Patents by Inventor Donald L. Boshears

Donald L. Boshears 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).

  • Animal amusement device
    Patent number: 5875737
    Abstract: An animal amusement device includes a base having an upwardly opening recess in which a corrugated scratch pad is installed. A pole extends upwardly from the base through the scratch pad and journals at its upper end a rotatable arm. The arm suspends an object by a flexible tether cord radially outward of the pole and above the level of the upper surface of the scratch pad. In another embodiment, the arm is mounted to a drive shaft of a motor secured in the pole whereby the object may be driven in a circular path about the pole by the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: TLC International, Inc.
    Inventor: Donald L. Boshears
  • Cassette retention pocket
    Patent number: 4383610
    Abstract: A cassette container or pocket made of thermoformed vinyl includes detent means capable of meshing with the openings associated with the raised tape to recorder-playback projection portion of a standard audio tape cassette.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1981
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1983
    Assignee: Pocket-Pak, Inc.
    Inventor: Donald L. Boshears