Patents by Inventor Allen Chance

Allen Chance 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: 20220362612
    Abstract: A device for providing support to a user performing a physical exercise is provided. The device includes a frame including a first support strut and a second support strut and an elastic strap coupled to a first end of the first support strut and a first end of the second support strut. The elastic strap has sufficient tension to provide support to a user's body weight by supporting a chest of the user when the user performs a push-up using the device. In embodiments, the device includes a base support coupled to the frame. A sleeve of material may be disposed around a portion of the strap that is between the first support strut and the second support strut.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventor: Allen Chance
  • Publication number: 20220223126
    Abstract: A device includes a guard structure configured to mount to a body of a guitar proximate a pickup selector lever of a pickup selector mechanism of the guitar. The guard structure includes a hood and when the guard structure is mounted to the body of the guitar over the pickup selector lever, the hood is oriented away from a pickup of the guitar. In an embodiment, when the guard structure is mounted to the body of the guitar at least a portion of the pickup selector lever is positioned within an interior volume of the hood of the guard structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Allen Chance, William Gray
  • Patent number: 11333270
    Abstract: A device for securing a hose to a holding tank is disclosed. The device includes a sleeve with a cleft running through it; a central aperture for holding a hose, an entry section for inserting the device into a mouth of the holding tank, a shield which covers the mouth of the holding tank, and a haft and pommel to assist with placement and removal of the device. The cleft enables a circumference of the central aperture to be increased or decreased and allows an outer circumference to be increased or decreased. In one embodiment, at least one thread engagement knob secures the entry section to the mouth of the holding tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: BIGROCK INNOVATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Allen Chance, William Gray
  • Publication number: 20210140565
    Abstract: A device for securing a hose to a holding tank is disclosed. The device includes a sleeve with a cleft running through it; a central aperture for holding a hose, an entry section for inserting the device into a mouth of the holding tank, a shield which covers the mouth of the holding tank, and a haft and pommel to assist with placement and removal of the device. The cleft enables a circumference of the central aperture to be increased or decreased and allows an outer circumference to be increased or decreased. In one embodiment, at least one thread engagement knob secures the entry section to the mouth of the holding tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Allen Chance, William Gray
  • Publication number: 20190316728
    Abstract: A lock assembly for a stand assembly having a supporting a boom arm is provided herein. The lock assembly can include a support member defining first and second voids at opposing end portions of thereof. A first locking knob can have a first handle and a first shaft extending from the first handle. A second locking knob can have a second handle and a second shaft extending from the second handle. A first mounting fixture can be configured to at least partially surround the boom arm and defining a first hole. The first shaft can be positioned through the first void and the first hole. A second mounting fixture can be configured to at least partially surround the support and defining a second hole. The second shaft can be positioned through the second void and the second hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Allen CHANCE, William GRAY
  • Patent number: 9972287
    Abstract: Systems and devices are arranged as tools for guitar maintenance and particular for removing bridge pins of an acoustic guitar and adjusting stream of pictures of guitars. Eight ‘clamshell’ arrangement of complementary half element form a clan particularly devised to couple with hardware used to mount strength of a guitar i.e. bridge pins. The coupling is such that it is easy to establish and easy to remove whereby superior control of the bridge pin removal is achieved. As bridge pins are removed from a bridge, the bridge pins remain captive with respect to the clamp device thus preventing them from being dropped and/or lost—a problem common in competing alternative systems known in the arts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Inventors: William Gray, Allen Chance
  • Publication number: 20180102112
    Abstract: Systems and devices are arranged as tools for guitar maintenance and particular for removing bridge pins of an acoustic guitar and adjusting stream of pictures of guitars. Eight ‘clamshell’ arrangement of complementary half element form a clan particularly devised to couple with hardware used to mount strength of a guitar i.e. bridge pins. The coupling is such that it is easy to establish and easy to remove whereby superior control of the bridge pin removal is achieved. As bridge pins are removed from a bridge, the bridge pins remain captive with respect to the clamp device thus preventing them from being dropped and/or lost—a problem common in competing alternative systems known in the arts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: William Gray, Allen Chance
  • Publication number: 20170116968
