Patents Represented by Attorney Donald R. Schoonover
  • Patent number: 7318698
    Abstract: A tow lift apparatus for a towing vehicle includes a pair of vertically aligned and horizontally and fore-to aft oriented receiver hitches fixedly secured to the rear of the towing vehicle; a lift releasably connected to the receiver hitches, the lift connected to a power source for displacing the tow lift apparatus to and from a loading configuration and a transporting configuration; a connecting mechanism including first and second cradle with a securing device for releasable connection to a vehicle to be towed. The tow lift apparatus is adjustable to accommodate vehicles having different wheel sizes and different wheel widths. A method of assembling and using the tow lift apparatus is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Inventor: Roy Gipson
  • Patent number: 7316044
    Abstract: An electric toothbrush has bristle heads that rotate counter to each other. The toothbrush operates from a battery stored in the handle section of the toothbrush.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Inventors: Huy Nguyen, Cuong Nguyen
  • Patent number: 7313842
    Abstract: A brush is mounted on the toe of an umpire's shoe and is used to clean dirt and debris from home plate. One form of the brush includes straps that encircle the shoe, while other forms of the brush include brushes that are movable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Inventor: René V. Preciado
  • Patent number: 7299553
    Abstract: A zero-offset power handsaw having a body unit including a skid plate and a handle, a circularly shaped saw blade, a blade mounting mechanism including a removable mounting device having a head, a guard, and an electric motor. The saw blade has a forward extremity and includes a hub for containing a forward extension of the head therein. The guard has a forward extremity that is co-planar with the forward extremity of the saw blade. A adjusting mechanism allows selective and angular adjustment of the skid plate relative to the handle. A switch allows electrical power to be selectively provided to the electric motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Inventor: Jimmy N. Brann
  • Patent number: 7288110
    Abstract: A heater device includes a pad that is heated by electrically heated fluid and which has areas for a user to insert his or her feet and areas for a user to insert his or her hands whereby either or both the user's feet and/or hands can be heated in an efficient manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Inventor: Stacey M. Levine
  • Patent number: 7278645
    Abstract: A carrier includes a supporting unit that is amenable to supporting a wide variety of items. The carrier includes shelves and/or baskets as well as a unit that can be used to support large and/or bulky items. The carrier further includes a stabilizer unit as well as a brake unit. Various attachments can also be mounted on the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Inventor: Sam B. Davis
  • Patent number: 7263731
    Abstract: A camping apparatus having a sleeping bag with a length and a width, cushioning means secured to the bottom of the sleeping bag; and sheltering means having a width greater than the length of the sleeping bag and a length greater than the width of the sleeping bag. The sheltering means includes a canopy, supporting means for operably supporting the canopy above the sleeping bag, and storage means for storing the sheltering means on the sleeping bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Inventors: Steven G. Stepanek, Darla J. Stepanek
  • Patent number: D546735
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: Automatic Equipment Manufacting Company
    Inventors: Merton Hahne, Mark Penlerick, Anthony Crippen
  • Patent number: D547532
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Inventors: Bruce D. White, Sr., Daphne N. White
  • Patent number: D549402
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Inventors: Michael P. Mangan, Brooke L. Tourony
  • Patent number: D549799
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Inventor: Allan C. Kroll
  • Patent number: D551259
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Inventor: Victor W. Wilson
  • Patent number: D551318
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Inventors: Robert MacNeil, Susan MacNeil
  • Patent number: D551425
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Inventor: Christina C. Layle
  • Patent number: D551543
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Williams, Teresa A. Williams
  • Patent number: D554554
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Inventors: Regan F. Dumbeck, Richard Dumbeck
  • Patent number: D557093
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Inventor: Ben E. Holt
  • Patent number: D557511
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2007
    Inventor: Robert G. Fore
  • Patent number: D558013
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Inventor: Phillip H. Sykes, II
  • Patent number: D558100
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Inventor: Rhonda M. Dancy