Patents by Inventor Robert F. Soreo

Robert F. Soreo 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: 20110244973
    Abstract: An accessory for a play system comprises a support configured to be suspended from or supported on the play system; and a sound module coupled with the support. The sound module comprises a motion detector for detecting motion of the support and a sound-emitting device for emitting sounds in response to motion of the support as detected by the motion detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: BACKYARD LEISURE HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Patrick W. Brown, John R. Nottingham, John W. Spirk, Robert F. Soreo, Randall Lee Day, Daniel Ray Whyman
  • Publication number: 20110241396
    Abstract: A convertible child seat includes a seat frame that presents a seat cavity and an open front to allow cavity ingress and egress by the child. The seat also includes a front restraint shiftably attached to the seat frame and shiftable between a storage position and a child-restraining position. In the storage position, the front restraint extends along the bottom wall so as to be positioned below the seated child and thereby permit cavity ingress and egress through the open front. In the child-restraining position, the front restraint at least partly spans the open front to restrict cavity ingress and egress through the open front.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: BACKYARD LEISURE HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Patrick W. Brown, John R. Nottingham, John W. Spirk, Robert F. Soreo
  • Publication number: 20110241398
    Abstract: A rotating seat for suspension from a play set structure includes a seat body rotatable about a generally vertical axis with an upper seating surface configured to support a user, an elongated suspending element configured to support the seat body from the play set structure, and a handle assembly operably coupled with the suspending element to cause rotation of the seat body relative to the axis upon actuation by the user. The suspending element extends substantially vertically, presents opposite upper and lower end margins, is configured to operably couple with the play set structure along the upper end margin, and is operably coupled with the seat body at a location spaced from the upper end margin. A damped pivot connection assembly configured to operably secure the suspending element with the play set structure and allow restrained pivoting movement of the suspending element relative to a fixed bracket of the connection assembly is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: BACKYARD LEISURE HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Patrick W. Brown, John R. Nottingham, John W. Spirk, Robert F. Soreo
  • Patent number: 7628118
    Abstract: An automated cat litter box comprising self-scooping mechanisms on a scooping carriage assembly at one end of a litter pan. The scooping carriage contains therein a waste drawer having a removable tray covered in lining. The tray travels with the carriage to the opposing end of the litter so that a grate can flip backwards to shovel collected waste into the waste drawer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: OurPet's Company
    Inventors: John R. Nottingham, John W. Spirk, Jeffrey M. Kalman, Michael P. O'Toole, Gary Robert Stephan, Robert F. Soreo, Steven Tsengas
  • Publication number: 20070252353
    Abstract: A golf bag that has an enclosure for containing golf products, at least one roller cylinder or cylinder-like roller connected to the base of the golf bag for providing mobility to the golf bag, and an extendable handle to provide maneuverability to the golf bag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2006
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventors: Brian Sokol, Robert F. Soreo
  • Patent number: 6776069
    Abstract: A power tool comprising a housing having a member disposed therein and a spindle for receipt of a tool bit wherein the spindle is retained on a shaft. The spindle and shaft define an axis of rotation relative to the housing. The power tool further comprises a collet having a sleeve that includes a collet engaging portion disposed on an inner surface of the sleeve and an opening centered on the axis for passage of the shaft therethrough and for receiving the member disposed in said housing to permit axial sliding movement between a locked position and an unlocked position. The power tool further comprises a spindle engaging portion disposed on the spindle wherein the spindle engaging portion engages with the collet portion means when the collet is moved in the locked position thereby rigidly locking the collet and the spindle together to prevent rotational movement of the spindle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: Toolovation, LLC
    Inventors: Robert F. Soreo, Bernard Schaub, David B. Levine
  • Publication number: 20030070511
    Abstract: A power tool comprising a housing having a member disposed therein and a spindle for receipt of a tool bit wherein the spindle is retained on a shaft. The spindle and shaft define an axis of rotation relative to the housing. The power tool further comprises a collet having a sleeve that includes a collet engaging portion disposed on an inner surface of the sleeve and an opening centered on the axis for passage of the shaft therethrough and for receiving the member disposed in said housing to permit axial sliding movement between a locked position and an unlocked position. The power tool further comprises a spindle engaging portion disposed on the spindle wherein the spindle engaging portion engages with the collet portion means when the collet is moved in the locked position thereby rigidly locking the collet and the spindle together to prevent rotational movement of the spindle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2002
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Inventors: John R. Nottingham, John W. Spirk, Robert F. Soreo, Bernard Schaub, David B. Levine
  • Patent number: D462593
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Assignee: Toolovation, LLC
    Inventors: John R. Nottingham, John W. Spirk, Robert F. Soreo, Bernard Schaub
  • Patent number: D464201
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Assignee: Permatex, Inc.
    Inventors: Hans E. Haas, Russell Webster Shaffer, Volker Gerald Fremuth, Robert F. Soreo, Nick E. Stanca
  • Patent number: D485152
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Stride Tool Inc.
    Inventor: Robert F. Soreo
  • Patent number: D485737
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: Toolovation, LLC
    Inventors: Bernard Schaub, David B. Levine, Robert F. Soreo
  • Patent number: D588435
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Stride Tool Inc.
    Inventors: Robert F. Soreo, Nick E. Stanca