Patents Assigned to American Covers, Inc.
  • Patent number: 8518510
    Abstract: A frictional pad in combination with a handheld electronic device upon which the frictional pad is adhered and an upward facing support surface upon which the handheld electronic device is selectively disposed and held in a non-adhesive, non-slip fashion by the frictional pad. The frictional pad includes a polyurethane dome adhered to the handheld electronic device by the adhesive film. The dome has a broad, flat shape with an outfacing surface facing the upward facing support surface with a flat and smooth center parallel with the adhesive film and surrounded by a radius perimeter. The outfacing surface of the dome contacts the upward facing support surface and is tacky to releasably hold the handheld electronic device to the upward facing support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: American Covers, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan J. Wheatley, Bryce Craig
  • Patent number: 8501294
    Abstract: A frictional pad in combination with an upward facing support surface upon which the frictional pad is adhered and upon which a handheld electronic device is selectively disposed and held in a non-adhesive, non-slip, tacky fashion by the frictional pad. The frictional pad has a repositionable adhesive film releasably and repositionably adhered to the upward facing support surface. A squat dome is affixed to the upward facing support surface by the repositionable adhesive film. The squat dome has a continuous outward facing surface facing and contacting the handheld electronic device. A majority of the outward facing surface is continuous, smooth and parallel with the repositionable adhesive film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: American Covers, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan J. Wheatley, Bryce Craig
  • Patent number: 8490846
    Abstract: A frictional pad has a pair of inclined slots in a pair of sidewalls to hold a handheld electronic device at an incline with respect to the pad. The pad can also have a squat dome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: American Covers, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan J. Wheatley, Bryce Craig
  • Patent number: 8485454
    Abstract: An air freshener device has a chamber containing a fragrant material pivotal with respect to a back opening in the a plate. A perimeter notch is formed in an intermediate brace and a front dial plate so that a scale on the back plate is visible. A single cartridge has a pair of scent chambers coupled together and disposed adjacent one another in a side-by-side relationship, and formed as a pair of separate and discrete vessels in a plastic sheet separated by a divider and covered by a permeable membrane. Each of the pair of vessels contains a fragrant material with a fragrance that can permeate through the permeable membrane over time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: American Covers, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Irvin, Nathaniel Finlay
  • Patent number: 8480960
    Abstract: An air freshener has a head with a face. A clip is coupled to the head opposite the face and extends from the head perpendicularly, and includes a pair of vent rods. A pair of bodies is each coupled to a different one of the vent rods. A scent material is interspersed within the bodies, and is capable of diffusing out of the bodies to surrounding air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: American Covers, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan J. Wheatley, Christopher D. Anderson
  • Patent number: 8460609
    Abstract: An air freshener includes a fork body with a pair of vent rods and a polymer body coupled to a vent rod. A scent material is interspersed within the body. A head extends away from the pair of vent rods with indicia thereon and a pair of opposite finger grip surfaces is disposed on opposite sides of the head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: American Covers, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan J. Wheatley, Aaron Irvin
  • Patent number: 8251299
    Abstract: An air freshener has a fragrant gel material in a container with a double-wall including an inner wall and an outer wall with an annular gap. A cap was a sleeve extending into the annular gap. An opening is disposed in the sleeve. The cap is movable axially with respect to the container between a raised position in which the opening in the sleeve is exposed at least partially above the double-wall to release fragrance, and a closed position in which the opening in the sleeve is disposed in the annular gap to resist release of fragrance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: American Covers, Inc.
    Inventor: Aaron Irvin
  • Patent number: 8191852
    Abstract: A system and method for elevating a portion of a laptop relative to a support surface to improve underbody ventilation by obtaining one or more removable blocks having a tacky surface on one face of the block, removably adhering the tacky surface to either the laptop support surface or the underside of the laptop, and positioning the laptop on the support surface such that the removable block elevates a portion of the laptop above the support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: American Covers, Inc.
    Inventor: Alan J. Wheatley
  • Patent number: 8147761
    Abstract: An air freshener has at least one vent rod configured to engage an air vent. A scent material is associated with the at least one vent rod. A head is coupled to the at least one vent rod. The head has a domed face opposite the vent rod. Indicia is associated with the head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: American Covers, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan J. Wheatley, Christopher D. Anderson
  • Patent number: 8110270
    Abstract: A frictional holding pad for removably attaching items, such as a cell phone or sunglasses, to a vehicle surface, such as a dash or console, to allow storage of items on the pad to prevent the items from shifting or sliding due to the movement of the vehicle. The holding pad includes a top surface having an uppermost contact surface configured to contact and frictionally cling to the item and a bottom surface having a lowermost contact surface configured to contact and cling to the vehicle surface. The top and the bottom surfaces are configured to provide a greater frictional engagement between the lowermost contact surface and the vehicle surface than the uppermost contact surface and the item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: American Covers, Inc.
    Inventor: Alan J. Wheatley
  • Patent number: 8110269
    Abstract: A frictional holding pad removably attaches handheld items, such as a cell phone, to a surface, such as a dash, to allow storage of handheld items on the surface with the pad to prevent the items from shifting or sliding due to the movement of the support surface. A smoother application side of the pad clings to the handheld item by specific or mechanical adhesion, and a contoured exposed side of the pad clings to the surface by specific or mechanical adhesion. The smoother application side of the pad can have a greater surface area than the contoured exposed side so the pad remains with the handheld item when removed from the surface. Indicia can be formed on the pad. The pad can be translucent or transparent. The pad can include an expanded vinyl material or a polyurethane material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: American Covers, Inc.
    Inventor: Alan J. Wheatley
  • Patent number: D640358
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: American Covers, Inc.
    Inventor: Aaron Irvin
  • Patent number: D640359
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: American Covers, Inc.
    Inventor: Aaron Irvin
  • Patent number: D650892
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: American Covers, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan J. Wheatley, Aaron Irvin
  • Patent number: D660950
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: American Covers, Inc.
    Inventor: Nathaniel Finlay
  • Patent number: D664141
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: American Covers, Inc.
    Inventor: Bryce Haymond
  • Patent number: D664246
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: American Covers, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Irvin, Nathaniel Finlay
  • Patent number: D684675
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: American Covers, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Irvin, Nate Finlay
  • Patent number: D686213
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: American Covers, Inc.
    Inventor: Bryce Haymond
  • Patent number: D689181
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: American Covers, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Irvin, Nate Finlay