquid permeable bottom means. The liquid waste flows into and is collected by a reservoir drawer that is removably positioned within a base so that the liquid is captured by the reservoir drawer as it flows down the drain pan floor and through the drain pan hole. The base includes an upstanding perimeter support wall that has an opening for the placement and removal of the reservoir drawer, and the base supports the drain pan within its perimeter wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Inventor: Sara Barbara Maguire
  • Patent number: 4079472
    Abstract: A sleeping bag having a pillow pocket at the head thereof, a bag portion extending along less than one-half the length of the sleeping bag, and a foot portion having a longitudinally extensible and laterally expandable section within the bag portion of the sleeping bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1976
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1978
    Inventor: Sara Barbara Maguire