Patents by Inventor Blake Gray

Blake Gray has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11839296
    Abstract: A device for supporting a person's extremities includes a first arm, a second arm pivotably coupled to the first arm, and an appendage support coupled to the first and second arms. The device is configurable in a use position, in which the appendage support is not parallel to at least one of the first and second arms while remaining coupled to the first and second arms. The device is also configurable in a collapsed position, in which the first and second arms and the appendage support are generally parallel to one another while remaining coupled to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Ghroov LLC
    Inventors: Mary Davenport, Courtney Voden, Blake Gray, Mark Gondek, Joshua McKune, Carl Dekker, Charlie Richard, Dave Gerow
  • Patent number: 11533963
    Abstract: A device for holding backless footwear on a person's foot includes an elongated seamless elastic strap, the strap extending in a longitudinal direction from a first end to a second end. First and second attachment mechanisms are disposed on the first and second ends of the strap, respectively. The strap can be attached to backless footwear having first and second portions on respective first and second lateral sides thereof by folding the first end of the strap around the first portion of the footwear and securing the first end to the strap between the first and second ends thereof by way of the first attachment mechanism, and by folding the second end of the strap around the second portion of the footwear and securing the second end to the strap between the first and second ends thereof by way of the second attachment mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Ghroov LLC
    Inventors: Blake Gray, Courtney Voden
  • Publication number: 20200037752
    Abstract: A device for supporting a person's extremities includes a first arm, a second arm pivotably coupled to the first arm, and an appendage support coupled to the first and second arms. The device is configurable in a use position, in which the appendage support is not parallel to at least one of the first and second arms while remaining coupled to the first and second arms. The device is also configurable in a collapsed position, in which the first and second arms and the appendage support are generally parallel to one another while remaining coupled to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: Ghroov LLC
    Inventors: Mary Davenport, Courtney Voden, Blake Gray, Mark Gondek, Joshua McKune, Carl Dekker, Charlie Richard, Dave Gerow
  • Publication number: 20190328078
    Abstract: A device for holding backless footwear on a person's foot includes an elongated seamless elastic strap, the strap extending in a longitudinal direction from a first end to a second end. First and second attachment mechanisms are disposed on the first and second ends of the strap, respectively. The strap can be attached to backless footwear having first and second portions on respective first and second lateral sides thereof by folding the first end of the strap around the first portion of the footwear and securing the first end to the strap between the first and second ends thereof by way of the first attachment mechanism, and by folding the second end of the strap around the second portion of the footwear and securing the second end to the strap between the first and second ends thereof by way of the second attachment mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicant: Ghroov LLC
    Inventors: Blake Gray, Courtney Voden