Patents by Inventor Alan J. Wheatley
Alan J. Wheatley 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: 8851349Abstract: A frictional pad has a pair of inclined slots in a pair of sidewalls to hold a handheld electronic device at an incline with respect to the pad. The pad can also have a squat dome.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2013Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: American Covers, Inc.Inventors: Alan J. Wheatley, Bryce Craig
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Publication number: 20140161672Abstract: An air freshener has a head with a face. A clip is coupled to the head opposite the face and extends from the head perpendicularly, and includes a pair of vent rods. A pair of bodies is each coupled to a different one of the vent rods. A scent material is interspersed within the bodies, and is capable of diffusing out of the bodies to surrounding air.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2013Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicant: AMERICAN COVERS, INC.Inventors: Alan J. Wheatley, Christopher D. Anderson
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Patent number: 8685330Abstract: An air freshener has a vent rod and a scent material carried by the vent rod. A head is pivotally coupled to the vent rod. A hinge is between the head and the vent rod including an axel in an aperture. A plurality of petals is coupled to the head and pivotal with the head with respect to the vent rod.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2012Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: American Covers, Inc.Inventors: Aaron Irvin, Alan J. Wheatley, Christopher D. Anderson
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Publication number: 20140037867Abstract: A frictional pad device adhered to an upward facing support surface and upon which a handheld electronic device is selectively disposed and held in a non-adhesive, non-slip, tacky fashion by the frictional pad. The frictional pad has a repositionable adhesive film releasably and repositionably adhered to the upward facing support surface. A squat dome is affixed to the upward facing support surface by the repositionable adhesive film. The squat dome has a continuous outward facing surface facing and contacting the handheld electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2013Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicant: American Covers, Inc.Inventors: Alan J. Wheatley, Bryce Craig
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Publication number: 20140030466Abstract: A frictional pad is adhered to a handheld electronic device and disposable and held in a non-adhesive, non-slip fashion on an upward facing support surface. The frictional pad includes a polyurethane dome adhered to the handheld electronic device by the adhesive film. The dome has a broad, flat shape with an outfacing surface facing the upward facing support surface. The outfacing surface of the dome contacts the upward facing support surface and is tacky to releasably hold the handheld electronic device to the upward facing support surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2013Publication date: January 30, 2014Applicant: American Covers, Inc.Inventors: Alan J. Wheatley, Bryce Craig
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Publication number: 20130292440Abstract: A frictional pad has a pair of inclined slots in a pair of sidewalls to hold a handheld electronic device at an incline with respect to the pad. The pad can also have a squat dome.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2013Publication date: November 7, 2013Inventors: Alan J. Wheatley, Bryce Craig
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Patent number: 8518510Abstract: A frictional pad in combination with a handheld electronic device upon which the frictional pad is adhered and an upward facing support surface upon which the handheld electronic device is selectively disposed and held in a non-adhesive, non-slip fashion by the frictional pad. The frictional pad includes a polyurethane dome adhered to the handheld electronic device by the adhesive film. The dome has a broad, flat shape with an outfacing surface facing the upward facing support surface with a flat and smooth center parallel with the adhesive film and surrounded by a radius perimeter. The outfacing surface of the dome contacts the upward facing support surface and is tacky to releasably hold the handheld electronic device to the upward facing support surface.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2010Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: American Covers, Inc.Inventors: Alan J. Wheatley, Bryce Craig
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Patent number: 8501294Abstract: A frictional pad in combination with an upward facing support surface upon which the frictional pad is adhered and upon which a handheld electronic device is selectively disposed and held in a non-adhesive, non-slip, tacky fashion by the frictional pad. The frictional pad has a repositionable adhesive film releasably and repositionably adhered to the upward facing support surface. A squat dome is affixed to the upward facing support surface by the repositionable adhesive film. The squat dome has a continuous outward facing surface facing and contacting the handheld electronic device. A majority of the outward facing surface is continuous, smooth and parallel with the repositionable adhesive film.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2010Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: American Covers, Inc.Inventors: Alan J. Wheatley, Bryce Craig
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Patent number: 8490846Abstract: A frictional pad has a pair of inclined slots in a pair of sidewalls to hold a handheld electronic device at an incline with respect to the pad. The pad can also have a squat dome.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2011Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: American Covers, Inc.Inventors: Alan J. Wheatley, Bryce Craig
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Patent number: 8480960Abstract: An air freshener has a head with a face. A clip is coupled to the head opposite the face and extends from the head perpendicularly, and includes a pair of vent rods. A pair of bodies is each coupled to a different one of the vent rods. A scent material is interspersed within the bodies, and is capable of diffusing out of the bodies to surrounding air.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2011Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: American Covers, Inc.Inventors: Alan J. Wheatley, Christopher D. Anderson
