Patents by Inventor Christopher Downs

Christopher Downs 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: 10038272
    Abstract: An electrical power strip that may be flexibly configured is provided. The power strip includes a power cord having a plug configured to operably couple with a wall socket. A head block is electrically coupled to the power cord on an end opposite the first plug. The head block having a first outlet socket on one end configured to receive a first external power plug. The head block further includes a first, second and third female electrical connector located on different sides. A power block having a first male connector on a side is electrically coupled with one of the first, second or third female connector. The first power block having a second outlet socket configured to receive a second external power plug. The power block further having a fourth, fifth and sixth female connectors located on different sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: WESTERN NEW ENGLAND UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Asa G. DeBlois, Jeremy Christopher Downs, Brooke Martin Kumnick, Paul D. Lisborg, Jonathan Clifford Schultz, Richard B. Mindek, Robert T. Gettens, Mary G. Schoonmaker, Glenn E. Vallee
  • Publication number: 20180062302
    Abstract: An electrical power strip that may be flexibly configured is provided. The power strip includes a power cord having a plug configured to operably couple with a wall socket. A head block is electrically coupled to the power cord on an end opposite the first plug. The head block having a first outlet socket on one end configured to receive a first external power plug. The head block further includes a first, second and third female electrical connector located on different sides. A power block having a first male connector on a side is electrically coupled with one of the first, second or third female connector. The first power block having a second outlet socket configured to receive a second external power plug. The power block further having a fourth, fifth and sixth female connectors located on different sides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Asa G. DeBlois, Jeremy Christopher Downs, Brooke Martin Kumnick, Paul D. Lisborg, Jonathan Clifford Schultz, Richard B. Mindek, JR., Robert T. Gettens, Mary G. Schoonmaker, Glenn E. Vallee
  • Publication number: 20080061546
    Abstract: A trailer has a fluid storage and supply container supported on the bed of the trailer, and a containment wall surrounding the fluid storage and supply container to provide an open containment region. A drain valve controls the flow of fluid collecting in the containment region. A filter separates the fluid from any water draining from the containment region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Inventors: Todd Bachman, Christopher Downs
  • Publication number: 20060151216
    Abstract: A downhole drilling tool 136 comprises a drillstring 138, a drilling head 140, and a freewheel 144 for transferring drive from the drillstring to the drilling head. The freewheel 144 is positioned between the drillstring 138 and the drilling head 140.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2005
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Inventors: George Swietlik, Christopher Down
  • Publication number: 20060097508
    Abstract: A trailer has a fluid storage and supply container supported on the bed of the trailer, and a containment wall surrounding the fluid storage and supply container to provide an open containment region. A drain valve controls the flow of fluid collecting in the containment region. A filter separates the fluid from any water draining from the containment region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2005
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Inventors: Todd Bachman, Christopher Downs
  • Patent number: 5676374
    Abstract: The game disclosed includes a movable staircase assembly that moves characters from one location on the staircase assembly to another. A spinner directs a player to place a character on the staircase at a specific location, to skip a turn, or remove an opposing player's character from the staircase. The winner is the first player to have all of her characters reach the end of the staircase. The staircase includes stationary and movable components that serially move the characters from one step to the next with a reciprocating motion of the movable component relative to the stationary component. A gear mesh and cam converts the rotary motion of a battery-operated motor to a reciprocating motion in the movable component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 14, 1997
    Assignee: Hasbro, Inc.
    Inventors: David W. Bossa, Christopher A. Down, Edward J. Estabrook, Ralph J. Kulesza, Wayne A. Kuna