Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Joseph N. Breaux
  • Patent number: 6151722
    Abstract: A toilet cleaner dispensing system for use with toilet cleaner tablets that dispenses toilet cleaner into the toilet bowl through the tank overflow tube so that the water within the toilet tank does not contain high concentrations of toilet cleaning. The toilet cleaner dispensing system includes a lower tablet housing structure, a top housing member, a tube clip, and a resilient sealing ring, 34.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Inventor: John Lubrano
  • Patent number: 6151721
    Abstract: A non-invasive urine collection device for females that includes an adhesive covered, flexible film patient attachment structure that is sealingly secured to the skin entirely around the pubic area of the patent so that urine eliminated in the normal manner enters a collecting member in connection with the patient attachment structure and is then transferred into a disposable urine collecting bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Inventor: Raymond W. Whitfield
  • Patent number: 6152529
    Abstract: A motor driven rocking chair that includes a seat assembly, a base assembly and a drive assembly. The seat assembly is rockably mounted onto the base assembly. The drive assembly is connected between the seat assembly and the base assembly and provides a rocking force to rock the seat assembly forward and rearward with respect to the base assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Inventor: Michael E. Beason
  • Patent number: 6152337
    Abstract: A fabric pinning system that includes a rectangular fabric foundation member with two attached pin members and a pin end receiving tube structure. The pin end receiving tube structure includes two inwardly curled side edges. Each inwardly curled side edge forms a pin receiving area sized such that said curled side edge resiliently grips an end of a pin member inserted into an open tube structure end in connection with said pin receiving area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Inventor: Rebecca I. Petree
  • Patent number: 6148493
    Abstract: A pop rivet core punch which includes an alignment sleeve slidable mounted to an elongated punch shaft and springingly urged to extend over a core punching end of the elongated shaft while the sleeve aligns the core punching end with a center of the pop rivet and a handle end on the elongated shaft provides a mechanism for handling the punch and striking the punch with a hammer thereby forcing the spring to compress and pushing the core punching end past the sleeve and into the pop rivet center thereby removing the pop rivet core from the pop rivet, the pop rivet may then be quickly drilled and removed without damaging the surrounding material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Inventors: Harvey Pixley, Merle Wernert
  • Patent number: 6149217
    Abstract: A pickup truck bed topper that is collapsible into a stored position to allow items to be transported on an open topped pickup truck bed and extended to form an enclosure to keep items being transported away from the wind and the other elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Inventor: Ashley J. Plamondon
  • Patent number: 6148472
    Abstract: A vehicle cleaning system that includes a vacuum system for removing large cluttering items as well as soil, pebbles and other dirt; that is mountable in a vehicle; that includes a storage mechanism for storing and compacting large items; and that includes a passenger compartment console assembly, a separator unit assembly including a compaction subassembly, a motor powered wet/dry vacuum system, a passenger vacuum line in connection between the passenger compartment console and the separator unit, and a wet/dry vacuum hose in connection between the separator unit assembly and the wet/dry vacuum system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Inventor: Sharon P. Arena
  • Patent number: 6145677
    Abstract: A clothes hanging system that is readily secured to an outdoor structure such as a fence to provide rods for supporting clothes away from the fence. The clothes hanging system includes a center hanger support structure and two identical hanger support rod supports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Inventor: Samuel R. Corniel
  • Patent number: 6145208
    Abstract: A pendulum sight for archery bows that includes a bow mounting bracket secured to a pendulum support frame and a pendulum pivotally mounted to the pendulum support frame with a pivoting pendulum axle having two axle ends. The improvement includes providing one or more vibration/noise damping elements between moving and or contacting points of the pendulum sight to minimize or eliminate noise generated by the pendulum sight that results from vibrations created by shooting an arrow from a bow to which the pendulum sight is affixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Inventor: Huey P. Savage
  • Patent number: 6139233
    Abstract: A rapid spooling/tightening binding device includes a uniquely designed winch winder mechanism having a rotatable shaft substantially aligned with the center axis of the winch and which is couplable to a drill to rapidly spool the binding strap about a strap spooling reel. In the preferred embodiment, the drill is a cordless drill. The winch winder mechanism is removably coupled to the winch for use with other binding devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Inventor: James T. Wilsey
  • Patent number: 6138360
    Abstract: A nail clipper accessory provides a vacuum for collecting the clippings as they are created when using a nail clipper and storing the clippings in a vacuum chamber for later disposal. The accessory is used with convention nail clippers by slipping the rear portion of the nail clipper into a resilient tubular shroud structure. The nail clipper accessory also includes a motor driven filing stone. To reduce the number of motors required for the accessory, the same motor is used to power the vacuum fan and the motor driven filing stone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Inventors: Randy J. Owens, Sr., Gidget T. Owens
