Patents by Inventor John M. Osborne

John M. Osborne 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: 8151939
    Abstract: The folding sawhorse brackets are each formed of a single sheet of flat stock, formed to affix a rail therein and pivotally attach two legs thereto. All embodiments accept stock dimensions of lumber or other suitable materials for the rail and legs. A first configuration has two brackets, with one having its two leg pivots closer to the rail than the other. The closer legs fold immediately adjacent to the rail with the opposite legs folding outboard of the closer legs, with all legs and the rail lying in a compact parallel relationship when folded. A second configuration has two identical brackets, each bracket having one closer and one more distant pivot point from the rail. When two such brackets are assembled at opposite rail ends, they are in mirror image to one another with one closer and one more distant leg folding on each side of the rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Inventor: John M. Osborne
  • Publication number: 20090260921
    Abstract: The folding sawhorse brackets are each formed of a single sheet of flat stock, formed to affix a rail therein and pivotally attach two legs thereto. All embodiments accept stock dimensions of lumber or other suitable materials for the rail and legs. A first configuration has two brackets, with one having its two leg pivots closer to the rail than the other. The closer legs fold immediately adjacent to the rail with the opposite legs folding outboard of the closer legs, with all legs and the rail lying in a compact parallel relationship when folded. A second configuration has two identical brackets, each bracket having one closer and one more distant pivot point from the rail. When two such brackets are assembled at opposite rail ends, they are in mirror image to one another with one closer and one more distant leg folding on each side of the rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2008
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventor: John M. Osborne
  • Patent number: 5269332
    Abstract: A tubular storage container is adapted for storage and deployment a flexible protective sheet for covering an object. The protective sheet is stowed within an inner chamber of the storage container in a collapsed state. The stowed protective sheet is deployed through an open end of the storage container. An attachment bracket mounted on one end of the storage container secures the storage container to a selected supporting base. A supporting line is connected to the sheet for retracting the sheet from the deployed position and pulling the sheet into the inner chamber of the storage container for storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1993
    Inventor: John M. Osborne
  • Patent number: 5131467
    Abstract: A system for deflecting through-the-flowline ("TFL") tools from a main flowline into a selected branch line comprises a diverter tool which is movable through the main flowline until it locks itself near a selected branch line. The tool is equipped with a diverter head which orients itself in the main flow line such that smooth bore is formed from the main flowline in the branch line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1992
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: John M. Osborne, William D. Loth