Patents by Inventor Donald Eason

Donald Eason 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: 20110239844
    Abstract: At least one embodiment of the inventive technology may be a support apparatus that includes at least two item support rails (2) supported by support legs (5) coupled thereto by pivot coupler apparatus (18) that enable rotatable motion of a coupled support rail about a substantially vertical axis (13), where at least one of the item support rails is a non-horizontal item support rail. In certain embodiments, the couplers may be height adjust couplers that enable substantially purely vertical, translatory height adjustment of coupled support rails and/or the couplers may couple item support rails to rail support legs at an angle other than ninety degrees. Items that may be supported include but are not limited to electronic percussion instruments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: Swift Distribution, Inc. d/b/a Ultimate Support Systems
    Inventor: Donald Eason
  • Publication number: 20060081441
    Abstract: A drop safe comprising a housing, a safe door in the housing, the safe door having a slot for accepting deposits, a bill acceptor for accepting deposits through the slot, a cash cassette for storing cash received by the bill acceptor, wherein the cash cassette moves toward the safe door upon the opening of the safe door, as the safe door moves from the closed position to the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2004
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Inventors: Ron Vysma, Donald Eason
  • Publication number: 20050035247
    Abstract: A reducible support system for supporting various items is presented in various embodiments. A reducible support structure, may comprise an operation element which may be attached to an orthogonal element. Limbs, such as a tripod, may be attached to the operation element and a plug element may provide a slide so that the limbs or tripod may open and collapse easily.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2004
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Applicant: Ultimate Support Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Walton Roberts, Donald Eason
  • Patent number: 4004312
    Abstract: A surface washing tool including a tubing element affixed to a garden hose or the like, a housing affixed to the tubing element and a brush member rotatably affixed within the housing. A valve means directs the flow of water from the tubing element out the bottom of the housing and against the brush member imparting rotation thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1976
    Date of Patent: January 25, 1977
    Assignee: Lawrence Peska Associates, Inc.
    Inventor: Donald Eason