Patents by Inventor Dale A. Eick

Dale A. Eick 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).

  • Interlocking bookends
    Patent number: 6352162
    Abstract: A book holder system comprising first and second book ends, each bookend having a substantially planar vertical surface for engaging at least one object such as a book, or the like, that is to be held between the bookends. Each bookend has a horizontal leg that underlies the objects to be held between the vertical surfaces. The horizontal legs of the first and second bookends have complimentary-shaped interlocking projections and recesses. The projections permit disengagement of the first bookend from the second bookend only when the first and second bookends are moved in a vertical direction with respect to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Assignee: Block and Company, Inc.
    Inventors: John S. Yang, Dale A. Eick
  • Cash box
    Patent number: D677855
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Block and Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Dale A. Eick