Patents Represented by Attorney James D. Givnan, Jr.

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  • Cape for a nursing mother
    Patent number: 4987612
    Abstract: A garment for nursing mothers and having arm holes and partially overlapped fabric members which may be draped individually over the nursing infant. A neckband may be closed about the neck in a removable manner. Rear edges of the fabric members terminate rearward of the wearer in a spaced apart manner while frontal edges of the fabric members terminate on opposite sides of a medial plane of the garment to provide overlapped portions for infant concealment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 29, 1991
    Inventor: Teresa L. Middleton
  • Tether for a drill chuck key
    Patent number: 4986554
    Abstract: A tether is disclosed for attaching a drill chuck key to the handle of a motor housing of a cordless drill. A length of elastic tubing defines a notched opening adjacent one end for the inserted reception of a drill chuck key handle leaving the handle unobstructed for insertion into a handle receiving recess provided in the cordless drill. The remaining end segment of the elastic tubing is provided with a similar notched opening for the formation of a looped segment enabling placement about the cordless drill handle or motor housing. A modified form of the tether includes a post structure for adhesive attachment to a cordless drill housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 22, 1991
    Inventor: Gordon G. Rathbun
  • Apparatus for and method of coloring wood by-products
    Patent number: 4979960
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for coloring aggregate wood material by directing a flow of material onto vertically spaced, perforate conveyors with each conveyor served by conduits discharging curtains of liquid dye. A drive system for the conveyors includes the provision of driving the conveyors at different speeds to increase aggregate depth for saturation purposes. Conduits of the spray system have oversized orifices directing discharges onto deflectors for curtain formation. Curtain impingement includes the aggregate material in transition in between conveyors. An inclined conveyor and pan returns dye removed from the material to a catch basin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 25, 1990
    Assignee: Rexius Forest By-Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Arlen Rexius, John L. Hoeck, Jr.
  • Toothbrush with multiple rotary brush members
    Patent number: 4979256
    Abstract: A toothbrush having one or more wheel members with radially disposed bristles adapted to roll into contact with tooth surfaces. End plates on the wheel member inhibit bristle deflection. In a multiple wheel member version an intermediate wheel member serves to confine bristles against displacement. Side plates carry a spindle for the wheel member or members. A curved guard extends partially about the wheel members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 25, 1990
    Inventor: William G. Branford
  • Elk call
    Patent number: 4976648
    Abstract: The call includes an elongate tubular body having a rim structure defining an elliptical air inlet end. An elastic sheet constitutes a reed and overlies a portion of the inlet end of the body. A backing plate is also located at the inlet end with a plate tongue offset below the elastic sheet. The rim structure is shaped so as to support a span of the elastic sheet in spaced relationship to the backing plate which is received on a recessed portion of the rim structure and held in place by the elastic sheet. An O-ring secures the sheet in place. An adapter adjacent the outlet end of the tubular body permits attachment of a sound absorbent tube for sound modulation. A baffle within the adapter provides an airflow restriction. The backing plate is removably mounted on the tubular body of the call and allows backing plate of different configurations to be used to alter the pitch of the call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 11, 1990
    Inventor: Ralph E. Meline
  • Chain scraper tooth for scraping wood panels
    Patent number: 4967630
    Abstract: A tooth main body defines open ended, crosswise recesses in which cutter elements of lesser width are secured. The cutter elements may be laterally offset from one another and a medial plane of the tooth body for the formation of parallel grooves along a wood panel or other article. Those areas of the recesses not occupied by the cutter elements form gullets into which severed material may pass. The tooth is formed from plate stock to assure uniform tooth thickness which contributes to chain life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 6, 1990
    Inventor: Jack H. Burke
  • Drive member for a fishing reel
    Patent number: 4962901
    Abstract: The drive member includes a threaded portion for installation on the crank shaft of a fishing reel. A head of the drive member is adapted to abut the reel crank to retain same in place on the crank shaft. A shank of the drive member projects outwardly from the drive member head and is of a cross section for inserted engagement with the chuck of a cordless screwdriver. The present drive member permits optional manual or powered reel operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 16, 1990
    Inventors: Ronald D. Shirley, Michael D. Cowan
  • Maze type device with optical component
    Patent number: 4960274
    Abstract: A maze in a housing having a reflector which reflects light waves through ninety degrees to render the illusion of a ball element floating in opposition to gravity. The maze may be in a module enabling an array of maze modules to be used in conjunction with a single housing. Maze walls may be of flexible material for manual distortion for ball guidance during maze use. A mechanical actuator on the maze propels a movable member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 2, 1990
    Inventor: Shawn M. Boles
  • Retainer for a percutaneous tube
    Patent number: 4959055
    Abstract: A retainer of pliable construction having a conical portion for insertion into a fistula or other body opening to provide a seal to prevent outward passage of fluids. An end segment of the retainer is cylindrical and has an annular edge which grips the tube outer wall surface to prevent tube slippage. An open internal area of the retainer permits lateral tube displacement. A modified retainer receives multiple tubes. The retainer is held in place by an adhesive equipped strip rotatably positionable for securement to the body. The strip may be apertured at its ends for reception of a belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 25, 1990
