Patents by Inventor Tom Gabhart

Tom Gabhart 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).

  • Bulk balloon hanger
    Patent number: 5568875
    Abstract: A bulk balloon hanger for effectively supporting and displaying a plurality of noninflated mylar balloons. The bulk balloon hanger includes a hook for engaging a support rod or bar or other supporting structure, a curved bar having a permanent but slight bow effect along its length together with a straight channel along the length of the bar and a tension rod pivoted at one end of the bar and a hook-like clasp at the other end of the bar that engages the free end of the tension rod when the tension rod grips a plurality of noninflated mylar balloons between the tension rod and channel in the bowed or curved bar thereby providing an effective support for a plurality of noninflated mylar balloons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1996
    Assignee: J. Edward Johnson
    Inventors: J. Edward Johnson, Tom Gabhart