Patents by Inventor Tzanis Fountoulakis

Tzanis Fountoulakis 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).

  • Leash for pets
    Patent number: 7640895
    Abstract: A significantly improved leash has a strap or belt with a carabiner at a lower end and a loop at an upper end. The loop may be a preconfigured holding loop or it may be an adjustable loop that can be adjusted by clipping a carabiner into eyelets in the leash. The leash permits even an animal that is pulling strongly on the leash to be held in check, by a hand grip disposed in the holding loop, or adjacent to the holding loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Inventors: Tzanis Fountoulakis, Steven B. Dunn, Mark Hatherill
  • Domestic animal leading mechanism
    Publication number: 20060130776
    Abstract: A pet-leading device contains a collar, a flexible leash connected to the collar, and a wristband for attaching around a wrist of a person. The wristband functions as a winding core for the flexible leash, in which the flexible leash is wound up into a roll. In this manner, the leash is wound up in a convenient package and easily carried by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2005
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventor: Tzanis Fountoulakis
  • Leash for pets
    Publication number: 20060102103
    Abstract: A significantly improved leash has a strap or belt with a carabiner at a lower end and a loop at an upper end. The loop may be a preconfigured holding loop or it may be an adjustable loop that can be adjusted by clipping a carabiner into eyelets in the leash. The leash permits even an animal that is pulling strongly on the leash to be held in check, by a hand grip disposed in the holding loop, or adjacent to the holding loop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2005
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Inventors: Tzanis Fountoulakis, Steven Dunn, Mark Hatherill
  • Leash
    Publication number: 20050000470
    Abstract: A significantly improved leash has a strap or belt with a carabiner at a lower end and a loop at an upper end. The loop may be a preconfigured holding loop or it may be an adjustable loop that can be adjusted by clipping a carabiner into eyelets in the leash. The leash permits even an animal that is pulling strongly on the leash to be held in check, by a hand grip disposed in the holding loop, or adjacent to the holding loop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2004
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Inventor: Tzanis Fountoulakis
  • Retaining and guiding configuration
    Patent number: 6513460
    Abstract: A retaining and guiding configuration may serve as a lead replacement and is always carried along without a person or animal being impeded. The configuration includes an inwardly directed inner band and an outer band guided over the outside of the inner band. The outer band is configured such that it can be lengthened or extended elastically counter to a restoring force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Inventor: Tzanis Fountoulakis
  • Retaining and guiding configuration
    Publication number: 20010015179
    Abstract: A retaining and guiding configuration may serve as a lead replacement and is always carried along without a person or animal being impeded. The configuration includes an inwardly directed inner band and an outer band guided over the outside of the inner band. The outer band is configured such that it can be lengthened or extended elastically counter to a restoring force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2001
    Publication date: August 23, 2001
    Inventor: Tzanis Fountoulakis