Patents by Inventor Eugene S. Holtier

Eugene S. Holtier 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: 6158390
    Abstract: A pet ball which is formed from two (2) hollow semi-spherical half members and which is readily mobile along a hard surface, for example the ground. A weight, for example, a fishing sinker, is suspended within the pet ball. The weight is suspended by an elastic member, for example, an elastic rubber band, which is attached to the inside wall of the pet ball. The weight can be attached to the elastic member in such a manner that it can move along the elastic member or it can be fixed at a stationary position along the elastic member to create different desired effects. When a force is applied to the pet ball, it will roll. With the weight being suspended from the elastic member, the center of gravity of the pet ball changes as the pet ball rolls, thus resulting in erratic movement or a path which follows no definite or consistent direction or pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2000
    Assignee: Our Pet's Company
    Inventors: Eugene S. Holtier, Michael J. Christescu
  • Patent number: 5224625
    Abstract: A spray apparatus includes a spray device which indirectly controls the activation and deactivation of a pump in a remote pumping mechanism. The spray device includes a control assembly which is adapted to control the fluid flow through the device. The control assembly includes a button which is normally biased into engagement with a fluid passage and can be manually manipulated to allow fluid to flow through the passage. The fluid passage in the spray device is connected by a conduit to the pumping mechanism. The pumping mechanism includes a pump, a fluid reservoir, and a pressure sensitive switch mounted within a housing. When activated, the pump draws fluid from the reservoir and forces the fluid through the pressure sensitive switch and the conduit to the fluid passage in the spray device. The button in the control assembly can be manually manipulated to selectively allow fluid to flow through the fluid passage and out through a nozzle in the spray device in the form of a stream or spray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1993
    Assignee: Those Characters From Cleveland
    Inventor: Eugene S. Holtier
  • Patent number: 5011451
    Abstract: A music box subassembly and a vehicle structure which incorporates the music box subassembly in such a way that the vehicle structure is useful both as a toy vehicle and also as a collectible music box. The vehicle structure offers selectable operating options. In one operating option, the music plays as the vehicle rolls, and in the other operating option, the vehicle "freewheels", without playing music which makes it attractive as a toy vehicle. Moreover, the vehicle structure is designed to incorporate a music box which is capable of producing rich, resonant sound of high quality, and to drive the music box with a precision designed to take advantage of the sound producing qualities of the music box. Also, the vehicle structure is designed to produce rich, resonant sound of high tonal quality music in a relatively compact package, which is attractive in both the toy and collectible art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1991
    Assignee: Those Characters From Cleveland, Inc.
    Inventor: Eugene S. Holtier