Patents by Inventor Alan Gil

Alan Gil 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).

  • Patent number: 5816434
    Abstract: A sheet folding device that enables a single operator to easily fold bed sheets (fitted and flat), bed spreads, tablecloths and other sheet-like materials, the device employing a sheet clutching clamp 20 and a folding bar 28 both attached to a mounting plate 7. Placement of the mounting plate 7 onto any vertical surface enables the device to accommodate articles of differing sizes. A sheet clutching clamp 20 in my preferred embodiment is a spring clip 20. The folding bar 28 is the element about which a fold is made. In my preferred embodiment a 90 degree hook with an elastomeric sleeve 40 is effective for this task. The present invention can be mounted to a wall, mobile cart or any vertical surface. A sheet may refer to a bed sheet (fitted or flat), bed spread, tablecloth or any other material that requires folding. To fold a sheet, an operator slides a portion of the sheet, such as a corner, into the spring clip 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Inventor: Alan Gil Weinstein
  • Patent number: 5738583
    Abstract: An interactive wireless gaming system has a plurality of wireless gaming units which operate alternately as a host device. The wireless gaming units include a receiver for receiving wireless messages including gaming information which provides periodically update data signals generated by the gaming units to indicate a present position of a plurality of moveable objects moving. A display displays the gaming information in a form of graphic characterizations depicting the moveable objects. A processor generates the updated gaming information, and includes a memory for storing the data signals; a decoder for generating control signals in response to the gaming information received; a controller responsive to the control signals for effecting sequential storage of the data signals and a recall of a last of the data signals stored for display; and a network interface coupled between the controller and the game server. A transmitter transmits wireless responses to provide the updated gaming information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1998
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Nelson R. Comas, Alan Gil, Christopher L. McCarley