Patents by Inventor Gary Drake

Gary Drake 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).

  • Publication number: 20060000041
    Abstract: A cleaning implement for removing debris from a surface comprises a handle, a mop head, and a joint connecting the handle and mop head; wherein the joint is adjustable and lockable. The joint allows the angle between the mop head and the handle to be adjusted appropriately and then locked into place. Another embodiment of the present cleaning implement comprises a handle and a mop head, wherein the mop heads comprises one or more gliders to facilitate the ability of the cleaning implement to glide smoothly across the surface being cleaned. Methods of removing debris comprise the step of contacting the surface with a cleaning implement of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Publication date: January 5, 2006
    Inventors: Alen Streutker, Gary Drake, Gary Loney, Michael Maile, Mark Kacher, Glenn Bradbury, Leonard Tse, Gregory Spooner, Hoss Vong
  • Publication number: 20050258117
    Abstract: A rack-type shelf having means of folding against its installed wall surface or remaining open at generally any angle between horizontal and vertical. The folding shelf of the present invention comprises: a wall mount portion, a shelf portion and brace members. The shelf portion is provided with a pivotal axle member protruding sidewardly from each rear side of said shelf. These axle members thus mate rotationally within a similarly sized protrusion within both side bottom members of the wall mount portion thus creating a hinge. Support members are rotationally yet securedly attached to a central horizontal wall mount member, and gravitationally suspend the shelf member by means of hooking around any of the shelf portion's plurality of shelf wire rod members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2004
    Publication date: November 24, 2005
    Inventor: Gary Drake