Karen TW Sutton Intellectual Property Law

Congrats New Patent Owners

Mermaid Fishing Lure

Modular Weed Barrier Mat Using Upcycled Tires

Chair Anti-Tip Device

Cam Lemley's Mermaid Fishing Lure is now US Patent No. 29,825,440 granted July, 2024. Cam's mermaid lure is both attractive to collectors and all the fish in the sea! Well done Cam!

Chair Anti-Tip Device

Modular Weed Barrier Mat Using Upcycled Tires

Chair Anti-Tip Device

Charlotte Critchfield's Chair Anti-Tip Device is now US Patent No. 18,317,432 granted May, 2024. Charlotte's grandchild ended up in the emergency room after falling off of a chair. Charlotte decided to invent a device to prevent future childhood chair-tipping accidents. Congratulations, Charlotte.

Modular Weed Barrier Mat Using Upcycled Tires

Soft Goggle Case with One-Handed Quick Release

Robert Lucas's Modular Weed Barried Mat Using Upcycled Tires is now US Patent No. 17,584,230 granted February, 2024. Robert recognized that tires could be recycled into a physical barrier preventing weeds from growing and thus reducing the amount of herbicide sprayed along roadways and fencelines. Congratulations Robert!

Soft Goggle Case with One-Handed Quick Release

Ralph Carratura's Soft Goggle Case with One-Handed Quick Release is now US Patent No. 17,370,893 granted December, 2022. Ralph enjoys off-road racing, but one of the issues of off-road racing is that ridder's goggles get splattered with mud, dust, and debris. Riders often carry a second pair of goggles in a drawstring bag but this second pair often becomes dirty due to the nature of off-road racing. Ralph realized a better method of storing safety goggles which allows for the easy, quick, and clean exchange of goggles. Well done Ralph!

Integrated Magazine Loading Assist Device

Soft Goggle Case with One-Handed Quick Release

Integrated Magazine Loading Assist Device

Glenn Burd's Integrated Magazine Loading Assist Device is now US Patent No. 17,657,751 granted October, 2022. Glenn is a sharpshooter and, while in retirement, recognized a new way to quickly and conveniently load gun magazines. with a multipurpose tool that small and easy to carry. Congratulations Glenn!

Wheelchair Propulsion Device

Soft Goggle Case with One-Handed Quick Release

Integrated Magazine Loading Assist Device

John Britz's Wheelchair Propulsion Device is now US Patent No. 11,590,039 granted February 28, 2023. John saw that there was a need for a manual wheelchair assist and sought to make a simple device that can be used with any existing wheelchair and allows for narrow turning, which is significant disadvantage of big, motorized wheelchairs. John's hope is that his device will provide wheelchair users mobility option. Congratulations, John!

Insulated Blanket Hook and Strap

Adjustment Tool for Gymnastics Uneven Bars Apparatus

Aaron Mourey's Insulated Blanket Hook and Strap is now US Patent No. 11,585,369 granted February 21, 2023. Aaron is a linesman and like so many great inventions, saw a need in his own profession for better equipment to secure rubber blankets. Linemen have one of the most dangerous jobs in the world, and Aaron is doing his best to keep his fellow linemen safe. Well done Aaron!

Adjustment Tool for Gymnastics Uneven Bars Apparatus

David Sedgwick's Adjustment Tool for Gymnastics Uneven Bars Apparatus is now US Patent No. 11,559, 880 granted January 4, 2023. Dave is a seasoned gymnastics coach and his competitive spirit realized that this tool would save valuable time for his team during competition and also reduce wear and tear on the uneven bars equipment. Dave, I wish this tool existed back when I was a gymnast!

Tough Truck Scale

Adjustment Tool for Gymnastics Uneven Bars Apparatus

Padded Elizabethan Pet Collar

Carl Donati's Tough Truck Scale is now US Patent No. 11,473, 964 granted September 28, 2022. Carl is a teacher and like many western Pennsylvanians, has a truck that he uses to haul a variety of heavy things. Instead of guessing at the weight of the load in his truck bed, Carl realized there was a better way that would reduce trips due to underloading of the bed and prevent damage to the truck by actually weighing a load. His scale is an after market truck bed that can be easily installed into an existing truck.

Padded Elizabethan Pet Collar

Self Adjusting Deep Well Socket

Padded Elizabethan Pet Collar

Andrea Hollis' Padded Elizabethan Pet Collar is now US Patent No. D963,258 granted August 17, 2022 was inspired by her own dog Alli's blindness due to illness. The "Bone of Shame" design patent is cute and comfortable and keeps your pet safe by preventing the pet's head from being lodged between balusters or bumping into objects post surgery. Alli inspired Andrea's successful Etsy store, where you can find the Bone of Shame and other cute pet items.