    Abstract: Systems and devices are arranged as tools for guitar maintenance and particular for removing bridge pins of an acoustic guitar and adjusting stream of pictures of guitars. Eight ‘clamshell’ arrangement of complementary half element form a clan particularly devised to couple with hardware used to mount strength of a guitar i.e. bridge pins. The coupling is such that it is easy to establish and easy to remove whereby superior control of the bridge pin removal is achieved. As bridge pins are removed from a bridge, the bridge pins remain captive with respect to the clamp device thus preventing them from being dropped and/or lost—a problem common in competing alternative systems known in the arts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: William Gray, Allen Chance
  • Patent number: 9343047
    Abstract: Guitar bridge pins are formed of hard materials shaped to mechanically cooperate with standard guitar bridge configurations. Either molded or machined into a prescribed shape, guitar bridge pins fit into tapered shaped holes of most common guitar bridges. Guitar bridge pins of these systems include a main body portion into which a recess seat is formed. Further a string via is arranged from the recess seat to an exit aperture, the string via provides a path through which a guitar string may pass. These guitar pins provide a high-performance system for mounting and fixing guitar strings at the bridge of a standard guitar. Specifically these bridge pin devices include at least four major integrated elements including a main body, a recess seat, a string via and a stud element. Additionally, these bridge pin systems may also include cooperating spacing and locking washers which may be used in conjunction with threaded fasteners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Inventors: William Gray, Allen Chance
  • Publication number: 20140311317
    Abstract: Guitar bridge pins are formed of hard materials shaped to mechanically cooperate with standard guitar bridge configurations. Either molded or machined into a prescribed shape, guitar bridge pins fit into tapered shaped holes of most common guitar bridges. Guitar bridge pins of these systems include a main body portion into which a recess seat is formed. Further a string via is arranged from the recess seat to an exit aperture, the string via provides a path through which a guitar string may pass. These guitar pins provide a high-performance system for mounting and fixing guitar strings at the bridge of a standard guitar. Specifically these bridge pin devices include at least four major integrated elements including a main body, a recess seat, a string via and a stud element. Additionally, these bridge pin systems may also include cooperating spacing and locking washers which may be used in conjunction with threaded fasteners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2013
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: William Gray, Allen Chance
  • Patent number: 8347791
    Abstract: A computer accessory tray assembly adapted for mounting to a chair. The tray assembly includes individual left and right mouse trays mounted by horizontal arms to respective arms of the chair. A keyboard tray is engageable with the left and right mouse trays to prevent lateral movement of the keyboard tray, but allows the keyboard tray to be lifted up from engagement with both mouse trays and moved out of the entry/exit position of the chair so that the user can have access to the chair. When removed from engagement from both mouse trays, the keyboard tray can be stowed by hanging it from either of the mouse trays. The mouse trays are adjustable vertically, forwards and backwards, and can be titled to provide ergonomic access to a mouse resting on either mouse tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Ergo Genesis, LLC
    Inventors: William Gray, Allen Chance
  • Patent number: 6054643
    Abstract: An ergonomic musician's pick or pick holder for use with string instruments, such as a guitar, mandolin, bass guitar, or ukelele, has a curved finger grip portion on one side adapted to form a finger cradle for either the thumb or index finger of a user and has a flat generally planar area on another side against which the other fingers of a user may be pressed to allow the user to securely and comfortably grasp the pick for playing. The grip portion positively locates the fingers in a generally predetermined angular relationship to the string engaging pick tip. Different individual picks of the invention may have different angular relationships. The pick functions in the same way to bring the same advantages of the invention to any conventional and some non-standard or custom picks. Holder provides the added advantage that various picks may be used and the angular relationship may be more easily varied through various arrangements for attaching the pick to the holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2000
    Assignee: Big Rock Engineering
    Inventors: Allen Chance, William T. Gray
  • Patent number: 4955807
    Abstract: A spiral coil candle holder for anchoring a candle to the bottom of a jack-o-lantern or other stable substrate. The candle holder includes a filament shaped into a plurality of convolutions forming a spiral coil having an aperture of varying diameter capable of securely holding various size candles. The candle holder has a spiral coil bottom so that it can be embedded into the pumpkin in a corkscrew-like manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 11, 1990
    Assignee: Concept Manufacturing
    Inventors: Allen Chance, William Gray
  • Patent number: D620329
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Inventor: Allen Chance
  • Patent number: D649553
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Ergogenesis, LLC
    Inventors: William Gray, Allen Chance
  • Patent number: D713240
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Inventors: Allen Chance, William Gray, Craig Chaquico
  • Patent number: D729025
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Inventor: Allen Chance
  • Patent number: D994468
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: BIGROCK INNOVATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Allen Chance, William Gray