  • Patent number: 6135895
    Abstract: A golf training system that includes a stance platform having four adjustable height legs to allow the user to simulate swinging at different angles. The stance platform includes multiple ball connecting apertures so that the user can practice at several angles without the need for adjusting the adjustable height legs. The golf stance platform is foldable into a suit case configuration and carriable by a handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Inventors: Robert Estivo, Albert Murphy, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6135550
    Abstract: A bicycle seat that includes a foam seat cushion member having an inflatable edge cushion provided around the back and side edges of an upper cushion surface thereof and a centrally positioned dual lobe inflatable buttocks cushion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Inventor: Tafesse Tucho
  • Patent number: 6136277
    Abstract: A fragrance dispersion system that includes a multi-scent scent dispensing assembly having multiple electronically gateable scent dispensing ports for dispensing a scent in response to a control signal. The gateable scent dispensing ports are controllable through an interface cord by a broadcast signal such that key scents are released as desired. The multi-scent scent dispensing assembly also includes multiple separate scent reservoirs each in connection with a separate electronically gateable scent dispensing port that is interfaceable with audio-video equipment to dispense scents from one or more of the separate scent reservoirs in response to signals transmitted along with the audio or video program. The scent is ejected onto an absorbent scent mixing tape for mixing more than one scent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Inventor: Joseph Nardini
  • Patent number: 6135042
    Abstract: A sailing craft that includes an elongated central tubular frame structure, a left outrigger assembly attached to the forward left side of the central tubular frame structure, a right outrigger assembly attached to the forward right side of the central tubular frame structure, a rudder steering assembly pivotally mounted to the rear center of the tubular frame structure, a left sail supported by the left outrigger assembly, a right sail supported by the right outrigger assembly, and a seat assembly secured to the rearward end of the central tubular frame structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Inventor: Ray Hollenstein
  • Patent number: 6131861
    Abstract: A bag holder comprising an adjustable frame assembly to maintain a top end of a lawn/leaf bag in an open position. A supporting structure supports the adjustable frame assembly horizontally above the ground, so that the lawn/leaf bag will extend downwardly in a vertical position to allow a person to easily insert debris through the top end of the lawn/leaf bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Inventors: Gabriel A. Fortier, Jr., Kay D. Fortier
  • Patent number: 6133832
    Abstract: An article location system that includes a number of identical receiver tags that are attachable to articles and a transmitter assembly including a transmitter unit that transmits a predetermined coded radio signal to activate each receiver tag. Each receiver tag provides an audible and a visual output when activated. The visual output includes a moving pinpoint output beam generated by a laser diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. Winder, Eileen L. Ballenger
  • Patent number: 6123626
    Abstract: A laser putter system for a conventional putter golf club of the type having a club head with a golf ball striking face and an upper surface, a shaft connected to the upper surface of the club head and a grip on the shaft. The laser putter system comprises a laser pointer/range finder. A mounting means is for mounting the laser pointer/range finder onto the shaft of the conventional putter golf club over the upper surface of the club head. The laser pointer can project a laser beam away from the golf ball striking face of the club head to provide the golfer with a visible target being a hole to putt a golf ball into. The range finder will interpret the distance between the laser pointer and the hole to visually give the golfer a calculated distance to the hole, so as to gauge the proper force required for a successful putt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2000
    Inventor: Brian S. Osborn
  • Patent number: 6124583
    Abstract: A microwave oven that automatically reads a barcode printed on a food item package, retrieves preprogrammed cooking instructions for that particular item corresponding to the barcode and then operates the microwave over, according to the manufactures specific instructions in order to achieve optimal food quality for the particular convenience food item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2000
    Inventor: Ford W. Bowers
  • Patent number: 6119690
    Abstract: A nostril filter system that includes a filter assembly including a foam rubber nose insert member including a tubular nasal passage portion and a dome shaped naris portion; a pliable plastic insert member including a tubular top portion and a dome shaped bottom portion; a cone-shaped, second stage filter element; and a disk-shaped, first stage filter element; the second and first stage filter elements being insertable into the pliable plastic insert member in that order prior to inserting the pliable plastic insert member into the foam rubber nose insert member; the foam rubber nose insert member being insertable into a nostril of a user such that the tubular nasal passage portion is inserted into the opening of the user's nasal passage and the dome shaped naris portion is positioned within the naris chamber of the user's nostril. The system can also include a nose shroud member and two identical nose insert member holding structures that are detachably connectable to the nose shroud member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Inventor: Joseph M. Pantaleo