Patents by Inventor Alan Maxwell

Alan Maxwell 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).

  • Publication number: 20190155465
    Abstract: A method for sharing content comprising: at a data store: storing media; storing interaction data for a first user, wherein the interaction data indicates interactions of the first user with the media in relation to augmentation of the media at a first device; and in response to a request from a second device, sending the stored media and interaction data for the first user to the second device so as to enable the second device to playback the interactions of the first user with the media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventor: Alan Maxwell
  • Patent number: 6023792
    Abstract: A portable toilet for attachment to a vehicle trailer hitch comprises a toilet seat pivotally attached to a frame. The toilet includes extendable legs for supporting the front portion of the toilet seat and frame under the weight of a user. The legs are pivotally attached to the frame and thus can be rotated to a position adjacent and parallel to side arms of the frame when not in use or for transport and storage. The camping toilet further includes a waste collection assembly having a waste bag removable attached thereto, the assembly being slidably positioned beneath the toilet seat. A mounting assembly includes a bar which secures the toilet within a selected pair of the plurality of inclined slots presented by a mounting bracket. Accordingly, the height of the toilet above the ground is regulated. The mounting bracket is fixedly attached to a draw bar for mounting the overall camping toilet to a box hitch or ball hitch of a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2000
    Inventors: Rodney K. Croucher, Charles F. Adamson, Alan Maxwell