Patents by Inventor Edward E. Hanley

Edward E. Hanley 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: 20220282516
    Abstract: A hovering air fort containing an inflatable housing having an open base defined by a periphery surrounding the opening, one or more apertures, wherein one of the apertures is for receiving air flow for inflation and wherein the other aperture is for connecting a second hovering air fort and a cord hemmed into the periphery of the open base forming a hemmed opening or at least one connecting panel is affixed to at least two side walls about the open base periphery of the inflatable air fort, wherein the air flow through the aperture provides structure and lift for the inflatable housing when the periphery of the open base is positioned against an external surface to create the hovering air fort.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Luciana E. Hanley, Edward E. Hanley
  • Patent number: 11318393
    Abstract: A hovering air fort containing an inflatable housing having an open base defined by a periphery surrounding the opening, an aperture tor receiving air flow for inflation and at least one connecting panel affixed to at least two of the inflatable housing side walls about the open base periphery that does not cover a majority of the open base and wherein the air flow through the aperture provides structure and lift tor the inflatable housing when the open base is positioned over an external surface to create the hovering air fort.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Inventors: Luciana E. Hanley, Edward E. Hanley
  • Publication number: 20210252415
    Abstract: The present invention is a hovering air fort. The hovering air fort contains an inflatable housing having an open base defined by a periphery surrounding the opening and an aperture for receiving air flow for inflation and a chord hemmed into the periphery of the open base forming a hemmed opening, wherein the air flow through the aperture provides structure and lift for the inflatable housing when the hemmed opening is positioned against an external surface to create the hovering air fort.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Luciana E. Hanley, Edward E. Hanley
  • Publication number: 20200246711
    Abstract: The present invention is a hovering air fort. The hovering air fort contains an inflatable housing having an open base defined by a periphery surrounding the opening and an aperture for receiving air flow for inflation and a chord hemmed into the periphery of the open base forming a hemmed opening, or one or more connecting panels affixed between the sidewalls but maintaining the base of the inflatable air fort open, such that air flow through the aperture provides structure and lift for the inflatable housing when the hemmed opening or the one or more connecting panels are positioned against an external surface to create the hovering air fort.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Luciana E. Hanley, Edward E. Hanley