    Inventor: Janice L. Hillyer
  • Vehicle mounted archery bow holder
    Patent number: 4957229
    Abstract: A holder for a bow permitting bow storage in the cargo box or cab of a pickup truck. An upright main member has upper and lower arm members shaped for bow and bowstring retention with the latter exerting a downward force on the bow to hold the bow in place. A support extends outwardly toward truck structure for attachment to same. A modified holder includes a support for attachment to the wall of the truck cab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 18, 1990
    Inventor: Lowell J. D. Freeman
  • Portable screen
    Patent number: 4953609
    Abstract: A combination screen and carrying case having a pair of tubular legs each of rectangular section and held in an operative upright position by a friction lock. End segments of a case partition are each movable in response to a threaded pivot pin urging the end segments into leg engagement. A screen cross member is provided with grooved fittings at its ends for slipped, locking engagement with slots in the upper end of each leg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 4, 1990
    Inventors: David R. Annin, Rusty L. Kelley
  • Surface mounted magnetic toy
    Patent number: 4952153
    Abstract: A toy including a three-dimensional base having a magnetic sheet on its rearward side for temporary attachment to a metallic surface. The frontal surface of the base defines plural recesses each for the reception of a correspondingly shaped magnetic piece. The pieces each have a magnetic component for retention on a metallic surface when removed from base recess. When in place in a base recess, the magnetic components of the base and piece retain the latter in place. The pieces and their recess walls may be color coded to teach color recognition. A recess wall surface is provided with an image which differs from the image on other recess wall surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 28, 1990
    Inventor: Norma J. McAllister
  • Composite hinge pin
    Patent number: 4951350
    Abstract: A hinge pin of segmented form with its components in threaded connection with one another. The components of the pin include tool receiving surfaces engageable by a wrenching tool for applying torque during assembly and disassembly of the pin. The components are provided with male and female threads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 28, 1990
    Inventor: Anthony M. Nunes
  • Game with table top and wall supported game boards
    Patent number: 4949977
    Abstract: Game boards one each for table top and wall placement and having corresponding areas defined thereon. Each player or team of players has a set of game pieces. Moves of certain of the game pieces may be determined by the impact point of a player aimed component such as a dart. The game boards may display a modified game board design on their reverse sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 21, 1990
    Inventor: Michael J. Smith
  • Nut splitting device
    Patent number: 4944091
    Abstract: A manually operated nutcracking device with a threaded member for urging carrier and a wedge thereon into nut engagement to split the nut. A base includes a pair of guides and a nut supporting member. The carrier includes plate components coupled to the wedge in a detachable manner. The plate components are recessed to engage the inner edges of the pair of guides. A foot on the threaded member imparts travel to the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 31, 1990
    Inventor: Paul E. Johnson
  • Razor head with yieldable shaving aid
    Patent number: 4944090
    Abstract: Razor construction including a soluble body carried by a razor head or cartridge in a yieldable manner by a leaf spring. The soluble body is urged into skin contact to deposit a shaving aid thereon. The razor head defines a chamber in which the soluble body is housed with the leaf spring urging the body through an opening in the razor head. Various spring shapes are disclosed. A fixedly mounted body of a shaving aid may also be carried by the razor head or cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 31, 1990
    Inventor: Stanley Sumnall
  • Board inverting apparatus
    Patent number: 4936437
    Abstract: A series of inverter assemblies are spaced across a board conveyor with each assembly including a plate having an abutment to arrest the board and a lifting surface. An extension on the plate provides a supplementary lifting surface and further a curved edge which stops the following board (s) during cycling of the inverter assembly. A control system includes both manually actuated switches as well as board actuated limit switches in circuit with an adjustable delay component for regulating cycling of the inverter assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 26, 1990
    Inventor: Clarence R. Gearhart
  • Rotary screw fish collector
    Patent number: 4929350
    Abstract: A porous, conical structure for submersion in a body of water for rotation by water action. A screw blade in the structure confines as well as propels fish toward an outlet end of the porous structure. A support structure for the porous, conical structure may be embodied in a buoyant platform while a modified form of the collector utilizes a permanent ground supported structure. A receptacle is provided at the outlet end of the porous, conical structure for reception of fish and other collected matter. The receptacle may be a walled structure or the end of a bypass conduit enabling diversion of the collected matter and water away from the body of water. A lift and pivoted bearing permit elevating of porous, conical structure from the body of water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 29, 1990
    Inventors: Mark G. Wade, Kenneth R. Kenaston
  • Sight for archery bow
    Patent number: 4928394
    Abstract: A sight base includes an upright pair of guides on which sight pin carriers are slidably mounted. Fiber optics are carried by the base with a fiber optic end, constituting an illuminated sight bead, carried by a tubular sight pin on each sight pin carrier. The remaining ends of the fiber optics are bundled in a positionable sleeve for light gathering purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 29, 1990
    Inventor: James R. Sherman
  • Child's safety seat
    Patent number: D313127
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1987
    Date of Patent: December 25, 1990
    Inventors: Carol A. Batchelor, Jack R. Batchelor, Jr.