Patents by Inventor Charles Meehan

Charles Meehan 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: 7134548
    Abstract: A convertible weight device case and a method of using same, the convertible weight device case including a first shell having a plurality of compartments sized to receive weight devices therein, a second shell, and at least one hinge pivotably connecting the first shell to the second shell to allow the first shell and the second shell to be rotated about the hinge relative to each other between a closed configuration and a rack configuration. In the closed configuration, the first shell and the second shell are interfaced together so that the second shell impedes access to the weight devices received in the plurality of compartments of the first shell. In the rack configuration, the first shell and the second shell are angled upright with the hinge elevated above a floor level so that access to the plurality of compartments of the first shell is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Inventors: Charles Meehan, Francisco D. Adler, Hua Jiping
  • Publication number: 20050051445
    Abstract: A convertible weight device case and a method of using same, the convertible weight device case including a first shell having a plurality of compartments sized to receive weight devices therein, a second shell, and at least one hinge pivotably connecting the first shell to the second shell to allow the first shell and the second shell to be rotated about the hinge relative to each other between a closed configuration and a rack configuration. In the closed configuration, the first shell and the second shell are interfaced together so that the second shell impedes access to the weight devices received in the plurality of compartments of the first shell. In the rack configuration, the first shell and the second shell are angled upright with the hinge elevated above a floor level so that access to the plurality of compartments of the first shell is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2004
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Inventors: Charles Meehan, Francisco Adler, Hua Jiping