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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6926527 | Method and apparatus for transferring or applying a drawing to a surface The present invention comprises a kit. The kit provides the ability to transfer a drawing to an object and to provide color and/or shading in the transferred drawing. A first sheet is provided having a first side and a second side, the first side including a drawing... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6465072 | Blank for a decorator's tool A method of providing a substrate with a decorative coating simulating the appearance of grained wood. A continuous layer comprising an aqueous medium which contains a polymeric binder and a particulate, non film-forming material is applied to an opaque s... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6013132 | Paint roller with masked surface In a paint roller having an inner core with an outer annular surface and a radially resilient, substantially cylindrical paint roller medium extending around and affixed to the inner core for rotation therewith, the improvement wherein the outer medium ha... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5876828 | Blank for decorator's tool The decorator's graining tool (1) is formed from a flat blank (8), which can be wrapped around and secured to itself so as to form the tool in the form of a tubular body having a plurality of teeth (2) at one end and an arcuate convex face (3) at the othe... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5857235 | Paint applicator An applicator for creating designs, patterns and configurations in the paint or other material being applied to a surface area, comprising a body portion for the user to hold and a working portion to apply the paint or other material to the surface area. ... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5822826 | Decorating paint applying device A decorating paint applying device and method is disclosed, which is helpful for painting floral and leafy vegetation or special effects having a 3-dimensional effect. The device is composed of a one piece, unitary, paint retaining, compressible, resilien... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5806130 | Decorating tool A decorating tool for use by painters in ragging a previously painted surface. The tool includes a sleeve elasticated to a roller which can be mounted on a conventional roller handle assembly. The sleeve is formed of a rag material and has a diameter and ... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5693141 | Special effect paint roller Paint rollers (11-15) having an outer annular paint roll medium (21-25) configured and constructed to produce special effects when rolled over a work surface in a positive or negative mode of painting or in one case, in both modes simultaneously. In three... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5577291 | Decorative paint roller device A paint rolling device comprising a roller rotatably mountable on an axle of a standard roller frame. One or more cartridge retaining apparatus are positioned incrementally around the roller, the retaining apparatus preferably consisting of elongated chan... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5524316 | Hand tool for decoratively applying plaster A hand tool for spreading plaster on a substrate such as a ceiling and the like in decorative designs in a repeating pattern having a stiff but resilient blade with a serrated distal, longitudinal edge. A handle is attached to the resilient blade at an op... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5507064 | Wood graining tools A series of wood graining tools for producing wood grain patterns corresponding to plain sawn, quarter sawn and/or rotary cut woods, on an application surface. The plain sawn tool presents a graining pattern having a plurality of crown-shaped embossed rib... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5471703 | Apparatus for applying paint Apparatus for applying paint to walls includes a paint roller, a rotating tube and a rag which is wrapped around and secured to the tube. The tube may be made of a flexible material, and has openings for securing the rag to the tube. A plurality of openin... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5000671 | Machine for imprinting sculptured designs on walls and ceilings A hand held, self cleaning, machine which uses embossed design rollers to sculpture designs on walls or ceilings. It is now possible to put embossed designs on walls or ceilings, in prepared areas of mortar, joint compound, clay, or cement. The machine us... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4791695 | Artist's brush An artist's brush including handle-mounted bristles of curvilinear configuration and including an outer edge with adjacent elongate portions, one of which is arcuate with a tapered section defined by progressively shorter bristles.... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4483036 | Artist's painting aid An artist's brush helpful in painting leafy vegetation such as trees, bushes, and the like, having a plurality of tiered layers of bristles, each of said layers containing bristles of various lengths arranged within said tiered row to form a plurality of ... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4237579 | Graining brush A tool for applying a liquid stain to a flat surface to impart a timber grain effect comprising a paint brush, a bristle retaining slidable plate on one side of the brush and a slidable comb plate on the other side of the brush. Both the plates have an el... | 12/09/1980 |
