Patents by Inventor Dale Karacostas

Dale Karacostas 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: 11858705
    Abstract: A strap system includes a strap, the strap including a plurality of apertures. The strap system further includes a buckle, the buckle located a first end of the strap, the buckle including an aperture and prong, the prong extending beyond the aperture, the prong sized to fit in each of the plurality of apertures. The strap system further includes a sliding holder, the sliding holder located on the strap, such that the sliding holder slides along the strap, the sliding holder including a projection, the projection extending from the sliding holder, the projection sized to fit into each of the plurality of apertures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Nite Ize, Inc.
    Inventors: Bowden Ormsbee, Dale Karacostas
  • Publication number: 20230211932
    Abstract: A strap system includes a strap, the strap including a plurality of apertures. The strap system further includes a buckle, the buckle located a first end of the strap, the buckle including an aperture and prong, the prong extending beyond the aperture, the prong sized to fit in each of the plurality of apertures. The strap system further includes a sliding holder, the sliding holder located on the strap, such that the sliding holder slides along the strap, the sliding holder including a projection, the projection extending from the sliding holder, the projection sized to fit into each of the plurality of apertures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Bowden Ormsbee, Dale Karacostas
  • Publication number: 20230211931
    Abstract: A strap system includes a strap, the strap including a plurality of apertures. The strap system further includes a buckle, the buckle located a first end of the strap, the buckle including an aperture and prong, the prong extending beyond the aperture, the prong sized to fit in each of the plurality of apertures. The strap system further includes a sliding holder, the sliding holder located on the strap, such that the sliding holder slides along the strap, the sliding holder including a projection, the projection extending from the sliding holder, the projection sized to fit into each of the plurality of apertures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Bowden Ormsbee, Dale Karacostas
  • Patent number: 11269125
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes a flexible rod having a long length in relation to a width of the flexible rod. The lighting apparatus further includes a support, running the long length of the flexible rod. The lighting apparatus further includes a lighting module interconnected with the flexible rod and the support, the lighting module including a light source, the light source oriented to project light down the flexible rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: NITE IZE, INC.
    Inventors: Bowden Ormsbee, Dale Karacostas
  • Publication number: 20210144970
    Abstract: An animal restraint is either a leash or a collar. The animal restraint includes a lighting module and a circuit board, the circuit board enclosed in the lighting module. The animal restraint further includes a first light source connected to the circuit board, such that the first light source does not have a fixed position in relation to the circuit board, the first light source enclosed in the lighting module. The animal restraint further includes a fiber optic connected to and receiving light from the first light source, the fiber optic at least partially in the lighting module. The animal restraint further includes a first flat strap, the fiber optic surrounded by the first flat strap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Bowden Ormsbee, Dale Karacostas, Leo Lesperance
  • Patent number: D862066
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Nite Ize, Inc.
    Inventors: Bowden Ormsbee, Leo Lesperance, Dale Karacostas
  • Patent number: D889236
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Nite Ize, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale Karacostas, Robin Liang
  • Patent number: D896511
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: NITE IZE, INC.
    Inventors: Rick Case, Michael C. Boyd, Bowden Ormsbee, Dale Karacostas, Clint Todd, Carley Mulder
  • Bag
    Patent number: D902052
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: NITE IZE, INC.
    Inventors: Rick Case, Michael C. Boyd, Bowden Ormsbee, Dale Karacostas, Clint Todd, Carley Mulder
  • Patent number: D902590
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Nite Ize, Inc.
    Inventors: Rick Case, Michael C. Boyd, Bowden Ormsbee, Dale Karacostas, Clint Todd, Carley Mulder
  • Patent number: D915072
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: NITE IZE, INC.
    Inventors: Rick Case, Michael C. Boyd, Bowden Ormsbee, Dale Karacostas, Clint Todd, Carley Mulder
  • Patent number: D920673
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Nite Ize, Inc.
    Inventors: Bowden Ormsbee, Dale Karacostas
  • Patent number: D920674
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Nite Ize, Inc.
    Inventors: Bowden Ormsbee, Dale Karacostas
  • Patent number: D922770
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Nite Ize, Inc.
    Inventors: Rick Case, Michael C. Boyd, Bowden Ormsbee, Dale Karacostas, Clint Todd, Carley Mulder
  • Patent number: D938254
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Nite Ize, Inc.
    Inventors: Bowden Ormsbee, Dale Karacostas
  • Patent number: D959062
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: NITE IZE, INC.
    Inventors: Bowden Ormsbee, Dale Karacostas, Leo Lesperance
  • Patent number: D962645
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Nite Ize, Inc.
    Inventors: Bowden Ormsbee, Dale Karacostas
  • Patent number: D966629
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: NITE IZE, INC.
    Inventors: Bowden Ormsbee, Dale Karacostas, Leo Lesperance
  • Patent number: D979824
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Nite Ize, Inc.
    Inventors: Bowden Ormsbee, Dale Karacostas
  • Patent number: D987149
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: NITE IZE, INC.
    Inventors: Bowden Ormsbee, Rick Case, Dale Karacostas