Patents Represented by Attorney Lewis A. Thaxton
  • Patent number: 4864334
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a maneuverable, foldable and transportable video cart, particularly for use in the video filming of subjects on location. The video cart, pertaining hereto, is of such a designed function that it can be placed in a folded and non-filming position available for transporting from studio to filming location. At the filming site, the video cart of this invention can be readily unfolded and arranged in its filming position. The video cart is equipped with wheels for maneuvering at filming location, storage compartments for sundry filming accessories, camera mounting means, a self-contained power supply, and is entirely manageable by a single operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 5, 1989
    Inventor: Daniel C. Ellis
  • Patent number: 4832845
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a reusable or permanent filter assembly useful in positioning and retaining the ground roast of coffee or tea in a hot water beverage maker. The plastic filter assembly consists of a separable outer container and an inner/perforated filtering element. The filtering element contains a plurality of equidistant holes or perforations that permits the rapid drip of a preferred beverage from the filter assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 23, 1989
    Inventor: Thomas Hendretti
  • Patent number: 4832242
    Abstract: A portable automobile trunk organizer is provided for storing, organizing and transporting jumper cables, first-aid kit, flares, motor oil, other automotive fluids, flashlight and miscellaneous tools; the trunk organizer includes a top lid which attaches to the underside of the trunk lid, and has mounts for jumper cables, first-aid kit and flares, the top lid having a pair of mating flanges for complementary alignment with the bottom tray when the trunk is closed; and the bottom tray has separate recesses for storage of opened or closed containers of motor oil, brake fluid and sundry tools, while disposed at each corner thereof, four threaded rods are situated to adjust the tray height into abutting cooperation with the top lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 23, 1989
    Inventor: Thomas R. Leek
  • Patent number: 4756384
    Abstract: A collapsible support is provided for supporting carpentry work, boards, roadside annunciators and the like. The support is equipped with downwardly divergent and telescoping legs, for height adjustment, that are united to a horizontal beam or stringer by means of 3-way brackets. A pair of leg braces are provided to limit leg spread, afford additional support to each pair of legs and also support a carrying case. When the support apparatus of this invention is disassembled it may be positioned inside the carrying case for compact storage or transporting about.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1988
    Inventor: Al Maddox
  • Patent number: D300067
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1987
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1989
    Inventors: Debra A. Smith, Armand Smalls
  • Patent number: D303704
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 26, 1989
    Inventor: Don R. Cunningham
  • Patent number: D303924
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 10, 1989
    Inventor: Otto G. Klein
  • Patent number: D304896
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1987
    Date of Patent: December 5, 1989
    Inventor: Steven Eubanks
  • Patent number: D305716
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 30, 1990
    Inventor: Serkai Ghafoorzai
  • Patent number: D305784
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 30, 1990
    Inventor: James A. Bertagnoli
  • Patent number: D306837
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 27, 1990
    Inventor: O. M. Jackson