Patents Represented by Attorney E. Michael Combs

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  • Toy water grenade
    Patent number: 5354225
    Abstract: A housing is arranged to include a fluid chamber, with the fluid chamber arranged with a surrounding pneumatic chamber. A piston member is arranged for sliding displacement along the reservoir chamber upon removal of a release pin, such that upon the piston exposing pneumatic entry ports into the fluid chamber effects pressurization of fluid within the fluid chamber and expels such fluid in an array from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1994
    Inventor: Scott G. Hix
  • Carburetor fuel charge heating apparatus
    Patent number: 5353772
    Abstract: An apparatus including a first chamber in operative communication with a carburetor to receive carburetor fluid flow therefrom, directing such fluid flow through a central conduit into a second chamber in operative fluid communication with an intake manifold of an associated internal combustion engine, such that the central conduit is arranged for the heating and associated gaseous flow from the carburetor to the intake manifold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1994
    Inventors: William K. Wallace, Florence W. Wallace
  • Sock support device
    Patent number: 5353441
    Abstract: A support plate includes a support loop extending from an uppermost end of the support plate for securement relative to an individual garment, wherein a second end support plate has extending therefrom a keyhole slot arranged to receive a projecting boss and secure the projecting boss within a narrowed portion of the keyhole slot between an associated boss head integral with the projecting boss and a support web mounted to the projecting boss spaced from the head, with the sock captured within the keyhole slot by the projecting boss and boss head. For use in sporting events, a modification of the invention includes an illumination housing arranged for mounting to the keyhole slot for identification and delineation of various players relative to a sporting event such as hockey and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1994
    Inventor: M. Denise Lazorchak
  • Ergonomic computer mouse
    Patent number: 5355147
    Abstract: A container is arranged for ease of grasping in an ergonomically enhanced manner to minimize fatigue, to include an elliptical housing having an elliptical central opening, with the housing having an arcuate exterior surface, with a housing peripheral plane having a major and minor axis of said elliptical opening contained therewithin, with a wrist support leg projecting beyond the housing and a bottom wall of the housing to provide for a wrist support concave surface. The wrist support leg projects laterally to opposed sides of said peripheral plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1994
    Inventor: Donald Lear
  • Vehicular seat construction
    Patent number: 5354117
    Abstract: A vehicular seat is arranged to include a seat member mounted upon the vehicular seat, with the seat member having a base and back portion having a fluid chamber at each of the base and back portions interconnected by a circulatory pump to direct heated fluid through the seat and back portion for enhanced comfort and accommodating vibration to an individual mounted upon the seat member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1994
    Inventors: Terri M. Danielson, Nicholas R. Harwath
  • Adjustable arrow rest apparatus
    Patent number: 5353778
    Abstract: At arrow rest structure mounted to an archery bow handle is provided to position a generally L-shaped arrow support bracket in a pivotal relationship to provide for ease of projection and alignment of the arrow thereon as it is directed across the support bracket to include a fibrous liner onto a convex support base to accommodate the arrow thereon. The L-shaped arrow support is provided with a fibrous liner to guide an arrow therealong.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1994
    Inventor: Harry J. Blankenship
  • Electric caulking gun apparatus
    Patent number: 5353971
    Abstract: A caulking gun is arranged to include a cylindrical housing having an entrance opening, with a door pivotally mounted over the entrance opening to receive a caulking gun tube therewithin such that a reversing electric drive motor having a reciprocating piston relative to the housing is arranged to project into the caulking gun tube for expressing of material from the tube as the piston is directed within the tube structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1994
    Inventor: Bijan Vaziri
  • Casket jewelry guard apparatus
    Patent number: 5353609
    Abstract: A jewelry guard structure is arranged for securement relative to a casket container, wherein the jewelry guard includes a cable having cable first and second ends mounted within the casket container, with tether lines extending from the cable for securement to jewelry components adorning a corpse and the like within the casket structure. A modification of the invention includes alarm structure to effect audible alarm upon unauthorized tampering of the jewelry component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1994
    Inventor: Ruby E. Hall
  • Rotary scrubber apparatus
    Patent number: 5353461
    Abstract: A rotary scrubber includes an elongate housing having a rotary axle projecting therefrom, with the rotary axle mounting a brush member. A deflecting shield is positioned circumferentially relative to the brush member to deflect fluid therefrom, wherein the shield is arranged for deflection to accommodate various configuration of workpieces to be engaged by the rotary brush.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1994
    Inventor: Kevin Enriquez
  • Changeable tip awl
    Patent number: 5351404
    Abstract: An awl member having an elongate shank includes a shank first end spaced from a shank second end, the shank second end having a handle fixedly mounted thereto coaxially aligned with the shank, with the shank first end including an internally threaded bore threadedly receiving and engaging an insert, with the insert including a polymeric lock projection extending through an externally threaded portion of said insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1994
