Patents by Inventor Marvin Thomas

Marvin Thomas 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).

  • Publication number: 20240003682
    Abstract: A hands free level has a body having a first end and a hook shaped end, the hook shaped end having a first laser device positioned in a horizontal orientation and a second laser device positioned in a vertical orientation, the body having a set screw opening, and a set screw for insertion into the set screw opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventor: Marvin Thomas
  • Patent number: 11761761
    Abstract: A hands free level has a body having a first end, a second hook shaped end, and a level device. The level device has a tube partially filled with a liquid that has a bubble, a first left end marking, a first right end marking, a second left end marking, and a second right end marking, the first left end marking and the first right end marking defining a center portion in which the bubble is positioned to indicate level, the first left end marking and the second end marking defining an incline portion in which the bubble is positioned to indicate an incline grade, and the first right end marking and the second right end marking defining a decline portion in which the bubble is positioned to indicate a decline grade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Inventor: Marvin Thomas
  • Publication number: 20220333924
    Abstract: A hands free level has a body having a first end, a second hook shaped end, and a level device. The level device has a tube partially filled with a liquid that has a bubble, a first left end marking, a first right end marking, a second left end marking, and a second right end marking, the first left end marking and the first right end marking defining a center portion in which the bubble is positioned to indicate level, the first left end marking and the second end marking defining an incline portion in which the bubble is positioned to indicate an incline grade, and the first right end marking and the second right end marking defining a decline portion in which the bubble is positioned to indicate a decline grade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventor: Marvin Thomas
  • Patent number: 11021860
    Abstract: A toilet tank support has a bracket member having an upper hook portion having a front leg portion, an upper horizontal portion, a vertical member, and a lower hook portion having a back leg portion, and a lower horizontal portion connected to the vertical member, and a spacer member having an opening for receiving the back leg portion of the bracket member. A toilet tank support kit also has a bracket member and a number of spacer members packaged together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Inventor: Marvin Thomas
  • Publication number: 20210148104
    Abstract: A toilet tank support has a bracket member having an upper hook portion having a front leg portion, an upper horizontal portion, a vertical member, and a lower hook portion having a back leg portion, and a lower horizontal portion connected to the vertical member, and a spacer member having an opening for receiving the back leg portion of the bracket member. A toilet tank support kit also has a bracket member and a number of spacer members packaged together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventor: Marvin Thomas
  • Publication number: 20210100351
    Abstract: A collapsible table is provided. The device includes a tabletop, a support arm hingedly connected to the table top, and a support leg attached to the bottom surface of the table top.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventor: Marvin Thomas
  • Patent number: 9849573
    Abstract: A broken bolt extractor is disclosed having a counter clockwise cutting tip section for drilling a bore into a broken bolt, a tap section having counter clockwise orientated threads, an intermediate shaft section, a chuck end portion, and a channel formed in the tip section, the tap section, and the shaft section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Inventor: Marvin Thomas
  • Publication number: 20170218634
    Abstract: A gutter cleaning system is disclosed which has an air line for receiving air, a first section having a first end and a second end, the first end adapted to being connected to the air line, the first section having an aperture formed therein, and a head assembly connected to the second end of the first section, the head assembly having an arm portion having an aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventor: Marvin Thomas
  • Patent number: 9352459
    Abstract: A broken bolt extractor is disclosed which comprises a counter clockwise cutting tip section for drilling a bore into a broken bolt, the cutting tip section being tapered, an intermediate gripping section having a gripping edge for gripping a side of the bore drilled into the broken bolt, the intermediate gripping section being tapered, and a shaft section for attachment to a tool for rotating the extractor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Inventor: Marvin Thomas
  • Publication number: 20160046008
    Abstract: A broken bolt extractor is disclosed having a counter clockwise cutting tip section for drilling a bore into a broken bolt, a tap section having counter clockwise orientated threads, an intermediate shaft section, a chuck end portion, and a channel formed in the tip section, the tap section, and the shaft section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventor: Marvin Thomas
  • Publication number: 20150283626
    Abstract: A broken bolt extractor is disclosed which comprises a counter clockwise cutting tip section for drilling a bore into a broken bolt, the cutting tip section being tapered, an intermediate gripping section having a gripping edge for gripping a side of the bore drilled into the broken bolt, the intermediate gripping section being tapered, and a shaft section for attachment to a tool for rotating the extractor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventor: Marvin Thomas
  • Publication number: 20040254024
    Abstract: The present invention is a pool or pocket billiards color-coded numbering system. This system can be applied either as an overlay on a standardized pool table surface or incorporated into the design of the pool table surface just under the four rails or cushions during manufacturing. It can be modified to accommodate pool tables of various sizes as the system is based on number repetition rather than measurement. The system operates upon measurements from table rails to all pockets. The numbers repeat on end rails and side rails creating strategic points where the horizontal and vertical lines cross. The color-coding makes it possible to locate the best routes on the table to the intended pocket through the use of measurements and mathematics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Inventor: Marvin Thomas
  • Patent number: 6721750
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system and method for employing telecommunications capacity information. In an embodiment of the present invention as a computer system, a batch server retrieves data from various digital subscriber line (DSL) related data sources and stores that data in a database. The data sources contain data related to the supply and demand for DSL services. The data source includes hierarchical attributes, such as an indicator of the geography from which specific data originated. Another embodiment also includes an interdisciplinary attribute, such as a department name. An embodiment of the present invention also includes a web server. In response to a request, the web server extracts the data from the database, and if necessary, calculates information concerning future supply and demand for DSL services. The web server generates an HTML report containing this data and transmits the report to the originator of the request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Assignee: BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation
    Inventors: Marvin Thomas Jones, Lynn Bainbridge Horton, Jason Lamar Sutton
  • Patent number: 4171101
    Abstract: A disk refiner is provided with refiner plates having a working surface on each side thereof, and these plates are first mounted with one working surface in face to face engagement with the supporting face of the stator or rotor of the refiner. After the exposed working surfaces of the plates have been substantially worn away by use of the refiner, the plates are temporarily removed, their worn surfaces are ground into substantial parallellism with their unused working surfaces, and they are then replaced in the refiner with their ground surfaces engaging the faces of the stator and rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1978
    Date of Patent: October 16, 1979
    Assignee: The Black Clawson Company
    Inventors: Peter Seifert, David E. Chupka, Lynn L. Getz, Derald R. Hatton, R. Marvin Thomas, John M. Osso, Herbert A. Rogl
  • Patent number: 4081147
    Abstract: Refining plates for disk-type refiners are manufactured with a working surface on each side thereof so that they can be turned over for reuse after one working surface has worn away. Special provision is made for mounting these plates to protect the unused working surfaces while preventing bypass flow of stock through the grooves in each working surface which is not being used, and also to compensate for a worn-out working surface when the other side of the plate is being used. Identical plates may be used on both stator and rotor; alternatively, a double-sided rotor plate can be used in combination with a hub on which it is mounted for replacement whenever the stator plates are turned over or replaced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1976
    Date of Patent: March 28, 1978
    Assignee: The Black Clawson Company
    Inventors: Peter Seifert, David E. Chupka, Lynn L. Getz, Derald R. Hatton, R. Marvin Thomas, John M. Osso, Herbert A. Rogl