Patents by Inventor Peter V. Close

Peter V. Close 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: 6396925
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cellular phone holding devices, and more particularly, to a cellular phone holding device having a cylindrical body, with an outer diameter at least as large as the inner diameter of a vehicle beverage holder, a cavity defined therein to frictionally hold such devices and a weighted bottom portion. The present invention may further include a means for providing power to the cellular phone or for charging a removable cellular phone battery pack. The present invention minimizes the need for vehicle drivers to tend to unsupported articles in their vehicles, which may distract attention from their vehicular operation. In light of this, the present invention is ideally suited for use in domestic, business and recreational vehicle travel, including use in automobiles, vans, trucks, golf-carts, boats, etc.).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Inventor: Peter V. Close