Patents by Inventor Donald L. Long

Donald L. Long 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: 4335877
    Abstract: Round Table is a game table on which games can be played utilizing standard table tennis balls and paddles. The playing surface is flat and of circular shape. The playing surface can be divided into 2, 3, or 4 equal sections by dividers which radiate from the center of the playing surface. The dividers can be attached to one another by clips which fit over the top edge of the dividers. When the table is divided into 2 equal sections supports which attach to the bottom edge of the dividers can be used to hold the dividers upright. An optional post can be placed at the center of the playing surface and used for screening and deflecting shots. The hollow post would have 4 slots on one end and 3 on the other enabling the post to be slipped over the dividers at the center of the playing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1980
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1982
    Inventor: Donald L. Long
  • Patent number: 4073523
    Abstract: A chain lock for sliding doors which consist of two or more vertical panels horizontally relatively slidable in a frame either into essentially edge to edge relation to cover the frame, or into overlapping relation to open the door, only one of the panels being movable and the others fixed, the lock consisting of a short length of chain adapted to be extended horizontally between the slidable panel and either a fixed panel or the door frame, one end of the chain being securely affixed and the other end being detachably connected to permit movement of the slidable panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 1976
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1978
    Inventor: Donald L. Long
  • Patent number: 3936085
    Abstract: A lock protector for wooden doors equipped with both the usual bolt or latch lock and the common safety chain, consisting of a strong metal door plate of U-form adapted to bridge the free edge portion of a door at the lock and apertured to pass the lock bolt, and a chain plate adapted to be strongly affixed to the door frame, the safety chain being permanently affixed to the door plate and detachably connected to the chain plate. Strong affixation of the plates to the door and door frame resists tearing out the chain connections by kicks, blows, or pressure applied to the door, and the form of the door plate offers similar protection to the bolt assembly. Additionally, the chain plate is specially formed to prevent the common type of break-in known as "credit card" entry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1975
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1976
    Inventor: Donald L. Long