Patents by Inventor Brian Schaaf

Brian Schaaf 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: 11446557
    Abstract: A lacrosse head spacer includes a front surface, left and right side surfaces attached at a left and right edges of the front surface, and a curved back surface extending between the left and right side surfaces. A width of the lacrosse head spacer measured perpendicularly from the left side surface to the right side surface is larger than a minimum width dimension specified by NCAA rules for lacrosse heads such that when the lacrosse head spacer is inserted between sidewalls of a lacrosse head, the lacrosse head spacer maintains the sidewalls apart from each other at a distance larger than the minimum width dimension specified by NCAA rules for lacrosse heads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: EAST COAST DYES, INC.
    Inventors: Hamilton Sean Michael Whitney, Gregory Kenneally, Brian Schaaf, Michael Kenneally
  • Patent number: 10806973
    Abstract: A frame of a lacrosse head includes a ball stop, a scoop, a left sidewall, and a right sidewall. Each of the left and right sidewalls includes a top rail, a bottom rail, a first cross-strut extending between the top and bottom rails thereof, and a second cross-strut extending between the top and bottom rails thereof. The second cross-struts are disposed closer to the ball stop than the first cross-struts. The second cross-strut of the left sidewall is longer than the first cross-strut of the left sidewall and extends from the top rail to the bottom rail in the direction of the scoop to the ball stop. The second cross-strut of the right sidewall is longer than the first cross-strut of the right sidewall and extends from the bottom rail to the top rail in the direction of the scoop to the ball stop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: EAST COAST DYES, INC.
    Inventors: Hamilton Sean Michael Whitney, Gregory Kenneally, Brian Schaaf
  • Publication number: 20200261780
    Abstract: A lacrosse head spacer includes a front surface, left and right side surfaces attached at a left and right edges of the front surface, and a curved back surface extending between the left and right side surfaces. A width of the lacrosse head spacer measured perpendicularly from the left side surface to the right side surface is larger than a minimum width dimension specified by NCAA rules for lacrosse heads such that when the lacrosse head spacer is inserted between sidewalls of a lacrosse head, the lacrosse head spacer maintains the sidewalls apart from each other at a distance larger than the minimum width dimension specified by NCAA rules for lacrosse heads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Hamilton Sean Michael Whitney, Gregory Kenneally, Brian Schaaf, Michael Kenneally
  • Publication number: 20200094114
    Abstract: A frame of a lacrosse head includes a ball stop, a scoop, a left sidewall, and a right sidewall. Each of the left and right sidewalls includes a top rail, a bottom rail, a first cross-strut extending between the top and bottom rails thereof, and a second cross-strut extending between the top and bottom rails thereof. The second cross-struts are disposed closer to the ball stop than the first cross-struts. The second cross-strut of the left sidewall is longer than the first cross-strut of the left sidewall and extends from the top rail to the bottom rail in the direction of the scoop to the ball stop. The second cross-strut of the right sidewall is longer than the first cross-strut of the right sidewall and extends from the bottom rail to the top rail in the direction of the scoop to the ball stop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Hamilton Sean Michael WHITNEY, Gregory KENNEALLY, Brian SCHAAF
  • Patent number: 10357692
    Abstract: A frame of a lacrosse head includes a ball stop, a scoop, a left sidewall, and a right sidewall. Each of the left and right sidewalls includes a top rail, a bottom rail, a first cross-strut extending between the top and bottom rails thereof, and a second cross-strut extending between the top and bottom rails thereof. The second cross-struts are disposed closer to the ball stop than the first cross-struts. The second cross-strut of the left sidewall is longer than the first cross-strut of the left sidewall and extends from the top rail to the bottom rail in the direction of the scoop to the ball stop. The second cross-strut of the right sidewall is longer than the first cross-strut of the right sidewall and extends from the bottom rail to the top rail in the direction of the scoop to the ball stop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: EAST COAST DYES, INC.
    Inventors: Hamilton Sean Michael Whitney, Gregory Kenneally, Brian Schaaf
  • Publication number: 20170270718
    Abstract: The present method of determining a payment for a work-related use of a vehicle in an travel area basically comprises (1) obtaining identifying information about the vehicle, said information including the following particulars: make, model, year, mileage, and condition; (2) providing the vehicle particulars to an exogenous source wherein data concerning a group of vehicles having particulars similar to the subject vehicle is maintained, said data being based upon use of the group of vehicles over a stated period of time and a stated mileage; (3) selecting cost information concerning the group of vehicles, said cost information including at least the following factors: depreciation, insurance, repairs, maintenance, state license fees, and fuel, said information being reflective of the travel area; (4) determining a cost per mile for each of the selected factors; (5) adding the cost per mile determinations to obtain a per mile payment rate for the vehicle; and (6) determining the payment by multiplying the per
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventor: Brian Schaaf
  • Patent number: D798401
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: East Coast Dyes, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Kenneally, Brian Schaaf, Hamilton Sean Whitney
  • Patent number: D798402
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: East Coast Dyes, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Kenneally, Brian Schaaf, Hamilton Sean Whitney
  • Patent number: D798403
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: East Coast Dyes, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Kenneally, Brian Schaaf, Hamilton Sean Whitney