Patents by Inventor Eric Watts

Eric Watts 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: 7185794
    Abstract: A garment security hanger and display comprising one or more hanger assemblies, one or more lock rod assemblies, and a base. Each hanger assembly comprises a hanger body with an integral locking device and indicator mechanism. The present invention provides for the placement of a garment on a hanger assembly before the hanger assembly is releasably attached to a lock rod assembly. The lock rod assembly is typically inserted through a sleeve of the garment before being inserted into a channel formed in the hanger assembly. When the lock rod assembly is fully inserted into the channel, the locking device is engaged and the indicator flags the locked status. The hanger assembly may be unlocked by a key inserted in the locking device, allowing the lock rod assembly to be extracted. The present invention possesses a simple, yet scalable, design for economical manufacture and widespread retail use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Inventors: Michael Poindexter, Eric Watts
  • Publication number: 20050077326
    Abstract: A garment security hanger and display comprising one or more hanger assemblies, one or more lock rod assemblies, and a base. Each hanger assembly comprises a hanger body with an integral locking device and indicator mechanism. The present invention provides for the placement of a garment on a hanger assembly before the hanger assembly is releasably attached to a lock rod assembly. The lock rod assembly is typically inserted through a sleeve of the garment before being inserted into a channel formed in the hanger assembly. When the lock rod assembly is fully inserted into the channel, the locking device is engaged and the indicator flags the locked status. The hanger assembly may be unlocked by a key inserted in the locking device, allowing the lock rod assembly to be extracted. The present invention possesses a simple, yet scalable, design for economical manufacture and widespread retail use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2004
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Poindexter, Eric Watts
  • Patent number: 6406450
    Abstract: A unitary boot-type ankle brace is provided having the capability of stabilizing an ankle against inversion and eversion without limiting normal plantarflexion and dorsiflexion of the ankle and while simultaneously providing focal compression of the anterior talofibular ligament. The brace is preferably constructed of a flexible material and includes a medial side portion dimensioned and configured to extend along a medial side of a user's leg and foot, and having a lateral side portion dimensioned and configured to extend along a lateral side of the leg and foot. The side portions are joined to a forwardly extending forefoot sleeve portion and to a base portion. In a primary aspect of the invention the side portions define a rear opening for insertion of the foot with a strap for selectively connecting the side portions adjacent the user's heel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: Aircast, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Kowalczyk, Fabian McCarthy, Henry J. McVicker, Mario A. Turchi, Eric Watts, Scott Salmon
  • Patent number: 5664334
    Abstract: This invention pertains to a new type of ruler for measuring the angle of inclination of a portion of terrain from a topographical map. Topographical maps contain precise information relating to elevation changes and distances. These two pieces of information can be used together to devise a scale to measure the angle of inclination, or pitch, of any slope represented on the map. The invention is simply the inscription of such a scale on a straight, flat material. The invention can be made with a unique scale for any given map scale and contour interval height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1997
    Inventor: Eric Watts
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    Patent number: D595091
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Punch Products USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Poindexter, Eric Watts
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    Patent number: D596463
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Punch Products USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Poindexter, Eric Watts
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    Patent number: D597377
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: Punch Products USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Poindexter, Eric Watts
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    Patent number: D597378
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: Punch Products USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Poindexter, Eric Watts
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    Patent number: D599621
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Punch Products USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Poindexter, Eric Watts
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    Patent number: D600978
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: Punch Products USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Poindexter, Eric Watts
  • Patent number: D957203
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventor: Eric Watts