Patents by Inventor Casey Hopkins

Casey Hopkins 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: 20120104215
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to an apparatus which provides protection for percussion instruments and more specifically to device that protects the underlying musical drum instrument and its components, such as drum head and drum rim or hoop and parts of individual drums, when the drums are stacked one upon the other. In providing such protection, the invention is placed between stacked drum sets and supplies a cushion between the stacked drum and the drumhead of the drum thus prolonging the life of the drumhead and drum rim or hoop, protecting them from damage. The invention works by providing protection both during storage and playing of the instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventors: Tony Benach, Casey Hopkins
  • Patent number: D679960
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Klean Kanteen, Inc.
    Inventors: Casey Hopkins, James Osgood, Eckehart Zimmermann, Scott Rolfson, Ethan Jewett, Brett Renlund