Patents by Inventor Ernest Joyner, III

Ernest Joyner, III 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: 6113307
    Abstract: A highway delineator device comprising an elongate tube having a bottom end, a top end, an inside surface, and an outside surface, and configured for use as a highway delineator. The bottom end of the tube comprises means for connecting the tube to a base support in such a manner that the tube is in a vertical configuration, and the top end of the tube having at least three different cross-sections comprising (i) a top cross-section flattened together with opposing inside surfaces sealed together to fully close the top end of the tube and having opposing outside surface in parallel relationship for receiving a top edge of reflective material without curvature, (ii) an intermediate cross-section having an elongate gap extending between the opposing inside surfaces, said outside surfaces along the gap being slightly arcuate to provide a flattened surface for receiving a lower section of reflective material with moderate curvature, and (iii) a lower cross-section having a circular configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: Carsonite International
    Inventors: Ernest Joyner, III, Patrick J. Ladolcetta
  • Patent number: D414441
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: Carsonite International Corporation
    Inventors: Ernest Joyner, III, Michael T. Howard
  • Patent number: D419197
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2000
    Assignee: Carsonite International Corporation
    Inventor: Ernest Joyner, III