Patents by Inventor Bruce L. Bean

Bruce L. Bean 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: 6874745
    Abstract: The device to secure a jack pad is a device for supporting the jack of a trailer so that the jack does not sink into the ground when it is not being used. The device receives and supports trailer jacks having various configurations so that one device may be used with a number of differently configured trailer jacks. The trailer jack support comprises a unitary body having an upper portion and a lower portion. A number of differently configured jack receiving cutouts are disposed on the top surface. A center support member extends downwardly from the bottom surface of the upper portion and supports the majority of the weight of the trailer jack. A plurality of stabilizing projections extends downward from the upper portion of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Inventor: Bruce L. Bean
  • Patent number: 6808066
    Abstract: A pouch for heated appliances protects external articles from damage from heat emitted from the appliance immediately after use. The present pouch is formed of inner and outer fabric sheets, with the inner sheet comprising a heat resistant synthetic material and the outer sheet comprising a durable material for wear resistance. A series of manufacturing steps results in all seams being disposed within the insulating volume between the two plies of material, with the two sheets being joined only along the open top or upper edge of the pouch in order to minimize heat transfer along any common seams. The permanently open top is secured by an adjustably positionable strap which secures between the handle and clip lever of the curling iron, with the open top providing ventilation for the heated appliance. External ties are provided for securing the appliance cord externally to the appliance, to avoid heat damage thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Inventor: Bruce L. Bean
  • Publication number: 20030062278
    Abstract: A pouch for heated appliances protects external articles from damage from heat emitted from the appliance immediately after use. The present pouch is formed of inner and outer fabric sheets, with the inner sheet comprising a heat resistant synthetic material and the outer sheet comprising a durable material for wear resistance. A series of manufacturing steps results in all seams being disposed within the insulating volume between the two plies of material, with the two sheets being joined only along the open top or upper edge of the pouch in order to minimize heat transfer along any common seams. The permanently open top is secured by an adjustably positionable strap which secures between the handle and clip lever of the curling iron, with the open top providing ventilation for the heated appliance. External ties are provided for securing the appliance cord externally to the appliance, to avoid heat damage thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2002
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Inventor: Bruce L. Bean
  • Patent number: 4059911
    Abstract: A pair of laterally spaced plow discs are supported by a framework which is mounted resiliently adjacent each pair of support wheels of a center pivot irrigation system in position to engage the laterally spaced mounds of earth produced as the wheels form a depressed annular track in the soil during rotation of the irrigation system, the plow discs being disposed adjustably to direct the mounded earth back into the track and thereby level the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1975
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1977
    Inventors: Roland C. Bean, Bruce L. Bean
  • Patent number: 4022331
    Abstract: A tank carrier for releasably mounting an anhydrous ammonia tank on a farm tractor includes a pair of relatively movable tank support members by which a tank is raised from the ground and held firmly against lateral displacement. In one form of the invention one of the support members of the pair comprises a pair of laterally spaced fluid pressure cylinders arranged to engage and elevate a tank from the ground, and the other support member of the pair comprises a pair of plates having contoured edges matching the confronting periphery of the tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1975
    Date of Patent: May 10, 1977
    Inventors: Roland C. Bean, Bruce L. Bean