Patents by Inventor Dennis D. Engler

Dennis D. Engler 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: 20100175288
    Abstract: An antenna ball assembly which can display a design or the like thereon and a method of use is disclosed. The antenna ball assembly has a body having a passage therethrough, a rearward projecting member and at least one flexible stopper. A flexible stopper is preferably positioned at each of the bottom and the top of an antenna. The body is positioned between the stoppers on the antenna with the antenna passing through the passage in the body. The rearward projecting member has a free end and is of a predetermined length with an extended width over at least a portion of the length, wherein the extended width is greater than the width of the antenna ball body. The rearward projecting member forms an angle of preferably from about 20° to less than 50° with the vertical axis of the passage through the body. The angled rearward projecting member controls the movement of the body, thereby allowing the body to move up the antenna as the antenna moves, such as when attached to a car.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2010
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Inventor: Dennis D. Engler
  • Patent number: 7093385
    Abstract: An antenna ball assembly which can display a message such as an advertisement or the like thereon and a method of use is disclosed. The antenna ball assembly has a body having at least one inclined surface and a passage therethrough, a tail attached to the body and at least one flexible stopper. A flexible stopper is preferably positioned at each of the bottom and the top of an antenna. The body is positioned between the stoppers on the antenna with the antenna passing through the passage in the body. The inclined surface is preferably two inclined body extension members or an inclined flat face. The two extension members form an angle between the body and an upper portion of the extension member of from about 30° to about 40°. The inclined flat face forms an angle between the inclined flat face and the vertical axis from about 30° to about 40°. The angle controls the movement of the body, thereby allowing the body to move up the antenna as the antenna moves, such as when attached to a car.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Inventor: Dennis D. Engler
  • Patent number: 6821220
    Abstract: An annular dart carrying body and darts received thereon, in which the annular dart carrying body includes radially spaced apart dart receiving portions in which the dart receiving portions have flat portions positioned to come into full facing frictional contact with corresponding flat portions of each respective dart that is received in the dart receiving portions. The flat portions of the dart carrying body may comprise spaced apart cut away flat portions around the circumference of the dart carrying body. The flat portions of the dart carrying body may also be the flat bottom walls of respective recesses that open to the circumference of the dart carrying body to receive respective ones of the darts, with screw threads to enable screwing the darts into the respective recesses. The flat portions of each dart comprise a base portion having a flat bottom wall that comes into full facing frictional contact with the flat portions of the dart receiving portions of the dart carrying body when received therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Inventor: Dennis D. Engler, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20040209717
    Abstract: An annular dart carrying body and darts received thereon, in which the annular dart carrying body includes radially spaced apart dart receiving portions in which the dart receiving portions have flat portions positioned to come into full facing frictional contact with corresponding flat portions of each respective dart that is received in the dart receiving portions. The flat portions of the dart carrying body may comprise spaced apart cut away flat portions around the circumference of the dart carrying body. The flat portions of the dart carrying body may also be the flat bottom walls of respective recesses that open to the circumference of the dart carrying body to receive respective ones of the darts, with screw threads to enable screwing the darts into the respective recesses. The flat portions of each dart comprise a base portion having a flat bottom wall that comes into full facing frictional contact with the flat portions of the dart receiving portions of the dart carrying body when received therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2003
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventor: Dennis D. Engler