Patents by Inventor Sheila M. Wells

Sheila M. Wells 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).

  • Protective nook for open tray
    Patent number: 10159358
    Abstract: A nook for protecting a surrounding environment from contamination and being removably attached to an outer circumferential periphery of an open chair tray for at least partially encompassing an upper surface of the tray. Included in the nook is an overhanging lip attached to the nook configured for overlapping a portion of the outer circumferential periphery of the tray. A flexible sheet has a substantially planar surface, and a pocket member is disposed on the flexible sheet and configured for placing an object within the pocket member. The nook is formed by bending the sheet into a generally “U”-shaped structure corresponding to the outer circumferential periphery of the tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Inventor: Sheila M. Wells
  • PROTECTIVE NOOK FOR OPEN TRAY
    Publication number: 20160331152
    Abstract: A nook for protecting a surrounding environment from contamination and being removably attached to an outer circumferential periphery of an open chair tray for at least partially encompassing an upper surface of the tray. Included in the nook is an overhanging lip attached to the nook configured for overlapping a portion of the outer circumferential periphery of the tray. A flexible sheet has a substantially planar surface, and a pocket member is disposed on the flexible sheet and configured for placing an object within the pocket member. The nook is formed by bending the sheet into a generally “U”-shaped structure corresponding to the outer circumferential periphery of the tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventor: Sheila M. Wells