Patents by Inventor Eric Gallup

Eric Gallup 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: 20160167853
    Abstract: An organizing device with rubberized twist ties. The organizing device includes a body piece and a back piece designed such that the back piece fits into the body piece to form an enclosed unit. The back piece can be fitted with various attachment devices, such as a suction cup or a magnet, for mounting the organizing device to different types of surfaces. The organizing device further includes small rubberized twist ties, threaded through the body piece, which can be used for hanging or securing small items from or securing items to the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2013
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: ERIC GALLUP, BOWDIE ORMSBEE, PETER ZAGONE
  • Publication number: 20160083967
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for finishing a composite floor. The apparatus includes a grouting pan configured to be affixed to the rotating head of a finishing machine. The grouting pan has a planar bottom surface and a curved sidewall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Tchavdar V. Tchakarov, Eric Gallup, Robert James Michielutti
  • Publication number: 20160007735
    Abstract: A bendable strap is disclosed which is configured to detachably couple with an accessory. The bendable strap includes a deformable support member covered by a flexible body. A coupling element is secured to the support member and cooperates with a complimentary coupling element disposed on an accessory such as a storage pouch, a tray, a hanger hook, a speaker enclosure, a flashlight, a picture frame, a message board, a bookstand, a beverage holder, or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Eric Gallup, Jonathan Marks
  • Publication number: 20150289699
    Abstract: An organizing device with rubberized twist ties. The organizing device includes a body piece and a back piece designed such that the back piece fits into the body piece to form an enclosed unit. The back piece can be fitted with various attachment devices, such as a suction cup or a magnet, for mounting the organizing device to different types of surfaces. The organizing device further includes small rubberized twist ties, threaded through the body piece, which can be used for hanging or securing small items from or securing items to the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2013
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: Nite Ize, Inc
    Inventors: Eric Gallup, Bowden Ormsbee, Peter Zagone
  • Patent number: 9072362
    Abstract: A collapsible utility tray device with a flexible mounting feature. The device includes a main tray portion for holding various items as desired by a user. A combined back/top piece is hinged to the main tray portion, such that the back/top can be folded closed to serve as a lid for the tray, or can be folded open to serve as a back structure for mounting the device and holding the tray portion horizontal. The back/top piece is fitted with a large rubberized twist tie for flexibly attaching the device to an object. The large rubberized twist tie can also be used to keep the device closed when the back/top piece is folded down. The device further includes smaller rubberized twist ties which can be used for hanging other small items from the tray or securing items to the tray. A small light can also be included in the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Inventor: Eric Gallup
  • Patent number: 9022329
    Abstract: A cable organizing device which mounts to an underside of a desk or to a wall, such that cables from computers and other equipment can be quickly and easily wrapped around the device, thus taking up the slack in each of the cables and keeping them off of the floor. The cable organizing device includes a plurality of loop hooks on each side, spaced apart such that individual cables can be wrapped around and between the loop hooks in a variety of ways. The device is designed to be easy and inexpensive to manufacture, yet sturdy and versatile in use. The cable organizing device can handle any type of wire or cable material, and the cables can be connected at both ends before being wrapped onto the cable organizing device. A mounting aid is included with the cable organizing device, thus making it easy for a person to install.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Inventor: Eric Gallup
  • Publication number: 20140290011
    Abstract: A twist tie assembly is disclosed that has flexible wire tie with an end cap component configured to retain the flexible wire tie in the base. Various embodiments of the end cap component are discloses to provide means for releasably securing the flexible wire tie to a base or support structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Eric Gallup, Dino Kasvikis
  • Publication number: 20130048587
    Abstract: A collapsible utility tray device with a flexible mounting feature. The device includes a main tray portion for holding various items as desired by a user. A combined back/top piece is hinged to the main tray portion, such that the back/top can be folded closed to serve as a lid for the tray, or can be folded open to serve as a back structure for mounting the device and holding the tray portion horizontal. The back/top piece is fitted with a large rubberized twist tie for flexibly attaching the device to an object. The large rubberized twist tie can also be used to keep the device closed when the back/top piece is folded down. The device further includes smaller rubberized twist ties which can be used for hanging other small items from the tray or securing items to the tray. A small light can also be included in the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventor: Eric Gallup
  • Patent number: 8192255
    Abstract: A tool holder for a grinding machine, where the tool holder is mounted to a grinding platform of the grinding machine. The tool holder includes a plate member having a tapered slot where opposing stop elements are provided within the slot at a central location. The tool includes a pair of circular elements that are positioned on either side of the stop elements in the slot and are forced into the tapered shape of the slot so that the tool is held to the tool holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Inventors: Eric Gallup, Tchavdar V. Tchakarov
  • Publication number: 20120080565
    Abstract: A cable organizing device which mounts to an underside of a desk or to a wall, such that cables from computers and other equipment can be quickly and easily wrapped around the device, thus taking up the slack in each of the cables and keeping them off of the floor. The cable organizing device includes a plurality of loop hooks on each side, spaced apart such that individual cables can be wrapped around and between the loop hooks in a variety of ways. The device is designed to be easy and inexpensive to manufacture, yet sturdy and versatile in use. The cable organizing device can handle any type of wire or cable material, and the cables can be connected at both ends before being wrapped onto the cable organizing device. A mounting aid is included with the cable organizing device, thus making it easy for a person to install.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Inventor: Eric Gallup
  • Publication number: 20110300784
    Abstract: A disk assembly for use with floor grinding and/or polishing machines. The disk assembly includes multiple cutting heads attached to a flexible rubber disk, and a layer of hook and loop type fastener material for attaching the disk assembly to the drive plate of the floor grinding and/or polishing machine. The disk assembly also includes a foam pad for attachment between the flexible polishing disk and the drive plate to provide additional support structure, and a rigid plate which can optionally be used between the flexible polishing disk and the foam pad to maintain a flat polishing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Inventors: Tchavdar V. Tchakarov, Eric Gallup
  • Publication number: 20110195644
    Abstract: A tool holder for a grinding machine, where the tool holder is mounted to a grinding platform of the grinding machine. The tool holder includes a plate member having a tapered slot where opposing stop elements are provided within the slot at a central location. The tool includes a pair of circular elements that are positioned on either side of the stop elements in the slot and are forced into the tapered shape of the slot so that the tool is held to the tool holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventors: Eric Gallup, Tchavdar V. Tchakarov
  • Publication number: 20060073776
    Abstract: A tool assembly for a grinding machine that supports a tool and is separately and easily removed from the grinding machine to change tools. The grinding machine includes one or more grinding heads that support a plurality of the tool assemblies. The grinding heads include ring members and the tool assemblies include a tapered tool holder. The tool holder is held in the ring member in a friction fit. In one embodiment, a pad holder is mounted to the tool holder by a bolt. The pad holder includes a Velcro layer for securing the tool to the pad holder. In another embodiment, the tool, such as a turbo cup, is bolted directly to the tool holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2005
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Inventor: Eric Gallup
  • Patent number: D759647
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Lagpull Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Gallup, Jonathan A. Marks