Patents by Inventor Thomas Carmichael

Thomas Carmichael 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).

  • Support frame for wreaths
    Patent number: 5299382
    Abstract: A supporting frame for supporting decorative materials to be formed into a wreath or the like, comprises a frame member, preferably ring-shaped, having a first substantially horizontal portion which is provided with means for retention of the decorative material and prevention of its movement in the plane of the ring-shaped member after the material has been fastened thereto. A second vertical portion of the ring member forms a lip extending along the outer periphery of the first horizontal portion and is designed to increase the strength of the frame and prevent the decorative materials from rolling off the face of the ring-shaped member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 5, 1994
    Inventor: Thomas Carmichael
  • Wreath-making machine
    Patent number: 5247729
    Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a wreath from a plurality of elongated objects, such as boughs by securing the boughs to a frame with a securing member such as a wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1993
    Assignee: Callison's Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas Carmichael
  • Support ring for a wreath
    Patent number: D344249
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 15, 1994
    Inventor: Thomas Carmichael