Patents by Inventor Brian K. Henry

Brian K. Henry 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).

  • Publication number: 20140171210
    Abstract: An angled rotating play device is provided as a cantileveredly merry-go-round supported above the ground from below. A foot platform provides a location for one or more riders feet along a first rotation axis and is angled at an acute angle relative to a vertical axis. The vertical axis may also provide a second rotation axis. At least one of a plurality of supports connect to at least one hand hold above the foot platform whereby the hand hold and/or covers over the hand hold provide a maximum elevation of the device and may help users to shift their weight to self drive the device from the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: PlayCore Wisconsin, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian K. Henry, Kim Blackwood
  • Patent number: 8684852
    Abstract: An angled rotating play device is provided as a cantileveredly merry-go-round supported above the ground from below. A foot platform provides a location for one or more riders feet along a first rotation axis and is angled at an acute angle relative to a vertical axis. The vertical axis may also provide a second rotation axis. At least one of a plurality of supports connect to at least one hand hold above the foot platform whereby the hand hold and/or covers over the hand hold provide a maximum elevation of the device and may help users to shift their weight to self drive the device from the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Playcore Wisconsin, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian K. Henry, Kim Blackwood
  • Patent number: 6517467
    Abstract: A support member is provided for a playground apparatus such as a sliding board fabricated of plastic or similar material. The support member includes a support such as a post and a game or interactive game pieces. The support is a post centrally disposed among the interactive game pieces or may be any similar or equivalent structure. The game pieces include three drum shaped sections rotatably joined along their axes to form a canister shaped composite piece. The drum sections are be decorated or otherwise adorned for use as game pieces. A plurality of the composite canister pieces are then be disposed about a centrally positioned support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: Playcore, Inc.
    Inventors: Wesley D. Sutton, Brian K. Henry
  • Patent number: D478145
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Assignee: Playcore Wisconsin, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel V. Byrd, Brian K. Henry
  • Patent number: D493504
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2004
    Assignee: Playcore Wisconsin, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel V. Byrd, Brian K. Henry
  • Patent number: D863486
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: PLAYCORE WISCONSIN, INC.
    Inventors: Kim Corvin Blackwood, Thomas Robert Norquist, Brian K. Henry
  • Patent number: D919032
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: PLAYCORE WISCONSIN, INC.
    Inventors: Kim Corvin Blackwood, Thomas Robert Norquist, Brian K. Henry