Patents by Inventor Donald A. Brown

Donald A. Brown 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: 5577987
    Abstract: The abdominal exerciser device is made of a one piece skeletal frame. The frame defines a pair of support rails, a pair of arcuate rocker portions, a pair of arm rest portions and an arch-shaped portion connecting the support rails together. Removable cushions are disposed on the arm rest portions to receive the elbows of the user when in a supine position. The head and neck of a user are supported on a head rest which is secured to the arch-shaped portion. The rocker portions are curved on a circular arc to mimic the curvature of the spine of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1996
    Assignee: Precise Exercise Equipment Co.
    Inventor: Donald Brown
  • Patent number: 5492520
    Abstract: The abdominal exerciser device is made of a one piece skeletal frame. The frame defines a pair of support rails, a pair of arcuate rocker portions, a pair of arm rest portions and an upstanding arch-shaped portion connecting the support rails together. Removable cushions are disposed on the arm rest portions to receive the elbows of the user when in a supine position. The head and neck of a user are supported on a support extending across the arch-shaped portion. The rocker portions are curved on a circular arc to mimic the curvature of the spine of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1996
    Inventor: Donald Brown
  • Patent number: 5311792
    Abstract: A hand lever for operating a motorcycle clutch or brake is pivotally mounted on one of the motorcycle handgrips and includes a head portion and a handle portion extending away from the head portion. The handle portion has an inner surface facing the handgrip and which is concave in transverse section and an outer surface facing away from the handgrip and which is convex in transverse section. The handle portion is also tapered from its proximal end to its distal end and is pivotal toward the handgrip so that the concave inner surface is moved into proximity with the curvilinear outer handgrip surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1994
    Assignee: Harley-Davidson, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Brown, Richard Donaj
  • Patent number: 5186359
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method and apparatus for dispensing bulk hair products. The method includes providing sources of hair products and flexible thermoplastic bags having integrally associated press taps for filling with the hair products. The charged bags are then hermetically sealed by any known method. In this way, a variety of hair products, particularly those susceptible to damage by exposure to air can be stored and dispensed into resealable containers. The bags are conveniently contained within a specifically designed carton formed from a blank. The carton includes a rectangular box having a partition therein and perforated areas adapted to receive the dispensing spout of the sealed bags. The carton further provides a storage area within the carton for storage of the resealable containers, gloves and other necessary supplies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1993
    Inventors: Donald A. Brown, Steven P. Brown, Barbara MacDonald
  • Patent number: 5076458
    Abstract: A collection staton for household usage for collection of recyclable trash, having top and bottom walls, front and rear walls, and left and right side walls; one vertical edge of the front wall being hinged to an edge of one of the side walls and openable for inserting a standard collection box to be supported upon the bottom wall; a shelf attached to the rear wall and to a rearward portion of each side wall for the storage of newspapers, the top wall having an openable section forming a shelf access door; the shelf having an open space in front of it for dropping mixed recyclables into the standard collection box; the upper portion of the front wall having a section forming a box access door which is hingedly supported at its top and closable by gravity, which may be swung open for depositing cans or bottles through the open space into the standard collection box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1991
    Assignee: Bert A. Weiner
    Inventors: Bert A. Weiner, Ravi K. Sawhney, Donald A. Brown
  • Patent number: 4161856
    Abstract: A suspension ceiling system is disclosed which includes main tee members and cross tee members which can be assembled in a variety of relationships. The main tee members are provided with similar first end connections at each end and the cross tee members are provided with similar second end connectors at each end. The main tee and cross tee members can be end connected to produce main runs consisting of alternate main tee members and cross tee members. The cross tees can also be assembled through openings provided in the webs of both types of members to produce cross runs consisting solely of cross tee members. In the illustrated embodiment the second end connectors of the cross tees can be connected in three ways. They can be connected to first end connectors of the main tees, connected through a cross tee opening without a similar second end connector extending from the other side and can be connected to a second end connector extending in the opposite direction through the same cross tee opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 24, 1979
    Assignee: Donn Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald A. Brown, Paul D. LaLonde
  • Patent number: 4108563
    Abstract: A suspension ceiling system having an improved connecting system comprising a pair of similar ends on crossbeam connectors which are received through a single slot opening in a main beam in side-by-side relationship by a straight- in movement. Projections the crossbeam connectors interlock when fully engaged and prevent axial movement in either direction. A tab on each connector holds the first-inserted end in place prior to the insertion of the second connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1976
    Date of Patent: August 22, 1978
    Assignee: Donn Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald A. Brown, Paul D. LaLonde, Gerald L. Koski
  • Patent number: D313822
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 15, 1991
    Inventors: Donald A. Brown, Ichiro Iwasaki, Daniel M. Koo, Ravi Sawhney, Dennis J. Wasserman
  • Patent number: D328648
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1992
    Assignee: Selvac Corporation
    Inventors: Ravi K. Sawhney, Donald A. Brown
  • Patent number: D332757
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1993
    Assignee: Pulse Lite, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank W. Thomas, Donald Brown
  • Patent number: D346222
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1994
    Assignee: Selvac Corporation
    Inventors: Ravi K. Sawhney, Donald A. Brown
  • Patent number: D348035
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 21, 1994
    Assignee: Harley-Davidson, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Brown, Richard Donaj