Patents Represented by Attorney William D. Locke Purnell Rain Harrell, P.C. Jackson
  • Patent number: 5862937
    Abstract: A canister adapted to receive food or a beverage container for insertion into a chilling vessel such as an ice bucket comprising a sleeve member and a base member adapted to support the canister within an appropriate chilling vessel. The base member has a transverse portion extending outwardly from the periphery of the sleeve member which extends upwardly from the base member and has an open upper end through which food or a beverage container can be inserted and withdrawn. The sleeve is provided with a cap having a transverse closure member at least partially closing the upper end of the sleeve and a downwardly depending skirt which is configured to fit around the upper periphery of the sleeve member in order to hold the cap member in place on the sleeve. At least one flow channel provides for fluid communication between the exterior and interior of the canister.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1999
    Assignee: Inventures, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Carrizales, Thomas A. Chambers, III
  • Patent number: 5816730
    Abstract: The present invention provides a photographic collection book which provides for an integrated assembly of pictorial representations such as cartoon characters and the like in combination with a photographic site to which a personalized photograph may be applied and a brief text or caption can be made to relate to the pictorial representation. A book embodying the present invention comprises front and back covers together with a plurality of pages between the covers configured to receive photographs fixed in place on the pages. Each of the pages can be made so as to convey a self-contained message or theme. A page has a site portion adapted to receive a photograph and a pictorial portion which is spaced horizontally from the site portion. The pictorial portion of the page has a cartoon character or characters or other pictorial representation which lies along side the site portion. A third component of the page is a caption portion spaced vertically from the site portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Inventors: Deborah S. Alspaw, Alicia M. Harris