Patents by Inventor John K Frazier

John K Frazier 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: 8029393
    Abstract: A game ball is provided with the shape of a football with tubular symmetrically placed holes along the length of the ball. The ball is made of foam and when submerged in water the holes will fill with water. As the ball is thrown in a spiraling rotation, the centrifugal force will cause the water to be expelled through the holes producing multiple spiraling streams of water to spray away from the ball as the ball travels in the air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Inventor: John K. Frazier
  • Publication number: 20110111896
    Abstract: A foam game ball is provided which is adapted to absorb water and includes holes along the length of the ball so as to allow centrifugal force to cause the water to be expelled through the holes when the ball is saturated with water and thrown or kicked. The ball further includes a core, such as a hollow bladder with a non-absorbent outer surface, with an average specific weight less than the specific weight of the foam when fully saturated with water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2009
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Inventor: John K. Frazier
  • Publication number: 20080220915
    Abstract: A game ball is provided with the shape of a football with tubular symmetrically placed holes along the length of the ball. The ball is made of foam and when submerged in water the holes will fill with water. As the ball is thrown in a spiraling rotation, the centrifugal force will cause the water to be expelled through the holes producing multiple spiraling streams of water to spray away from the ball as the ball travels in the air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2007
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventor: John K. Frazier
  • Patent number: 7270588
    Abstract: A flying disc toy of flexible plastic construction with a convex central top section connected to a concave central bottom section by an annular rim. The toy has a central hollow area that can be filled with water through a central opening in the top plate and also has a plurality of openings on the annular rim. When the toy is thrown and flies in the rotating manner similar to most flying discs, the centrifugal forces produced will cause the water inside of the toy to spray out of the openings in the annular rim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Inventors: John K. Frazier, David L. Sasse
  • Patent number: 6520194
    Abstract: A holder for canes, umbrellas and similar accessories comprising a tubular member to which a high-friction textured contact surface is attached is disclosed. When the holder is attached to the accessory the user may hang the accessory on a table or other horizontal surface with a reduced possibility that the accessory will slip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Inventor: John K. Frazier
  • Patent number: 6273890
    Abstract: A fixation screw that secures a graft to a bone. The fixation screw is formed with a body member having a distal end, a proximal end, a central axis, and a cannula through the central axis of the body member. The body member also has a shank portion which is formed with an external screw thread, and a head portion rigidly coupled to the shank portion. The head portion is formed to mechanically couple with a driver and also to directly receive the graft which the fixation screw anchors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Inventor: John K Frazier
  • Patent number: 5968045
    Abstract: The present invention teaches a fixation screw for securing a graft to a bone. The fixation screw is formed with a body member having a distal end, a proximal end, a central axis, and a cannula through the central axis of the body member. The body member also has a shank portion which is formed with an external screw thread, and a head portion rigidly coupled to the shank portion. The head portion is formed to mechanically couple with a driver and also to directly receive the graft which the fixation screw anchors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Inventor: John K. Frazier