Self Adjusting Deep Well Socket

Trevor W. Emerick's Self Adjusting Deep Well Socket is now US Patent No.

11,389,935 granted July 19, 2022. While I am proud of all my inventors, I have a special place in my heart for Trevor, who is a bright, ambitious young man with a work ethic, optimistic spirit and creative streak without peer. He is on the cusp of revolutionizing the socket industry with his tool, which allows the removal and replacement of damaged screw type fasteners such as bolts. Corrosion damaged bolt and nut heads are no longer an issue with Trevor's tool.

Rifle Recoil Mitigation

Self Adjusting Deep Well Socket

Joseph Schuster's Integrated Recoil Reduction Apparatus is now US Patent No. 11,340,040 granted May 24, 2022. Joe is a competitive sharp shooter and his invention makes firing your rifle more comfortable by reducing the recoil against your shoulder. Well done Joe!

Improved Mixing

Protect Your Round Bale

Donald E. Day's Stand Mixer Funnel Accessory is now US Patent No. 11,161,082. Donald's ingenious funnel fits onto a standard KitchenAid mixer and is superior to KichenAid's own flour funnel. All the flour ends up the mixing bowl and not on the cook!

Protect Your Round Bale

Deborah Anspach is one of just 11% of female patentees. Her Round Bale Cover, US patent no. 10,966,372 solves an annoying problem faced by horse owners: reducing bale spoilage due to moisture and bad weather. Deb is especially unique because she is an entrepreneur at an age when many settle into retirement and greener pastures. Her bale cover is easy to use, durable and best of all, keeps the hay clean and dry despite stormy, windy weather.

I am proud of all my inventors, but I am especially proud of Deb because she has faced so many hurdles with grace, determination, and true mental agility. She thinks on her feet and she gets things done, no matter what stands in her way. No Debbie Downer here: Deb Anspach embodies true grit and the American spirit!

Reading Revolution

Protect Your Round Bale

Reading Revolution

Reading specialists Sommer Dongilli and Shannon Squire knew there was a better way to teach reading, so they put their experience to good use and invented a revolutionary reading method and book that spans multiple reading levels, allowing a single book to be enjoyed by readers of many skill levels. Like Deb Anspach, Shannon and Sommer also belong to that elite group of female inventors, and their particular patent journey was filled with many twists and turns. It's all about staying the course and believing in your invention.

I am very proud of these two teachers, who are changing the way kids learn to read: Method and Apparatus for Preparing Integrated Multiple Skill Level Reading Materials, US patent no. 11,030,915

Bat Like Babe Ruth

Security for your Smartphone Camera

Reading Revolution

JIM BASILONE'S Training Assembly and Method for Teaching Batting Technique in Baseball and Softball is now US Patent No. 10,958,756 B2.

Jim has taken his experience as a batting coach and created the first physical trainer that provides consistent, repeatable muscle memory formation. His high school baseball team had a batting average ranging from .350 to .625!

Security for your Smartphone Camera

ANDREW FREEZE's Security Door for an Electronic Communications Devices is now US Patent No. 9,854,142 B2.; and Motorized Security Door for an Electronic Communications Device is now US Patent No. 10,133,154.

This client inventor is one of the most resourceful I have ever met. He holds the record for the most inexpensive working prototype I have seen: $4, printed on a 3-D printer at the local library!

Featured Client Entrepreneurs

Acutronic USA Inc

FLORIAN AIGRAIN is the CEO of Acutronic, an international company that produces products for aerospace, defense, and transportation industries. Engineers at the Pittsburgh office developed a technology know as Plasma Ignition and Combustion Assist System for Gas Turbine Engines, U.S. patent no. 17676992 and 18186161.

Bergad, Inc.

Acutronic USA Inc

PAUL BERGAD is a foam master. A self taught chemist, his specialty foams are found in helicopters, headphones, fracking sites and in surgical rooms across the United States. Have a problem? Paul can create a foam solution for you. Bergad

Forever, Inc.

Finish Robotics Inc.

GLEN MEAKEM, president and CEO of FOREVER, client inventor and friend, founded a Pittsburgh-based start up helping all of us preserve our family memories securely forever using a unique online system blending computer technology and investing acumen. Your memories are preserved, yet always retrievable, Forever. Try it and you'll love it too. Forever

Finish Robotics Inc.

RICKY HOUGHTON, inventor of "Video Throttling", U.S. patent no. 8,483,270, and part of the platform standard for AEDORS, which is being jointly developed by the government and industry in the robotics world, has a new patent-pending robot that will revolutionize the construction industry: FINISHBOT

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