Patents by Inventor G. Bryce Thatcher

G. Bryce Thatcher 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).

  • Water pouch backpack
    Patent number: 5427290
    Abstract: A sportsman's or athlete's water pouch backpack having a body portion connected to the person by a pair of padded shoulder straps and a quick-release, buckled hip belt. A removable bladder assembly is contained within the pack and has a bladder having a fill connection, a tube and mouthpiece valve, a handle and an internal baffle that maintains a proper bladder shape and prevents sloshing when the bladder is filled with liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1995
    Assignee: Ultimate Direction, Inc.
    Inventor: G. Bryce Thatcher
  • Universally adjustable, frameless backpack
    Patent number: 5114059
    Abstract: A universally adjustable frameless backpack is provided for use by the more active sportsperson. The pack has a pivoted shoulder harness that allows the pack to remain relatively stationary while the person's body and shoulders swing back and forth as in jogging, running, or cross-country skiing. The hip pad also has a novel attachment to the pack that allows hip motion without excessive swinging of the pack causing unbalance of the runner or jogger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1992
    Assignee: Ultimate Direction, Inc.
    Inventor: G. Bryce Thatcher
  • Combined water bottle and cap
    Patent number: D337273
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1993
    Assignee: Ultimate Direction, Inc.
    Inventor: G. Bryce Thatcher
  • Combined water bottle and cap
    Patent number: D337274
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1993
    Assignee: Ultimate Direction, Inc.
    Inventor: G. Bryce Thatcher