Patents by Inventor Stephen Slack

Stephen Slack 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).

  • Publication number: 20080127791
    Abstract: There is disclosed a film dispenser comprising a housing adapted to receive and hold a roll of film and having a dispensing opening through which a layer of film may pass, the dispenser being provided with a movable cutting unit having a blade mounted therein, the dispenser further comprising a cutting channel shaped and positioned to receive said blade. It is preferred that the dispenser has means to maintain tension in the film as it is cut.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventors: Giovanni Benedetti, Jamie Wilson, Graham Sharp, Stephen Slack
  • Publication number: 20080029679
    Abstract: A theft deterrent bracket for holding and presenting at least one item from a wall or panel, the bracket including at least one socket for receiving a portion of said item. The casing comprises: a) a locking component positioned within the casing and comprising a locking element having first and second configurations; the locking element being sized and shaped to, in the first configuration, engage with a corresponding element positioned on the item and fixedly retain the item within the casing, and, in the second configuration, not engage with the corresponding element of the item; b) releasing component to move the locking component into the second configuration; and c) protecting component to shield the locking component and the releasing component from direct access or interference. The bracket is provided with affixing component for attaching it to a panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2005
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Inventors: Giovanni Benedetti, Graham Sharp, Stephen Slack
  • Publication number: 20050166730
    Abstract: There is disclosed a film dispenser comprising a housing adapted to receive and hold a roll of film and having a dispensing opening through which a layer of film may pass, the dispenser being provided with a movable cutting unit having a blade mounted therein, the dispenser further comprising a cutting channel shaped and positioned to receive said blade. It is preferred that the dispenser has means to maintain tension in the film as it is cut.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2003
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventors: Giovanni Benedetti, Jamie Wilson, Graham Sharp, Stephen Slack
  • Patent number: D522782
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: Benedetti International PLC
    Inventors: Giovanni Benedetti, Graham Sharp, Stephen Slack