Patents by Inventor Larry D. Birch

Larry D. Birch 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).

  • Mudflap assembly
    Patent number: 7909343
    Abstract: A mudflap assembly comprising a bracket for connection to a vehicle and a hanger extended therefrom. A mudflap is connected to one end of the hanger, while the bracket rotatable receives the other end and maintains the hanger in an initial resting position until the hanger is acted upon by a sufficient horizontal force. A bulge or detent on the bracket resists horizontal movement of the hanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Fontaine Spray Suppression Co.
    Inventors: David Archer, John W. Howard, Douglas L. Henson, Larry D. Birch
  • Mudflap Assembly
    Publication number: 20080185810
    Abstract: A mudflap assembly comprising a bracket for connection to a vehicle and a hanger extended therefrom. A mudflap is connected to one end of the hanger, while the bracket rotatable receives the other end and maintains the hanger in an initial resting position until the hanger is acted upon by a sufficient horizontal force. A bulge or detent on the bracket resists horizontal movement of the hanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2008
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Inventors: David Archer, John W. Howard, Douglas L. Henson, Larry D. Birch
  • Simulated baseball game
    Patent number: 6292706
    Abstract: A computer game simulates the playing of an athletic game such as a baseball game to its conclusion. In particular, the game simulates the sequential game play events and determines the outcomes of the events in accordance with historical or simulated data representative of the game playing characteristics of each team member under selected circumstances. The progress of the game is tracked in accordance with the outcomes through completion of the events to determine the winner of the athletic game and the score thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Inventors: Larry D. Birch, Lawrence E. Judy, Harold W. Kuebler