Patents by Inventor Adam Ward Weber
Adam Ward Weber has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 10653106Abstract: A litter box includes upper and lower shells having corrugations formed therein that strengthen the walls of the shell and that enable the walls themselves to be relatively thinner than would be required in the absence of corrugations. The relatively thinner walls thus enable the litter box to be formed from less material. The corrugations are configured to enable molding with conventional two-part molds. An upper shell portion has a handle integrally molded therein. When assembled, the upper shell sits atop the lower shell, and the line of junction between the upper and lower shells is oriented oblique to a bottom surface of the lower shell and thus oblique to a floor upon which the litter box may sit. The oblique angle enables a relatively low step-over height at the front and a relatively high height at the rear to resist the penetration of urine.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2014Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Melaney Northrop, Michael Harper, David Veness, Adam Ward Weber
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Patent number: 9380759Abstract: A pet kennel that is structured to receive an animal includes an upper kennel portion and a lower kennel portion that include first and second engagement structures that are slidingly engageable. The upper kennel portion is situated in a first position atop the lower kennel portion offset from one another along a longitudinal axis of the pet kennel. The upper kennel portion is then translated along the longitudinal axis with respect to the lower pet kennel portion toward a second, assembled position to cause the first engagement elements and the second engagement elements to become slidingly engaged and to cause the upper and lower kennel portions to become aligned with one another. The upper kennel portion additionally includes a pair of latches that are engageable with the lower shell portion in the second position of the pet kennel to retain the upper and lower kennel portions in the second position.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2013Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.Inventors: David Veness, Adam Ward Weber, Michael Don Harper, Benedict Joseph Messner, Hector Rodriguez, Kyle Joseph Becker, John Coleman Horton, IV, Anthony William Gatica
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Publication number: 20150320008Abstract: A litter box includes upper and lower shells having corrugations formed therein that strengthen the walls of the shell and that enable the walls themselves to be relatively thinner than would be required in the absence of corrugations. The relatively thinner walls thus enable the litter box to be formed from less material. The corrugations are configured to enable molding with conventional two-part molds. An upper shell portion has a handle integrally molded therein. When assembled, the upper shell sits atop the lower shell, and the line of junction between the upper and lower shells is oriented oblique to a bottom surface of the lower shell and thus oblique to a floor upon which the litter box may sit. The oblique angle enables a relatively low step-over height at the front and a relatively high height at the rear to resist the penetration of urine.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2014Publication date: November 12, 2015Applicant: DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY INC.Inventors: Melaney Northrop, Michael Harper, David Veness, Adam Ward Weber
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Publication number: 20150136038Abstract: A pet kennel that is structured to receive an animal includes an upper kennel portion and a lower kennel portion that include first and second engagement structures that are slidingly engageable. The upper kennel portion is situated in a first position atop the lower kennel portion offset from one another along a longitudinal axis of the pet kennel. The upper kennel portion is then translated along the longitudinal axis with respect to the lower pet kennel portion toward a second, assembled position to cause the first engagement elements and the second engagement elements to become slidingly engaged and to cause the upper and lower kennel portions to become aligned with one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2013Publication date: May 21, 2015Applicant: Doskocil Manufacturing Company, Inc.Inventors: David Veness, Adam Ward Weber, Michael Don Harper, Benedict Joseph Messner, Hector Rodriguez, Kyle Joseph Becker, John Coleman Horton, IV, Anthony William Gatica
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Patent number: 8613260Abstract: A pet kennel that is structured to receive an animal includes an upper kennel portion and a lower kennel portion that include first and second engagement structures that are slidingly engageable. The upper kennel portion is situated in a first position atop the lower kennel portion offset from one another along a longitudinal axis of the pet kennel. The upper kennel portion is then translated along the longitudinal axis with respect to the lower pet kennel portion toward a second, assembled position to cause the first engagement elements and the second engagement elements to become slidingly engaged and to cause the upper and lower kennel portions to become aligned with one another. The upper kennel portion additionally includes a pair of latches that are engageable with the lower shell portion in the second position of the pet kennel to retain the upper and lower kennel portions in the second position.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2013Date of Patent: December 24, 2013Assignee: Doskocil Manufacturing Company, Inc.Inventors: David Veness, Adam Ward Weber, Michael Don Harper, Benedict Joseph Messner, Hector Rodriguez, Kyle Joseph Becker, John Coleman Horton, IV, Anthony William Gatica
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Patent number: D705496Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2012Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Doskocil Manufacturing Company, Inc.Inventors: David Veness, Adam Ward Weber, Michael Don Harper
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Patent number: D705995Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2012Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Doskocil Manufacturing Company, Inc.Inventors: David Veness, Adam Ward Weber, Michael Don Harper