Patents by Inventor Derek Conlon

Derek Conlon 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).

  • Publication number: 20230392407
    Abstract: A beach umbrella anchoring and stabilizing device configured to stabilize a beach umbrella on a sandy surface includes an elongated support shaft, an anchoring container, and multiple gussets. The support shaft extends along a longitudinal axis between a proximal end and a distal end and includes a hollow interior configured to receive a beach umbrella support post. An anchoring container is coupled to the distal end and includes an open top with an upper perimeter edge substantially surrounding the support shaft, a closed bottom defining a substantially planar surface, and at least one sidewall extending therebetween. Multiple gussets extend radially between the support shaft and the sidewall. Each of the gussets extends from the closed bottom in a proximal direction parallel to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventor: Derek Conlon
  • Publication number: 20230235589
    Abstract: A beach umbrella anchoring and stabilizing device includes a support shaft having a proximal end, a distal end, and a hollow interior for receiving a beach umbrella. An anchoring container affixed to the support shaft includes an open top, a closed bottom, and a sidewall extending around the support shaft from the open top to the closed bottom. The sidewall defines a laterally extending reservoir for receiving sand to anchor the device underneath the beach surface and provide lateral support to a beach umbrella mounted into the support shaft. Stabilizing vanes protrude from the distal end of the support shaft and extend from the closed bottom to the distal end. Each of the stabilizing vanes defines a broad surface that engages sand when a rotational force is exerted onto the support shaft, thereby preventing rotation of the support shaft about a longitudinal axis thereof when buried under the sand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventor: Derek Conlon
  • Publication number: 20220298822
    Abstract: A beach umbrella anchoring and stabilizing device includes a support shaft having a proximal end, a distal end, and a hollow interior for receiving a beach umbrella. An anchoring container affixed to the support shaft includes an open top, a closed bottom, and a sidewall extending around the support shaft from the open top to the closed bottom. The sidewall defines a laterally extending reservoir for receiving sand to anchor the device underneath the beach surface and provide lateral support to a beach umbrella mounted into the support shaft. Stabilizing vanes protrude from the distal end of the support shaft and extend from the closed bottom to the distal end. Each of the stabilizing vanes defines a broad surface that engages sand when a rotational force is exerted onto the support shaft, thereby preventing rotation of the support shaft about a longitudinal axis thereof when buried under the sand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventor: Derek Conlon
  • Patent number: 11377866
    Abstract: A beach umbrella anchoring and stabilizing device includes a support shaft having a proximal end, a distal end, and a hollow interior for receiving a beach umbrella. An anchoring container affixed to the support shaft includes an open top, a closed bottom, and a sidewall extending around the support shaft from the open top to the closed bottom. The sidewall defines a laterally extending reservoir for receiving sand to anchor the device underneath the beach surface and provide lateral support to a beach umbrella mounted into the support shaft. Stabilizing vanes protrude from the distal end of the support shaft and extend from the closed bottom to the distal end. Each of the stabilizing vanes defines a broad surface that engages sand when a rotational force is exerted onto the support shaft, thereby preventing rotation of the support shaft about a longitudinal axis thereof when buried under the sand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Inventor: Derek Conlon
  • Publication number: 20220186514
    Abstract: A beach umbrella anchoring and stabilizing device includes a support shaft having a proximal end, a distal end, and a hollow interior for receiving a beach umbrella. An anchoring container affixed to the support shaft includes an open top, a closed bottom, and a sidewall extending around the support shaft from the open top to the closed bottom. The sidewall defines a laterally extending reservoir for receiving sand to anchor the device underneath the beach surface and provide lateral support to a beach umbrella mounted into the support shaft. Stabilizing vanes protrude from the distal end of the support shaft and extend from the closed bottom to the distal end. Each of the stabilizing vanes defines a broad surface that engages sand when a rotational force is exerted onto the support shaft, thereby preventing rotation of the support shaft about a longitudinal axis thereof when buried under the sand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventor: Derek Conlon
  • Patent number: D962630
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Inventor: Derek Conlon
  • Patent number: D998321
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Inventor: Derek Conlon