Patents by Inventor Alec Nathaniel

Alec Nathaniel 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).

  • APPARATUS FOR SECURING A FOOTWEAR TONGUE
    Publication number: 20260007209
    Abstract: An apparatus for securing a tongue of footwear in a fixed position. The apparatus includes a first panel and a second panel. The first panel includes a slot for slidably encircling the tongue folded in an upward direction. The slot squeezes and bundles the tongue to secure the tongue in the fixed position. The first panel moves along a longitudinal axis of the tongue. The second panel extends from a proximal end of the first panel. The apparatus serves as a substitute tongue for the footwear, supports the original tongue of the footwear in the fixed position, and allows accessories and other devices to be accommodated in and around the footwear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2025
    Publication date: January 8, 2026
    Inventors: Alec Nathaniel, Lottie Mae Jennings
  • Apparatus for securing a footwear tongue
    Patent number: 12295459
    Abstract: An apparatus for securing a tongue of footwear in a fixed position. The apparatus includes a first panel and a second panel. The first panel includes a slot for slidably encircling the tongue folded in an upward direction. The slot squeezes and bundles the tongue to secure the tongue in the fixed position. The first panel moves along a longitudinal axis of the tongue. The second panel extends from a proximal end of the first panel. The apparatus serves as a substitute tongue for the footwear, supports the original tongue of the footwear in the fixed position, and allows accessories and other devices to be accommodated in and around the footwear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Inventors: Alec Nathaniel, Lottie Mae Jennings
  • APPARATUS FOR SECURING A FOOTWEAR TONGUE
    Publication number: 20230067999
    Abstract: An apparatus for securing a tongue of footwear in a fixed position. The apparatus includes a first panel and a second panel. The first panel includes a slot for slidably encircling the tongue folded in an upward direction. The slot squeezes and bundles the tongue to secure the tongue in the fixed position. The first panel moves along a longitudinal axis of the tongue. The second panel extends from a proximal end of the first panel. The apparatus serves as a substitute tongue for the footwear, supports the original tongue of the footwear in the fixed position, and allows accessories and other devices to be accommodated in and around the footwear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Alec Nathaniel, Lottie Mae Jennings
  • Decorative lighting system
    Patent number: 10234086
    Abstract: A sleeve for decorative lighting helps prevent tangled lighting wires. The sleeve has clamps at each end that clamp the lighting wires. The sleeve is flexible and may be elastic. The sleeve may be a light diffuser so that the decorative lighting can be used while in the sleeve. A decorative lighting string has retractable lights and may be at least stored in the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Inventor: Alec Nathaniel
  • DECORATIVE LIGHTING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180010743
    Abstract: A sleeve for decorative lighting helps prevent tangled lighting wires. The sleeve has clamps at each end that clamp the lighting wires. The sleeve is flexible and may be elastic. The sleeve may be a light diffuser so that the decorative lighting can be used while in the sleeve. A decorative lighting string has retractable lights and may be at least stored in the sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventor: Alec Nathaniel