Patents by Inventor David A. Carmen

David A. Carmen 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: 9611088
    Abstract: A paint roller and paint brush bag dispensing system for conveniently providing storage for bags to preserve or dispose of paint roller covers and paint brushes features a body with a body cavity located inside. The system includes a paint roller bag dispenser device, a paint roller cover, a paint roller cover frame with handle, a plastic bag roll, and an optional paint extension pole. A bag slot is located on a body side wall and is fluidly connected to the body cavity. A first male attachment is located on a body first end and a mated first female attachment is located on a body second end. The system features a roll of plastic bags attached to one another in the body cavity. A first end of the roll of plastic bags is placed through and extends from the bag slot for pulling out a bag and detaching it from the roll of plastic bags when needed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Inventor: David A. Carmen
  • Publication number: 20150217932
    Abstract: A paint roller and paint brush bag dispensing system for conveniently providing storage for bags to preserve or dispose of paint roller covers and paint brushes features a body with a body cavity located inside. The system includes a paint roller bag dispenser device, a paint roller cover, a paint roller cover frame with handle, a plastic bag roil, and an optional paint extension pole. A bag slot is located on a body side wall and is fluidly connected to the body cavity. A first male attachment is located on a body first end and a mated first female attachment is located on a body second end. The system features a roll of plastic bags attached to one another in the body cavity. A first end of the roil of plastic bags is placed through and extends from the bag slot for pulling out a bag and detaching it from the roll of plastic bags when needed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventor: David A. Carmen
  • Publication number: 20100234101
    Abstract: A system for verifying one or more downloaded components 54 of a gaming device 10 that includes the gaming device, which has an alterable hard drive 80 (or other persistent storage media 90), and the downloaded components that further include gaming-related content 92-96. A related method includes: enabling initiation of a game on the gaming device 10; downloading the gaming-related content 92-96 to the alterable hard drive 80 while the gaming device 10 is enabled for game play; reading an identifier associated with the gaming-related content 92-96; verifying that the identifier is valid (using verification software 70); and reconfiguring the gaming device 10 to utilize the newly-downloaded, gaming-related content 92-96 in response to an initiating event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: BALLY GAMING, INC.
    Inventors: James W. Morrow, Lawrence McAllister, Robert Dubner, David Carmen
  • Patent number: 7594291
    Abstract: A paint brush cleaning device for cleaning paint brushes and paint rollers comprising a cylindrical reservoir housing a plurality of side brushes along the inside surface of the reservoir. On the bottom surface of the reservoir is a plurality of bottom brushes. A brush storage rack component, which holds the paint brushes and rollers, is insertable into the reservoir. A motor drives the brush storage rack component to spin such that the paint brushes and rollers brush against the side and bottom brushes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Inventor: David A. Carmen