Patents by Inventor Fred M. Whitmire

Fred M. Whitmire 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: 7607626
    Abstract: An apparatus for use by a bow hunter using a tree stand to hunt. The apparatus comprises a rod member having a predetermined shape and formed of a first predetermined material. A screw member is engageable intermediate each end of the rod member for attaching the rod member to a tree, and there is at least one holder attached to at least one end of the rod member for holding an arrow. The at least one holder is formed of a second predetermined material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Inventor: Fred M. Whitmire
  • Patent number: 7360255
    Abstract: An apparatus for protecting a mason or a stone worker's leg and clothing while working. The apparatus comprises a leg guard having a predetermined configuration. Such leg guard includes at least one layer having a predetermined shape and being formed from a first predetermined material, a first side of the first layer for contacting a user's leg. There is at least one strap disposed on and engageable with a top end of such leg guard for securing the leg guard to such user's belt and at least one leg strap disposed on and connected to each side of the leg guard for securing the leg guard to such user's leg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Inventor: Fred M. Whitmire