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Patent number: 8460609Abstract: An air freshener includes a fork body with a pair of vent rods and a polymer body coupled to a vent rod. A scent material is interspersed within the body. A head extends away from the pair of vent rods with indicia thereon and a pair of opposite finger grip surfaces is disposed on opposite sides of the head.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2010Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: American Covers, Inc.Inventors: Alan J. Wheatley, Aaron Irvin
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Publication number: 20130028798Abstract: An air freshener has a vent rod and a scent material carried by the vent rod. A head is pivotally coupled to the vent rod. A hinge is between the head and the vent rod including an axel in an aperture. A plurality of petals is coupled to the head and pivotal with the head with respect to the vent rod.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2012Publication date: January 31, 2013Inventors: Aaron Irvin, Alan J. Wheatley, Christopher D. Anderson
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Patent number: 8191852Abstract: A system and method for elevating a portion of a laptop relative to a support surface to improve underbody ventilation by obtaining one or more removable blocks having a tacky surface on one face of the block, removably adhering the tacky surface to either the laptop support surface or the underside of the laptop, and positioning the laptop on the support surface such that the removable block elevates a portion of the laptop above the support surface.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2008Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: American Covers, Inc.Inventor: Alan J. Wheatley
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Patent number: 8147761Abstract: An air freshener has at least one vent rod configured to engage an air vent. A scent material is associated with the at least one vent rod. A head is coupled to the at least one vent rod. The head has a domed face opposite the vent rod. Indicia is associated with the head.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2009Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: American Covers, Inc.Inventors: Alan J. Wheatley, Christopher D. Anderson
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Patent number: 8110270Abstract: A frictional holding pad for removably attaching items, such as a cell phone or sunglasses, to a vehicle surface, such as a dash or console, to allow storage of items on the pad to prevent the items from shifting or sliding due to the movement of the vehicle. The holding pad includes a top surface having an uppermost contact surface configured to contact and frictionally cling to the item and a bottom surface having a lowermost contact surface configured to contact and cling to the vehicle surface. The top and the bottom surfaces are configured to provide a greater frictional engagement between the lowermost contact surface and the vehicle surface than the uppermost contact surface and the item.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2011Date of Patent: February 7, 2012Assignee: American Covers, Inc.Inventor: Alan J. Wheatley
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Patent number: 8110269Abstract: A frictional holding pad removably attaches handheld items, such as a cell phone, to a surface, such as a dash, to allow storage of handheld items on the surface with the pad to prevent the items from shifting or sliding due to the movement of the support surface. A smoother application side of the pad clings to the handheld item by specific or mechanical adhesion, and a contoured exposed side of the pad clings to the surface by specific or mechanical adhesion. The smoother application side of the pad can have a greater surface area than the contoured exposed side so the pad remains with the handheld item when removed from the surface. Indicia can be formed on the pad. The pad can be translucent or transparent. The pad can include an expanded vinyl material or a polyurethane material.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2011Date of Patent: February 7, 2012Assignee: American Covers, Inc.Inventor: Alan J. Wheatley
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Publication number: 20110165383Abstract: A frictional holding pad for removably attaching items, such as a cell phone or sunglasses, to a vehicle surface, such as a dash or console, to allow storage of items on the pad to prevent the items from shifting or sliding due to the movement of the vehicle. The holding pad includes a top surface having an uppermost contact surface configured to contact and frictionally cling to the item and a bottom surface having a lowermost contact surface configured to contact and cling to the vehicle surface. The top and the bottom surfaces are configured to provide a greater frictional engagement between the lowermost contact surface and the vehicle surface than the uppermost contact surface and the item.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2011Publication date: July 7, 2011Inventor: Alan J. Wheatley
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Publication number: 20110155884Abstract: A frictional holding pad removably attaches handheld items, such as a cell phone, to a surface, such as a dash, to allow storage of handheld items on the surface with the pad to prevent the items from shifting or sliding due to the movement of the support surface. A smoother application side of the pad clings to the handheld item by specific or mechanical adhesion, and a contoured exposed side of the pad clings to the surface by specific or mechanical adhesion. The smoother application side of the pad can have a greater surface area than the contoured exposed side so the pad remains with the handheld item when removed from the surface. Indicia can be formed on the pad. The pad can be translucent or transparent. The pad can include an expanded vinyl material or a polyurethane material.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2011Publication date: June 30, 2011Inventor: Alan J. Wheatley
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Patent number: D650892Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2011Date of Patent: December 20, 2011Assignee: American Covers, Inc.Inventors: Alan J. Wheatley, Aaron Irvin
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Patent number: D739396Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2014Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: American Covers, Inc.Inventors: Alan J. Wheatley, Bryce Craig