Patents by Inventor Robert W. Petry

Robert W. Petry 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: 7681252
    Abstract: A continuous loop, elastomeric band for encircling a portion of a user's head, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises a main body including a center hub and a plurality of curved fins, each fin having a curved shape tapering to an outer tip and at least one pair of adjacent fins cooperatively defining a moisture-collecting channel. Each fin includes a convex side and opposite thereto a concave side. The moisture-collecting channel being defined by the convex side of one fin and the concave side of an adjacent fin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Inventor: Robert W. Petry
  • Patent number: 7648180
    Abstract: A lock assembly for securing a movable panel in a locked condition relative to an adjacent stationary frame, according to one embodiment of the present invention, includes a first plate defining a pair of first receiving apertures and being constructed and arranged with a first mounting portion having a substantially planar mounting surface for being attached to the movable panel, a second plate defining a pair of second receiving apertures and being constructed and arranged with a second mounting portion having a substantially planar mounting surface for being attached to the stationary frame, a pair of locking members constructed and arranged for insertion through a corresponding pair of the first and second receiving apertures when the movable panel is closed relative to the stationary frame and wherein the substantially planar mounting surface of the first mounting portion is substantially parallel with and facing the substantially planar mounting surface of the second mounting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Inventor: Robert W. Petry
  • Publication number: 20090151408
    Abstract: A lock assembly for securing a movable panel in a locked condition relative to an adjacent stationary frame, according to one embodiment of the present invention, includes a first plate defining a pair of first receiving apertures and being constructed and arranged with a first mounting portion having a substantially planar mounting surface for being attached to the movable panel, a second plate defining a pair of second receiving apertures and being constructed and arranged with a second mounting portion having a substantially planar mounting surface for being attached to the stationary frame, a pair of locking members constructed and arranged for insertion through a corresponding pair of the first and second receiving apertures when the movable panel is closed relative to the stationary frame and wherein the substantially planar mounting surface of the first mounting portion is substantially parallel with and facing the substantially planar mounting surface of the second mounting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventor: Robert W. Petry
  • Patent number: 5709314
    Abstract: A container for storing liquid is contemplated which comprises a rigid vessel defining a chamber to retain liquid, the vessel has a generally vertical sidewall and an outer top surface. The outer top surface defines a mouth intersecting the chamber which is configured to move liquid to and from the chamber. The top surface defines a circumferential ledge having an outer edge connected to the sidewall. The top surface also defines an upturned lip connected to the ledge and circumscribing the mouth with the lip being horizontally inset from the outer edge by the ledge. A lid is removably connected to the vessel by press-on attachment with the lid having an upper surface opposing a lower surface. The lid includes a circumferential outer flange seated on the ledge and a stacking rib projecting upward from the upper surface with the rib being circumscribed by the flange as well as circumscribing a central portion of the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1998
    Inventor: Robert W. Petry