Patents
27 Design and Utility Patents, and still going
design & UTILITY patents
so many good ideas
So many ideas, and so many more that haven’t been patented… YET!
Utility Patents
Portable Charger
An apparatus includes a housing having a first connector port at a first end of the housing and a second connector port at a second end of the housing. The first end and the second end are opposite one another. An activator is configured to simultaneously move the first connector port and the second connector port when a force is applied. When the first connector port is extended beyond the housing, the second connector port is retracted into the housing, and when the second connector port is extended beyond the housing, the first connector port is retracted into the housing. An internal battery is coupled to the first connector port and configured to be charged via the first connector port from an external power source, and coupled to the second connector port and configured to provide power via the second connector port to an external device.
Automated pizza-making apparatus and method
An automated pizza-making system builds and bakes a pizza according to a customer order. The system includes a pizza assembly route and a plurality of ingredient dispensing stations for dispensing ingredients onto the pizza along the route. The uncooked pizza is automatically transferred to the oven for cooking. After the pizza is cooked, the system automatically slices and boxes the cooked pizza. A motion translator places the closed pizza box containing the pizza in a storage locker for customer pickup. A computing device is operable to manage the orders, manage the cooking steps for preparing each order, controls each functional station to build, cook, box, and store the pizza, and notify the customer for pickup when the pizza is ready. Related methods are also described.
Instrument Enclosure
In fields of endeavor pertaining to petrochemical plants, refining facilities, upstream production of oil and gas, power plant generation, and other applicable fields, instruments are frequently employed to monitor or sense pressure, flow, temperature, and other process parameters. Frequently, such instruments are required and/or configured to operate out of doors, often in remote or otherwise isolated locations and these instruments may be referred to herein as field instruments. Instrument enclosures may be used to protect instruments, including field instruments.
Respiratory isolation and/or treatment devices and methods of using the same
A device includes a body defining a respiration passage in fluidic communication with a filter fitting disposed on a first end of the body and a mask fitting disposed on a second end of the body, and a treatment passage in fluidic communication with the mask fitting. A treatment fitting is disposed on the body and is coupleable to a treatment source such that a seal in the treatment fitting transitions from a closed state to an open state to allow fluidic communication between the treatment source and the treatment passage. The device configured to permit (i) inhalation air and/or exhaled breath to be drawn and/or expelled through the filter fitting, the respiration passage, and the mask fitting and (ii) a respiratory therapeutic to be drawn from the treatment source coupled to the treatment fitting, through the treatment passage, and through the mask fitting.
Limited use tool disposable enclosure
A re-usable medical procedure power tool includes a subframe having a handle portion connected to a tool attachment portion and a power source portion. A removable, single use, contamination-blocking cover substantially covers the sub frame of the tool. At least the handle portion of the cover includes a flexible portion providing a tactile feel portion for a user. The tactile feel portion is movable sufficient to move an associated trigger attached to the subframe.
A physical therapy device
At least one mount section is mounted onto a vertical surface. The mount section includes a plurality of cutout sections. A strap attachment clip is connected to one of the cutout sections. A plurality of spacers is utilized to separate the mount section from the vertical surface. In a preferred embodiment the mount section is rectangular.
Folding Data Disk Holder
A data disk holder for electronic data storage disks such as compact disks (CDs), includes two opposed, generally arcuate planar closure members which are joined together along a base portion by a living hinge. One of the closure members includes a circular flange defining a bore for receiving a boss projecting centrally from the disk support surface of the other closure member, the boss being an interference fit in the bore for securing the closure members together to retain a data disk in the holder. The holder may be injection molded of relatively light weight polypropylene or a similar moldable polymer and may include transverse walls and a double living hinge to provide the jewel box construction and thickness of conventional disk holders.
Vibration reducing grip for clubs and racquets
A grip is described in which longitudinal cavities are formed within the grip. The grip may be used on a golf club or tennis racket. When a golf club or racket strikes a ball, the club or racket undergoes an opposing force. This opposing force may produce various torsional or rotational vibrations within the club or racket. These forces can cause discomfort and damage to joints. The cavities act to permit material between the cavities to deform, preferentially dampening high frequency torsional vibrations and isolating the user. The cavities may also be formed to permit a user to experience low frequency oscillations while preferentially dampening the higher frequency vibrations that cause discomfort and pain. In this manner, users may experience much of the low frequency vibrations that are indicative of striking quality while avoiding discomfort associated with poor striking.
Collapsible clothes rack
The present invention relates to a collapsible clothes rack. The rack includes a lateral center bar with ends distal to each other, each end being attached to a center hinge assembly. A pair of foldable wing assemblies are attached to the center hinge assemblies and extend transversal to the lateral center bar. A pair of collapsible main leg assemblies are each attached to the center hinge assemblies, and wherein the center hinge assemblies are configured to pivot the main leg assemblies to a predetermined angle from each other to define a base on a surface. Finally, a leg support assembly secured between the pair of collapsible main leg assemblies, and wherein the leg support assembly includes leg support hinges configured to permit the pair of collapsible main leg assembles to pivot away from each other at the predetermined angle.
Flower Vase
A two-part floral display assembly includes a vase proper and a mounting stand coupled to the vase proper. The floral display assembly further includes at least one male feature carried by one of the vase proper and the mounting stand and at least one female feature defined by the other of the vase proper and the mounting stand, the at least one female feature and the at least one male feature cooperatively arranged and configured to couple the vase proper and the mounting stand.
Wire Reels, Components Thereof, and Related Methods
Embodiments provide reels comprising covers, wire hubs, and winding levers. The covers removably attach to casings and close spool apertures of the casings. The hubs spool wire into/out of the apertures via windows of the casings. Moreover, the hubs couple to the covers. Some levers operably couple to the covers. When stowed, the levers are within the perimeters of the covers. When deployed, the levers extend beyond the perimeters. The reels can also comprise the casings. Mounting bases of some reels can removably attach to the casings. Furthermore, some levers can pivot about hinges on the covers. Levers can comprise wind knobs at their ends and the covers can define apertures through which the knobs extend when stowed. Detents which retain the levers in the stowed position can be provided. Moreover, hubs can comprise the detents for engaging the levers when the levers are stowed.
Anchor system for securing attachments to handles
The present invention is an apparatus for installing attachments on handles. The invention includes first and second pieces with curved sections that form a generally cylindrical volume around the handle. The first and second pieces are rotatably connected about a hinge axis and may be moved to and from a locked position around handle. A flap having a toothed surface is connected to an end of the second piece, and a tooth extending from an end of the first piece can engage the toothed surface to inhibit inadvertent release of the apparatus from the handle.
Design Patents
Scanner Terminal
Design Patent
Data Disk Holder
Design Patent
Cooking Utensils
Design Patent