Patents by Inventor Charles Patterson

Charles Patterson 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: 20170145671
    Abstract: An example shower assembly includes a base, a moveable shower head, at least one magnet, and a member attractable to the magnet. The magnet attracts the member to hold the moveable shower head relative to the base. A slot associated with the base receives a portion of the handle to provide further support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Daniel S. Genord, Michael A. Miller, Dominic J. Daunter, Julian Giggs, Victor Hoernig, Charles Patterson
  • Publication number: 20170006924
    Abstract: The disclosure extends to methods, systems, and apparatuses for swaddling a baby in a safe and secure manner. The system may include a blanket and a corresponding swaddle support. Embodiments of the swaddle support are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventor: David Charles Patterson
  • Patent number: 8910324
    Abstract: A bathing environment such as a shower or a tub, has a knee wall in a wall of the environment, a stanchion disposed across from the knee wall, and a bench supported by the knee wall and the stanchion so a user may slide across said bench into said bathing environment. According to an embodiment of the invention, the stanchion has a groove having a depth equal to a thickness of the bench for receiving the bench therein while maintaining a flush surface across the stanchion and the bench to allow a user to slide thereacross.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Masco Corporation of Indiana
    Inventors: Victor Hoernig, Geraint Krumpe, Charles A. Patterson, Man Ki Yoo
  • Patent number: 8904587
    Abstract: A handheld electric shoe polisher can quickly polish shoes in a compact device. The handheld electric shoe polisher comprises a housing mechanically coupled to hand grip. The housing is further mechanically coupled to universal service bus port and a switch. The housing is mechanically coupled to a drive shaft; the drive shaft is mechanically coupled to gear box. The gear box is mechanically coupled to a motor. The motor is electrically coupled to a battery. The drive shaft is further mechanically coupled to a shoe shine attachment. In this manner a user, can charge the battery by electrically coupling the universal service bus port to a power source and the user can engage the battery with the switch to power the motor, turning the drive shaft and causing the shoe shine attachment to rotate. The user can utilize the shoe shine attachment to shine shoes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Inventor: Ray Charles Patterson
  • Patent number: 8826472
    Abstract: A bath environment, such as a tub or shower, has a seat upon which a user sits, and a first panel, usually glass, for enclosing a first portion of the bath environment proximal to the seat. The first panel has a width roughly correlated to a width of the seat to allow a user easy access to the seat and to the panel to manipulate the panel. The invention also has a second panel for enclosing a second portion of the bath environment. The second panel has a hinge and a pair of partitions connected by the hinge so that the partitions pivot about the hinge to allow access to the bath environment distal from the seat. Also included is a stanchion that is disposed on and extends upwardly from an outer edge of the bath environment to a given height. The first panel has a length that extends downwardly from an upper region of the bath environment and ends at the height of the stanchion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Masco Corporation of Indiana
    Inventors: Victor Hoernig, Charles A. Patterson
  • Patent number: 8752219
    Abstract: A bath environment, such as a shower or a tub enclosure, has an outer wall and an area built into the outer wall that extends out of the bath environment. The area supports a user so that a user may pivot thereon to enter into the bath environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Masco Corporation of Indiana
    Inventors: Victor Hoernig, Charles A. Patterson, Geraint Krumpe, Man Ki Yoo
  • Patent number: 8708219
    Abstract: A mailbox support attaching to a post includes an arm for supporting a mailbox at a given height, an opening for freely allowing the arm to slide over the post, and a tab flexibly extending into the opening and designed to limit movement of the arm relative to the post if the post is disposed within the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Liberty Hardware Mfg. Corp.
    Inventors: Charles A. Patterson, Michael Reedy, Victor Hoernig
  • Patent number: 8434186
    Abstract: An apparatus for cleaning drains has a cable having a length and a first width and an extension disposed upon the first width of the cable to create a second width of the cable. A guide allows the length of the cable to pass therethrough but the second width whereby the cable will stop passing through the guide in a given direction if the second width contacts the guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Cobra Products, Inc.
