Patents by Inventor Thomas R. Ross

Thomas R. Ross 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: 6182612
    Abstract: A cat cabinet for providing a location for a cat to go for various reasons including to hide, to eat and to use a litter box. The cat cabinet includes a housing with an open top, a bottom panel and a perimeter side wall upwardly extending around the bottom panel. The perimeter side wall includes a spaced apart pair of end panels, and a spaced apart pair of side panels extending between the end panels. A top panel substantially covers the open top of the housing. A shelf is disposed in the housing and spaced above the bottom panel. A first of the side panels has a plurality of access doors pivotally coupled thereto to provide access into the housing through the first side panel. The perimeter side wall also has a plurality of removable punchouts which form corresponding passage holes through the perimeter side wall when separated from the perimeter side wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Inventor: Thomas R. Ross, Sr.
  • Patent number: 5145307
    Abstract: There is disclosed a cargo vehicle which includes a cargo carrying surface which is elevatable between a ground engaging or loading position and an elevated or transporting position. Also disclosed is a releasable cargo retaining mechanism for use in conjunction with the cargo carrying surface for releasably retaining the cargo on such surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1992
    Assignee: Airborne Express, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward P. Smethwick, James D. Smith, Joseph C. Martin, Thomas R. Ross