Patents by Inventor Don D. Guidry

Don D. Guidry 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: 5730690
    Abstract: A balancing apparatus emulating the acrobatics associated with skate boards etc. having a elongated platform, one or more hemispherical, pivotal fulcrums, rotational with respect to a elongated platform, and a foot plate, attached to the fulcrum member. A single fulcrum may be used in conjunction with a truncated, conical, stationary member for encouraging parallel orientation of the platform. A detachable, restricting ring is also provided for reducing the angulation of the platform with the supporting surface during use. The user stands on one foot plate and attempts to maintain balance on the fulcrum member while manipulating the platform with the other foot, at the opposite end of the apparatus, which may also contain a fulcrum member or a stationary truncated, conical member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1998
    Inventor: Don D. Guidry
  • Patent number: 5584787
    Abstract: A balancing apparatus emulating the acrobatics associated with skate boards etc. having a rectangular platform, one or more hemispherical, pivotal fulcrums, rotational with respect to a rectangular platform, and a foot plate, attached to the fulcrum member. A single fulcrum may be used in conjunction with a truncated, conical, stationary member for encouraging parallel orientation of the platform. A detachable, restricting ring is also provided for reducing the angulation of the platform with the supporting surface during use. The user stands on one foot plate and attempts to maintain balance on the fulcrum member while manipulating the platform with the other foot, at the opposite end of the apparatus, which may also contain a fulcrum member or a stationary, conical member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1996
    Inventor: Don D. Guidry