Patents by Inventor John R. H. Forbes

John R. H. Forbes 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: 6364310
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for jogging elements to settle or align the elements. The apparatus includes a vibrating element and an input bin for receiving the elements to be jogged. The apparatus further includes an elongated element disposed between the vibrating element and the input bin separating the input bin from the vibrating element. Wherein, the elongated element transmits the vibrations from the vibrating element to the input bin such that the vibrations jog the elements in the input bin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Opex Corporation
    Inventor: John R. H. Forbes
  • Patent number: 5378187
    Abstract: A doll and doll stand combination is adapted for removable attachment of the doll to the stand. The doll has at least one foot which is adapted to rest on the stand. The foot has a hollow sector which defines a bottom wall, with a slot extending through the wall into the hollow. The stand has a plug adapted to be inserted into the slot, and includes a resilient flange adapted to extend over the inner face of the bottom wall when the plug is inserted. The flange has sufficient resiliency to prevent the plug from being extracted from the slot by the weight and leverage of the doll and stand, but allows the plug to be pulled out of the slot by a force that will not break the bottom wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 3, 1995
    Assignee: Franklin Mint Company
    Inventors: John R. H. Forbes, Peter A. Maryanski, Barry Matus