Patents by Inventor Nelson C. Dones

Nelson C. Dones 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).

  • APPARATUS FOR A BASKETBALL NET FOR DISPLAYING ADVERTISEMENT, MAKING SOUNDS AND CREATING EYE CATCHING VISUAL EFFECTS
    Publication number: 20090318249
    Abstract: An apparatus on a net of a basketball hoop for displaying advertisement, making sounds and creating eye catching visual effects when a basketball passes through the net, which comprises a plurality of components and a structure for securing the components to the net. The components will make contact with the basketball when the basketball passes through the net.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Inventor: Nelson C. Dones
  • Apparatus for a basketball net for displaying advertisement, making sounds and creating eye catching visual effects
    Patent number: 7553245
    Abstract: An apparatus on a net of a basketball hoop for displaying advertisement, making sounds and creating eye catching visual effects when a basketball passes through the net, which comprises a plurality of components and a structure for securing the components to the net. The components will make contact with the basketball when the basketball passes through the net.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Inventor: Nelson C. Dones
  • System for presenting a navigable virtual subway system, and method for operating and using the same
    Publication number: 20070291034
    Abstract: A navigable virtual environment that comprises a graphic representation of an environment modeled after a transportation system which is navigable by a user and which provides at least one service to the user appropriate to the transportation system. The environment is preferably rendered in three dimensions and designed to provide the user with a realistic experience in navigating the transportation system. A method of providing a three-dimensional view of a navigable experience to a user is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Inventor: Nelson C. Dones