    Inventors: John B. Wildauer, Michael James Daciw, Ross Carl, Charles A. Patterson, Victor Hoernig
  • Patent number: 8292201
    Abstract: The present invention is an adjustable shower saddle that connects a water supply to a shower. The saddle has: an anchor for attaching to the water supply, the anchor having an inner contour for attaching to the water supply and an outer contour that corresponds to a multi-dimensional range of motion that may be taken by the saddle, and a conduit for conducting fluid; a bracket that has an outlet, a second conduit attaching to the outlet and, an interior surface conforming to the shape of the outer contour of the anchor; and, a lock member having a third conduit for conducting fluid from the first conduit to the second conduit, wherein the lock member attaches the bracket to the anchor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Alsons Corporation
    Inventors: Charles A. Patterson, Julian C. Giggs, Michael Miller, Victor Hoernig
  • Publication number: 20120216383
    Abstract: A mailbox support attaching to a post includes an arm for supporting a mailbox at a given height, an opening for freely allowing the arm to slide over the post, and a tab flexibly extending into the opening and designed to limit movement of the arm relative to the post if the post is disposed within the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Inventors: Charles A. Patterson, Michael Reedy, Victor Hoernig
  • Patent number: 8251324
    Abstract: A mailbox support attaching to a post includes an arm for supporting a mailbox at a given height, an opening for freely allowing the arm to slide over the post, and a tab flexibly extending into the opening and designed to limit movement of the arm relative to the post if the post is disposed within the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Liberty Hardware Mfg. Corp.
    Inventors: Charles A. Patterson, Michael Reedy, Victor Hoernig
  • Publication number: 20120011906
    Abstract: A lock for an augur through which a cable passes has a body having a bore passing therethrough and a lever. The lever has a lever body mounted for rotation in the bore, the lever body having a portion for engaging the cable, and an arm attaching to the lever body for rotating the body and the flat portion into and out of engagement with the cable. The lock also has a contact point disposed in the bore for cooperating with the lever portion to trap the cable therebetween, and a support for guiding the cable therethrough. The support has a portion extending into the bore of the body, the portion having a first slot therein, the lever extending into the slot to contact the cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Inventors: John B. Wildauer, Michael James Daciw, Charles A. Patterson, Leslie Kirk Walters
  • Patent number: 8087573
    Abstract: A support for a newspaper box includes a support attaching to a post, a slide for sliding the newspaper box within the support, and a tab for locking the newspaper box within the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Liberty Hardware Mfg. Corp.
    Inventors: Charles A. Patterson, Michael Reedy, Victor Hoernig
  • Patent number: 8087627
    Abstract: An adjustable support for a mailbox includes an arm, a first bracket for attaching to the arm and having a first projection, a second bracket for attaching to the arm and having a second projection, wherein the first projection and the second projection cooperate to achieve a desired dimension upon the arm to support a desired dimension of the mailbox.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Liberty Hardware Mfg. Corp.
    Inventors: Charles A. Patterson, Michael Reedy, Victor Hoernig
  • Publication number: 20110191969
    Abstract: An apparatus for cleaning drains has a cable having a length and a first width and an extension disposed upon the first width of the cable to create a second width of the cable. A guide allows the length of the cable to pass therethrough but the second width whereby the cable will stop passing through the guide in a given direction if the second width contacts the guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventors: John B. Wildauer, Michael James Daciw, Ross Carl, Charles A. Patterson, Victor Hoernig
  • Publication number: 20110068162
    Abstract: A support for a newspaper box includes a support attaching to a post, a slide for sliding the newspaper box within the support, and a tab for locking the newspaper box within the support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Inventors: Charles A. Patterson, Michael Reedy, Victor Hoernig
  • Publication number: 20110068238
    Abstract: An adjustable support for a mailbox includes an arm, a first bracket for attaching to the arm and having a first projection, a second bracket for attaching to the arm and having a second projection, wherein the first projection and the second projection cooperate to achieve a desired dimension upon the arm to support a desired dimension of the mailbox.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Inventors: Charles A. Patterson, Michael Reedy, Victor Hoernig
  • Patent number: D650954
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Cobra Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles A. Patterson, Victor Hoernig
  • Patent number: D665891
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Masco Bath Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Reedy, Charles A. Patterson
  • Patent number: D666280
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Masco Bath Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Reedy, Charles A. Patterson