Patents by Inventor Alan Michael Girard

Alan Michael Girard 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).

  • Amusement device for household pets, such as cats
    Patent number: 6032615
    Abstract: An outer housing preferably fabricated from a transparent or translucent plastic material, the outer housing including a central connecting portion and three outwardly extending arms. Slots are provided in the top and the sides of the three outwardly extending arms to permit a household pet, such as a cat, to reach and move one or more balls positioned therein towards the central connecting portion. The bottom surface of the central connecting portion preferably includes an upwardly extending projection, preferably conical in configuration, which, by gravitational force, tends to toll the one or more balls positioned therein into one of the three outwardly extending arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2000
    Assignee: Virtu Company
    Inventor: Alan Michael Girard
  • Single cylinder dolly
    Patent number: D440371
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: Polymer & Steel Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence C. Stanek, Scott R. Janda, Alan Michael Girard
  • Drum storage container
    Patent number: D449940
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Assignee: Polymer & Steel Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Michael Girard, Douglas M. Horner
  • Double cylinder dolly
    Patent number: D423173
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2000
    Assignee: Polymer & Steel Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas M. Horner, Alan-Michael Girard
  • Pallet
    Patent number: D423179
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2000
    Assignee: Polymer & Steel Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas M. Horner, Alan Michael Girard
  • Drum storage container
    Patent number: D426314
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Assignee: Polymer & Steel Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Michael Girard, Douglas M. Horner