Patents by Inventor Valeria D. Boyd

Valeria D. Boyd 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: 6883988
    Abstract: A vertical blind cleaning tool includes an elongate handle having a first end and a second end. A cavity is positioned in the handle. An outlet extends through the first end and into the cavity. A prong attachment is removably attached to the first end and includes a tubular member with a prong portion and a coupling portion. The coupling portion has a free end removably insertable into the first end of the handle. A receiving conduit extends through the prong attachment and may be fluidly coupled to the outlet of the handle. A plurality of openings extends through an inside surface and into the receiving conduit. An adsorptive membrane has a shape and size generally equal to the inside surface. The membrane is frictionally coupled to the prong portion. Fluid may flow from the cavity to the membrane and the membrane moved along either side of a vertical blind.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Inventors: Beatrice Brown, Valeria D. Boyd