Patents by Inventor D. Eugene Manning

D. Eugene Manning 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).

  • Adjustable height, self-propelled basketball goal support
    Patent number: 7288034
    Abstract: A basketball goal support structure includes a support base and a pneumatic cylinder coupled to the support base. A pneumatically operated rod is extendably disposed insure the pneumatic cylinder. The rod is adapted to couple a basketball goal assembly to the end of the rod. The structure includes means for controllably applying pneumatic pressure to the interior of the cylinder to lift the rod out the cylinder, and means for self-propelling the base to a selected location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Inventors: Danny Woodard, D. Eugene Manning