Patents Represented by Attorney Charles C. McCloskey
  • Patent number: 7156392
    Abstract: A polyhedral puzzle has basic pieces that connect and form polyhedrons. The present invention serves as a puzzle solved by the geometric relationship between the pieces. The pieces have four triangular members and each member has a primary and a secondary form. The members connect with positioners interlocking with notches on adjacent members. The positioners include slots that allow members to connect at three angles with each other. A primary member connects to a secondary member in an alternating fashion. The members assemble into polyhedrons such as a cube, sphere, cylinder, or combination thereof that lead to sculptures, including humanoid forms, at various scales or buildings at larger scales.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Inventor: Virginia H. Plein
  • Patent number: 7134662
    Abstract: A washer game with an upright tube has two targets spaced apart to test people's skill at throwing washers. The targets are round with concentric rings upon a flat base within a perimeter wall. Score value increases as ring diameter decreases. The centermost ring has a diameter to receive an upright tube. The upright tube extends perpendicular to the target and may have arms branching off the upright tube. In addition to the targets and tubes, the game has a plurality of washers or bean bags. Players of the game can add or remove the tubes to vary the difficulty of the game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Inventor: Richard J. Menendez
  • Patent number: 7104667
    Abstract: The present invention provides the lighting, electrical components, wheels, legs, and structure to modify a barbeque grill for night use and movement. The present invention attaches lights through the lid of a grill. Wiring connects the lights to the electrical system of a vehicle or truck. Upon the body of grill, the present invention installs legs with wheels and safety devices. The legs fold during transport and otherwise unfold for pushing the grill. The body also has reflectors to identify the grill. A cook checks food under the lid illuminated by the lights, pushes the grill upon wheels, and relocates the grill when mounted upon a trailer hitch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Inventor: Erroll D. Keller
  • Patent number: 7040695
    Abstract: A piece of furniture for changing shoes has pairs of slippers, a bench, and a cabinet. The bench has a seat and a shoe display or shelf beneath. A front leg, an armrest, and a rear leg assist guests at the end of a bench. A backrest spans from the rear leg to the cabinet. Opposite the front leg, a cabinet stores slippers in compartments behind doors. Alternatively, the furniture has two benches and the backrest omitted. Upon entering a house, a guest sits upon the bench, removes his shoes, places them upon the shelf, and puts on slippers from the cabinet. To leave, a guest places soiled slippers in a drawer inside the cabinet, dons their shoes, and returns to the street. Later, a homeowner retrieves the soiled slippers, cleans them, and returns them to the compartment for use by their next guests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Inventor: J. William McClure
  • Patent number: 7011353
    Abstract: The windshield umbrella is a safety device designed to yield the maximum visibility in poor weather conditions. In inclement weather, the unit protrudes from the top of any windshield to serve as a shield and drainage device. It is wind-resistant and can be retracted when not in use or removed completely for easy storage. The windshield umbrella can be available as a permanent remote operated unit with roof harness or as a completely removable self-mounted unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Inventor: Delores Doris Walker
  • Patent number: 6969312
    Abstract: The hub conditioning and alignment tool for a wooden car has a cylindrical handle with two opposed faces. A first shaft extends perpendicular to the first face and a second shaft extends perpendicular to the second face. The shafts terminate in tips with depressions. In use, a child squares the hub on the first face and cones the hub on the second face with sandpaper. A child twists the first tip into the axle hole of the wheel for reaming. The steel tool reduces friction between a hub and a car and aligns a wheel with the track to increase the speed of a car.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2005
    Assignee: Derby Worx, Inc.
    Inventor: William E. Launius, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6904694
    Abstract: The body tool has a rectangular shape with two projections and a central passage for a Pinewood Derby® car body. The holes in one projection align with the other projection. A child places a car body into the passage so the kerf for an axle aligns with the holes in the projections. Alternately, the body alignment tool has two jaws upon a threaded rod closed by a wing nut that grasp a car body. The child then drills through the holes and the car body to straighten the kerf to accept an axle. The child then removes the car body from the body tool and inserts an axle into the new kerf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: Derby Worx, Inc.
    Inventor: William E. Launius, Jr.
  • Patent number: D503125
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Inventor: Kevin Federic