Patents by Inventor Michael J. Gregg

Michael J. Gregg 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: 6226826
    Abstract: Bumpers and assemblies for swimming pool cleaners are disclosed. Such assemblies may include contoured frames to which flexible fins are attached to facilitate deflection of cleaners when obstacles are encountered. Side wings connecting the frame to the body of a cleaner may additionally be employed as part of the assemblies, as may a weight moveable about two axes. In use, the side wings both promote cleaner deflection and reduce body wear that otherwise would occur. The non-stationary weight permits continuous rebalancing of the cleaner depending on its location and orientation within a pool. An optional lower bumper facilitates operation of the cleaner by reducing the likelihood of its becoming trapped against objects such as steps located within swimming pools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Zodiac Pool Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris A. Rice, Mark J. Bauckman, Michael J. Gregg
  • Patent number: 5464272
    Abstract: An armrest for a vehicle such as an automobile includes at least one concave core which is covered with an upholstery material. In one-embodiment, the peripheral edge of a core is covered with a panel which secures the edge of the upholstery material to the core. In another embodiment, the core defines recesses on opposite sides and is covered by a multi-sectioned upholstered panel with sides which extend into the recesses. In yet another embodiment, a plurality of concave core sections are covered by an upholstery material and hinged together to define an armrest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 7, 1995
    Assignee: Prince Corporation
    Inventors: David J. Spykerman, Gerald M. DeShaw, Michael J. Gregg, Randy E. Eldred
  • Patent number: 5441325
    Abstract: A vehicle accessory such as a visor includes a body with a vanity mirror frame and mirror mounted thereto. A pair of opposed covers are slidably coupled to the mirror frame and are coupled together such that movement of one cover between an open and closed position effects the movement of the remaining cover in an opposite direction. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the inwardly facing ends include external illumination sources which abut one another when the covers are closed to provide a point light source for the interior illumination of the vehicle when the visor is in a lowered use position and which is directable by movement of the visor for providing illumination for the vehicle occupants. When the covers are moved to an open position, the illumination sources are spaced-apart on opposite edges of the mirror and provide illumination for the face of the user of the illuminated vanity mirror facilitating use under low, ambient light conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1995
    Assignee: Prince Corporation
    Inventors: Eric S. Toth, Michael J. Gregg
  • Patent number: 5395161
    Abstract: An armrest for a vehicle such as an automobile includes at least one concave core which is covered with an upholstery material. In one embodiment, the peripheral edge of a core is covered with a panel which secures the edge of the upholstery material to the core. In another embodiment, the core defines recesses on opposite sides and is covered by a multi-sectioned upholstered panel with sides which extend into the recesses. In yet another embodiment, a plurality of concave core sections are covered by an upholstery material and hinged together to define an armrest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1995
    Assignee: Prince Corporation
    Inventors: David J. Spykerman, Gerald M. DeShaw, Michael J. Gregg, Randy E. Eldred
  • Patent number: 5226569
    Abstract: A garment hanger support includes a housing for storably receiving a hanger support rod and a pair of spaced arms pivotally attached to opposite ends of the support rod. Each of the pivot arms have ends remote from the pivot mounting of each of the arms to the support rod which are pivotally and slideably mounted within the housing such that the support rod can be moved downwardly while the pivot arms at either end extend outwardly and downwardly forming a generally U-shaped structure when in an extended position. For storage, the support rod is pushed upwardly and the ends of the pivot arms remote from the hanger support slide inwardly and pivot for overlapping contracted storage within the housing with the lower surface of the hanger support rod enclosing the space into which the pivot arms are stored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1993
    Assignee: Prince Corporation
    Inventors: Sheldon J. Watjer, Michael J. Gregg
  • Patent number: D506804
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2005
    Assignee: Zodiac Pool Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin V. Maloney, Alvin Costa, Michael J. Gregg