Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Douglas S. Bishop
  • Patent number: 5421042
    Abstract: A portable outdoor shower device which may be filled initially with water, heated to a desired temperature, from an external heat source, including an open fire, and by means of a suspending mechanism, suspended from a point vertically aligned with the user for shower operations. The device utilizes a single container for heating, moving and suspending the water for shower operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 6, 1995
    Inventor: Steve Hibschman
  • Patent number: 5333595
    Abstract: An archery bow assembly including a central handle section that is positioned and configured to provide a natural position for the archer's hand and to minimize chafing of the bow string against the inner surface of the forearm of the archer upon release of the bow string. The handle section includes a generally planar main body portion connected at its upper end to the lower end of the upper limb section and connected at its lower end to the upper end to the lower end of the upper limb section and a handle portion formed integrally with the main body portion and laterally offset with respect to the main body portion and with respect to the central plane of the bow assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1994
    Inventor: Duane Heffron
  • Patent number: 5205267
    Abstract: An overdraw assembly for use with an archery bow of the type including a bow having a central bow section and limb sections and a bow string secured at its opposite ends to the free ends of the limb sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1993
    Inventor: Richard Burdick
  • Patent number: 4947476
    Abstract: A vehicle accessory device for utilization in monitoring vehicle fluid levels comprising a pair of opposed wiping pads, an associated flashlight within the same housing structure and a magnet or other means for securing the device when not in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 7, 1990
    Inventor: Stephen L. Seaburg
  • Patent number: 4880079
    Abstract: A device for use with a ladder comprising one cylindrical member with horizontally spaced apertures in said cylindrical member to accept the top ends of the rails of the ladder when the invention is placed horizontally thereon. The invention is affixed to the ladder by a pliable strap or straps with fastening means and may be permanently mounted or easily removed as required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1989
    Inventor: Roland P. Leclerc
  • Patent number: 4859982
    Abstract: A wireless taillight system including a transmit module adapted to receive taillight control signals from a towing vehicle and provide radio frequency control signals corresponding thereto. The system also includes a pair of taillight modules adapted to be mounted upon a towed vehicle. The taillight modules receive control signals from the transmit module and energize a taillight system contained therein. The system is adapted to provide run, stop and turn signal functions to a towed vehicle. The invention is registered under the Disclosure Document Program as Disclosure Document No. 171509.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 22, 1989
    Inventor: Stephen L. Seaburg
  • Patent number: 4833700
    Abstract: An interface for establishing telephonic communication between a transceiver disposed within the interior of a vehicle and an externally disposed telephone station includes a cradle adapted to retain the handset of the external telephone station, receive signals therefrom, and transmit those signals to the internal transceiver. The handset cradle is further adapted to receive electrical signals from the internal transceiver and transmit them to the external handset. In this manner, full duplex telecommunication is achieved. The invention may further include provisions for establishing wireless communication between the internal transceiver and the handset cradle, and may be specifically adapted to link an external telephone system to a telephone station within the interior of a motor home or truck. The invention was registered under the Disclosure Document Program as Disclosure Document No. 165429.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 23, 1989
    Inventor: Stephen L. Seaburg
  • Patent number: 4807859
    Abstract: A die spring retainer for vertically affixing a die spring to a die set is configured as a generally circular blank defining a central opening adapted to receive a pilot screw therein. The blank includes a major portion having a first diameter and a minor portion having a second diameter less than the first diameter. The minor portion constitutes approximately 30 degrees to 120 degrees of the external circumference of the blank. The blank is fabricated from a deformable material and deforms under compression to the configuration of the first coil of the spring, thus securely affixing the die spring to a die set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1989
    Inventor: Robert Bolthouse
  • Patent number: 4754379
    Abstract: A combination flashlight/handle attachment for a thermos bottle or other cylindrical beverage container comprising a removable handle mechanism containing a flashlight casing with operating switch, the operating switch being positioned so that it may be operated by the hand gripping the handle. The handle/light combination is easily affixed to the thermos bottle by pliable straps with fastening means, and can be easily removed for cleaning and storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1987
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1988
    Inventor: Robert J. Kelley
  • Patent number: 4656566
    Abstract: A combination flashlight/handle attachment for a thermos bottle or other cylindrical beverage container comprising a removable handle mechanism containing a flashlight casing with operating switch, the operating switch being positioned so that it may be operated by the hand gripping the handle. The handle/light combination is easily affixed to the thermos bottle by pliable straps with fastening means, and can be easily removed for cleaning and storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1986
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1987
    Inventor: Robert J. Kelley
  • Patent number: 4588075
    Abstract: An improved portable soap holding apparatus of the type in which a soap holding mechanism is made easily moveable by use of a suction cup as a means of affixing the soap holder to a vertical surface in the area it is to be used. The apparatus includes a primary structure with protruding members to support a bar of soap connected to a suction cup which holds the apparatus in place. The invention was registered under the Disclosure Document Program as Disclosure Document No. 130145.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 13, 1986
    Inventor: Robert W. Rupp