Patents by Inventor Shirley J. Tomasello

Shirley J. Tomasello 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: 6007103
    Abstract: A pull tab accessory device for any type of binder but most particularly for a ring binder having multiple rings such as the commonly known "three ring binder". In one embodiment the tab may be an extension of the spine of a book or binder elongated as desired and tapered to form a surface which may be readily grasped by the thumb and fingers of a person. The extension is pliable and deformable to form an angle of ninety degrees with the spine if required. A second embodiment is an elongated flexible member having one or more legs provided with an aperture at one end and with a tab suitable for grasping by the thumb and fingers of a person at the end remote from the aperture. The aperture is shaped in cross-sectional dimension to slide over the lowermost ring of a ring binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1999
    Inventor: Shirley J. Tomasello