Patents by Inventor Dennis Tompkins

Dennis Tompkins 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).

  • Method and means for creating anti-gravity illusion
    Patent number: 5255452
    Abstract: A system for allowing a shoe wearer to lean forwardly beyond his center of gravity by virtue of wearing a specially designed pair of shoes which will engage with a hitch member movably projectable through a stage surface. The shoes have a specially designed heel slot which can be detachably engaged with the hitch member by simply sliding the shoe wearer's foot forward, thereby engaging with the hitch member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1993
    Assignee: Triumph International, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Jackson, Michael L. Bush, Dennis Tompkins