Patents by Inventor Frank Witherspoon, Jr.

Frank Witherspoon, Jr. 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: 7367482
    Abstract: A securable game ball storage bag includes a bag member having a hollow interior for reception of a game ball and various accessory items such as a wallet and keys. The interior is accessible with a zipper having a pull tab with a latch adjacent thereto. A shoulder strap includes a first end permanently secured to the bag exterior and a free second end. The free end includes a buckle insert that is secured within an appropriate slot on a lock housing by a spring-biased, solenoid driven pin. The zipper tab and latch member are likewise secured within receptacles on the lock housing. The pins are moved out of locking engagement with the buckle insert by entering a predetermined code into a keypad; the pins are released from the zipper tab and latch by speaking a predetermined verbal command into a microphone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Inventor: Frank Witherspoon, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7007804
    Abstract: A game ball bag that includes a compartment adapted for holding a large, round object such as a basketball and which includes a lockable strap assembly for securing the bag to an immovable structure such as a park bench, chain link fence, tree or similar structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Inventor: Frank Witherspoon, Jr.