Patents by Inventor Alvin H. Smith

Alvin H. Smith 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).

  • Patent number: 5348293
    Abstract: A game for use indoors or out having a pair of vertical posts supporting a net and a horizontal tube extending between the posts a short distance above the net. A sliding assembly is constrained to travel along the tube between two adjustable stops, the assembly having a tethered ball attached thereto. The posts are anchored at their lower ends directly into the ground or are stabilized by weighted feet. The net include elongated pockets for receiving square rods secured at either end in apertures in the posts, the rods holding the net horizontal. The court length can be adjusted by changing the tether length. Further, the type or size of ball can be altered for different levels of difficulty.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 20, 1994
    Inventor: Alvin H. Smith
  • Patent number: 5160303
    Abstract: A compact and easily adjusted exercising device useful for exercising the upper arms, shoulders, calves or the like. The device has a base which may be supported on a desk, table or floor. A pair of uprights support an upper bar over which one or more rubber bands are placed. This bar is removable when it is desired to change the rubber bands. A hollow lower bar is held between the uprights and the one or more rubber bands pass over this bar. A handle supporting bar is then slid through vertical slots in the uprights and through the center of the lower supporting bar. This provides a light, easily adjusted exercising device which can be easily used by the busy executive or even by bedridden persons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1992
    Inventor: Alvin H. Smith
  • Patent number: 5028086
    Abstract: A vehicle theft preventing seat cushion frame. The seat cushion frame has a seat section made from a hardened material in a generally rectangular shape. The back section is hingedly connected to the seat section, and a telescoping member may be affixed between the front of the seat section and the top of the back section to form an impediment when affixed to the front seat of an automobile to the theft of that automobile. It can also be connected through the steering wheel of the vehicle to further deter theft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1991
    Inventor: Alvin H. Smith
  • Patent number: 4316347
    Abstract: A portable solar garden which is large enough to accommodate an individual for gardening operations, yet is portable for movement within a given living area and outdoors.The portable solar garden includes a self-contained water supply and a removable top which may also be used for hanging pots and tools. Box-like shelves are also included for broadening the possible gardening operations which can be performed within the portable solar garden.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1980
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1982
    Inventor: Alvin H. Smith
  • Patent number: D291396
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1985
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1987
    Inventor: Alvin H. Smith