Patents by Inventor Vern M. Reath

Vern M. Reath 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: 5137242
    Abstract: Disclosed is a device for holding spectacles. It is made of a unitary, flexible, resilient polymeric material formed into a receptacle member having a forward section and rear section separated by upwardly projecting, hinged walls. The forward section has a bridge rest and the rear section has a slot. The hinged walls flex outwardly to hold firmly spectacles placed into the device with the temples folded inwardly and inserted into the slot, the bridge of the frame resting on the bridge rest, and the hinged walls extending between the folded temples and the frame. The device is adapted to rest on a flat, horizontal surface or be mounted to a flat, vertical surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1992
    Inventor: Vern M. Reath