Patents by Inventor Eric A. Oliver

Eric A. Oliver 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).

  • Self-leveling luggage handle cup holder
    Patent number: 7510157
    Abstract: A cup holder is mountable onto the top of an extendable handle projecting from the top of a piece of wheeled luggage. The cup holder holds a cup of liquid while the luggage is being pulled around. The cup holder is constructed from a stretchy fabric with a handle sleeve that resiliently grips the top of the extended luggage handle. The flexibility of the fabric material provides the cup support, in the form of a truncated hollow cone, with a way of rotating freely with respect to the luggage handle so that a self-leveling action is provided without need of a mechanical hinge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Inventor: Eric A. Oliver
  • SELF-LEVELING LUGGAGE HANDLE CUP HOLDER
    Publication number: 20080116342
    Abstract: A cup holder is mountable onto the top of an extendable handle projecting from the top of a piece of wheeled luggage. The cup holder holds a cup of liquid while the luggage is being pulled around. The cup holder is constructed from a stretchy fabric with a handle sleeve that resiliently grips the top of the extended luggage handle. The flexibility of the fabric material provides the cup support, in the form of a truncated hollow cone, with a way of rotating freely with respect to the luggage handle so that a self-leveling action is provided without need of a mechanical hinge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2006
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventor: Eric A. Oliver