Patents by Inventor Richard D. Babcock

Richard D. Babcock 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: 20080000865
    Abstract: A collapsible display includes an adjustable stand, a first plurality of cross members having a first length and a second plurality of cross members having a second length. The display further includes a base, and at least one upright member substantially perpendicular to the base. Each of the first plurality of cross members and each of the second plurality of cross members have an opening therein sized to fit over the at least one upright member, each cross member rotatably offset from another cross member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2006
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Inventors: Richard D. Babcock, Pat Sorenson
  • Patent number: 6350499
    Abstract: A collapsible Christmas tree designed to be suspended in mid-aid from overhead. The tree comprises a central rope threaded through alternating sections of hollow rigid trunk sections and individual or grouped cross members having centered holes. Cross members have a decreasing length and girth as seen from the bottom of the tree to the top. Each cross member is rotated about the rope to resemble the branches of the Christmas tree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Inventor: Richard D. Babcock