    Inventor: John W. Smith
  • Fluorescent tube breaking apparatus
    Patent number: 5351896
    Abstract: A housing organization arranged to complementarily accommodate a fluorescent tube permitting its breakage is provided, wherein the housing includes a guide tube having an impact rod directed through the guide tube for communication with the housing to effect destruction of the fluorescent tube permitting ease of its disposal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1994
    Inventor: Jimmy P. Nuttall
  • Writing instrument dispenser apparatus
    Patent number: 5351857
    Abstract: A housing arranged to dispense individual pen or pencil members is provided to include a housing having a front wall, with the front wall including an entrance opening and first and second ramp members arranged in a V-shaped configuration extending from the front wall opening terminating below a hopper mounting a plurality of the writing instruments. A rotary dispensing shaft having an elongate slot to receive individual writing instruments therewithin is rotatably mounted, including arcuate flanges to prevent additional writing instruments from access to the dispensing shaft and to the ramp structure, whereupon rotation of the dispensing shaft deposits a writing instrument upon the second ramp and the first ramp for access by an individual through the front wall opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1994
    Inventor: Luis R. Gonzalez
  • Clearance checking tool
    Patent number: 5351413
    Abstract: A tool arranged to receive a rocker arm of an internal combustion engine to direct the rocker arm to displace a valve and thereby permit measuring of such linear displacement is provided. The tool is arranged to include a first wall mounting a handle, and a second wall having a rocker arm receiving surface to effect rotation of the rocker arm about its fulcrum, with an abutment rod arranged to engage the valve assembly in its displacement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1994
    Inventors: C. W. Bruner, Ingrid E. Bruner
  • Turbulence-reducing truck tailgate apparatus
    Patent number: 5352008
    Abstract: A tailgate plate is arranged for displacement from a vertical position extending over an entrance opening of a vehicular truck bed, wherein the tailgate is arranged for displacement to a second position orthogonally and forwardly oriented relative to the first position permitting access of air movement through the entrance opening of the truck bed to improve aerodynamics and increase the fuel efficiency of the truck, and wherein the tailgate is arranged for displacement to a third position orthogonally and rearwardly oriented relative to the first position and in the same plane as the truck bed floor, allowing cargo to be loaded and unloaded in the accustomed manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1994
    Inventor: John M. Denvir
  • Combined trigger bow release and turkey call
    Patent number: 5352146
    Abstract: A turkey call device is arranged in cooperation with a bow string release to permit an individual to maintain control of an associated bow string while effecting actuation of a turkey call. An arrow release mechanism includes a resilient rod head arranged to receive a bow string, such that the bow string is received within an associated barrel tube, wherein subsequent actuation of a trigger projects the resilient rod head from the tube permitting subsequent release of the associated bow string. Further, the sounding mechanism is directed to a reciprocating rod arranged to project and effect cooperation of a striker plate, with a projecting leg to provide for a turkey call audible signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1994
    Inventor: Keith W. Shuart
  • Lawn edge adapter apparatus
    Patent number: 5351762
    Abstract: A weed cutter structure having a handle shaft with a rotary head containing at least one flexible cutter filament thereon, includes a guide assembly mounted to the handle shaft in adjacency to the cutter head, wherein the guide assembly includes a mounting bracket arranged for securement to the handle shaft, and a support bracket fixedly secured to the mounting bracket, with the support bracket having a wheel member. The guide assembly projects from a first side of the handle shaft relative to a second side of the handle shaft mounting a shield housing projection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1994
    Inventor: Robert W. Bean
  • Bootlace storage device
    Patent number: 5351370
    Abstract: A flexible elastomeric web is arranged for securement about the upper portion of a boot adjacent the entrance opening for securement to the opposed side edges of the lacing slot to receive the boot laces therewithin for storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1994
    Inventors: Lorenzo Fields, Lynne Fields
  • In-ground storage container
    Patent number: 5353206
    Abstract: A container arranged for the storage of various components for emergency use relative to natural disasters is provided, wherein the container structure is of a generally pyramidal configuration having removable storage housings positioned therewithin. The storage container includes a lid member that is arranged for latching relative to the storage container permitting limited access thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1994
    Inventor: James M. Fejes
  • Motorboat thrust tube
    Patent number: 5352140
    Abstract: A thrust tube is arranged for mounting about the propeller of an associated motorboat unit, as the thrust tube is fixedly secured to the lower housing unit of such a motor unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1994
    Inventor: Roy A. Schriner
  • Dashboard mounted tire pressure indicator
    Patent number: 5349328
    Abstract: An indicator housing is arranged in operative communication to a plurality of sensor housings, each mounted to a backing plate of an associated vehicle, such that each sensor housing includes a sensor rod reciprocatingly and slidably projecting from the sensor housing, such that upon the respective tire relative to each sensor housing losing air pressure and bulging, deflection of the sensor rod is indicated within the vehicle through the indicator housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 20, 1994
    Inventor: Pete S. Lonzame