Patents by Inventor Thomas E. Rendall

Thomas E. Rendall 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: 5323996
    Abstract: A bracket for removably fastening a flexible web article to a generally planar support surface. The bracket includes first and second generally closed bands of approximate equivalent size adapted to grip the flexible web article and fastening element adapted for engagement with the support surface for affixing the closed bands thereto. The fastening element includes a first side portion having a surface adapted to attach to the support surface and an opposite second side portion which carries the closed bands in juxtaposition to each other. In one embodiment, the closed bands, in the form of two planar rings, are coupled to the second side portion in an abutted position to permit pivoting of each ring about the second side portion. In a second embodiment, an attachment band is carried by the second side portion and loops through two planar rings to fasten them to the fastening element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1994
    Inventor: Thomas E. Rendall