Patents by Inventor Carl Evan TenBrink

Carl Evan TenBrink 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: 8276220
    Abstract: A height adjustable seat for a bath enclosure includes a frame first portion for supporting a person in a sitting position within the bath enclosure and a frame second portion disposed exterior to the bath enclosure. A mechanism for raising and lowering said frame first portion within said bath enclosure a guide system enables adjustment of inclination of the frame first portion as the frame first portion is raised and lowered with the bath enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Inventors: Michael Wm. Seymour, Carl Evan Tenbrink
  • Patent number: 7316459
    Abstract: A display case includes at least one L shaped bottom member having a bottom and an upstanding back along with an L shaped top member having a top and a depending back. A tongue is disposed on an edge of one of the backs and a groove is disposed on an edge of another of the backs for coupling the backs to one another. Back extensions are provided in order to extend a distance between the top and bottom upon assembly of the bottom member, top member and the back extension. End caps and end cap extensions are configured for engaging the bottom and top for closing ends of the bottom member and the top member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Inventor: Carl Evan TenBrink
  • Patent number: 6205689
    Abstract: A device for producing a simulated snowfall is disclosed. The device comprises a display tank filled with water and a plurality of small pellets. A pump positioned on the upper side of the display tank creates water currents which flow around the perimeter of the display tank. The water is propelled out of the pump into an outflow tube extending down a first side of the display tank to a receiving trough positioned along the bottom side of the display tank. The pellets descend through the water to the receiving trough and are then carried horizontally across the receiving trough by a water current to a deflector plate which diverts the pellets and water current in an upward direction along the second side of the display tank. As the pellets reach the upper side of the display tank, they spread out uniformly and gradually descend through the water, creating a simulated snowfall with a natural appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Inventor: Carl Evan TenBrink
  • Patent number: 5979091
    Abstract: A device for producing a simulated snowfall is disclosed. The device comprises a display tank filled with water and a plurality of small pellets. A pump positioned on the upper side of the display tank creates water currents which flow around the perimeter of the display tank. The water is propelled out of the pump into an outflow tube extending down a first side of the display tank to a receiving trough positioned along the bottom side of the display tank. The pellets descend through the water to the receiving trough and are then carried horizontally across the receiving trough by a water current to a deflector plate which diverts the pellets and water current in an upward direction along the second side of the display tank. As the pellets reach the upper side of the display tank, they spread out uniformly and gradually descend through the water, creating a simulated snowfall with a natural appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Inventor: Carl Evan TenBrink
  • Patent number: 5924778
    Abstract: A modular display case is disclosed. The display case comprises at least one frame member. The frame member is preferably "C"-shaped, having a front face selectively enclosed with a window. The frame member preferably includes grooves and bosses on an inside bottom surface for special use in displaying model train components. Frame members may be joined in end-to-end fashion with a tongue which slidably engages a first locking structure of each frame. In addition, each frame preferably has a second locking structure on a bottom surface and a corresponding locking structure on a top surface, whereby the frames may be arranged vertically in interlocking fashion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1999
    Inventor: Carl Evan TenBrink