Patents by Inventor Dennis R. Affolter

Dennis R. Affolter 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).

  • Pool shade
    Patent number: 8371321
    Abstract: A free floating canopy shade system for use in a pool or at a beach. The canopy has four legs each leg supported by an open top float, each float having an outer tapered cylindrical wall and an inner cylindrical wall, the inner cylindrical wall being sized to receive a leg, an attachment to attach the leg to the float. The float being water tight and open at the top. Wherein an open shaded area is created beneath the canopy bounded only on four corners by each float.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Inventor: Dennis R. Affolter
  • Pool shad
    Publication number: 20100258153
    Abstract: A free floating canopy shade system for use in a pool or at a beach. The canopy has four legs each leg supported by an open top float, each float having an outer tapered cylindrical wall and an inner cylindrical wall, the inner cylindrical wall being sized to receive a leg, an attachment to attach the leg to the float. The float being water tight and open at the top. Wherein an open shaded area is created beneath the canopy bounded only on four corners by each float.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2010
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Inventor: Dennis R. Affolter