Patents by Inventor Don F. Rhoad

Don F. Rhoad 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: 6312145
    Abstract: A new Camouflage Light Cover for offering a device which disguises headlights and lenses of a vehicle such as a military vehicle, hunting vehicle, ATV, or the like. The inventive device includes a lens cover, a snap-on attachment means, a spring system, pressure standoffs, and heat dissipating standoffs, and is quickly removable when absolutely necessary. Camouflage light covers are for use with military and hunting vehicles and transportation devices to conceal the lights, fixtures, mounting equipment, and other apparatus used to secure the lights, from other people, animals, and other viewing devices that may view the vehicle or other transportation devices. In reference to camouflage light covers, the same procedures and disclosures described in the present invention of camouflaged light covers can be extended to include any printed light covers using the same methods and techniques as those used or employed in the present invention of camouflage light covers and the prior invention of camouflage eyewear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Inventor: Don F. Rhoad
  • Patent number: 5806526
    Abstract: A pair of ear pugs that are attached to eyeglasses or safety goggles by a cord. The ear plugs, which are preferably made of foam or some other deformable material, can attach to each other. When the ear plugs are connected to each other, they, along with the cords attached to them, form a continuous strap for holding on a pair of glasses. This in-line arrangement allows a pair of ear plugs and their attached cords to function as a lanyard when the ear plugs are not in use. This arrangement in which the ear plugs can be separated provides a breakaway lanyard as required by OSHA for safety and reduces the chance of injury due to the lanyard becoming entangled in machinery. This arrangement also eliminates the requirement for separate cords and reduces the likelihood of lost ear plugs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1998
    Inventor: Don F. Rhoad
  • Patent number: 5521655
    Abstract: Camouflage eyewear for use with military and hunting activities to conceal the wearer's eyes and eye movements in addition to the upper part of the face and temple region. The eyewear has a design formed on the outside portion of the lens that is visible when looking at the wearer of the glasses, but not visible to the wearer whose view is generally unobstructed. The camouflage eyewear may also be worn with conventional eyeglasses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1996
    Assignee: Camovision, Inc.
    Inventor: Don F. Rhoad