Patents by Inventor Gary Dukes

Gary Dukes 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: 8118514
    Abstract: A display system includes a binder, a header, a retaining bracket and an extension assembly. The binder includes a plate, a plurality of sheets and an attachment assembly. The plate has a front surface, a rear surface and an edge. The attachment assembly secure the sheets at the front surface of the plate and maintains and displays information. The header includes indicia and is adapted to be positioned in a retracted position where the header is substantially obscured from view by the plate and an extended position where the header extends substantially from the edge of the plate. The retaining bracket is attached to the rear surface of the plate. The extension assembly is adapted to engage the retaining bracket to maintain the header in the extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventor: Gary Dukes
  • Publication number: 20090277058
    Abstract: A display system includes a binder, a header, a retaining bracket and an extension assembly. The binder includes a plate, a plurality of sheets and an attachment assembly. The plate has a front surface, a rear surface and an edge. The attachment assembly secure the sheets at the front surface of the plate and maintains and displays information. The header includes indicia and is adapted to be positioned in a retracted position where the header is substantially obscured from view by the plate and an extended position where the header extends substantially from the edge of the plate. The retaining bracket is attached to the rear surface of the plate. The extension assembly is adapted to engage the retaining bracket to maintain the header in the extended position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2008
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: TARGET BRANDS, INC.
    Inventor: Gary Dukes
  • Patent number: 5521129
    Abstract: A predominantly .beta.'-sialon-bonded silicon carbide refractory article is produced by reaction-nitriding a green body containing a plurality of silicon carbide powders, none having an average particle size greater than about 200 micrometers, a metal oxide oxygen source, fine grained silicon, and a source of aluminum. The invention also includes a raw batch and a process for producing the refractory article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1996
    Assignee: The Carborundum Company
    Inventors: Diego Campos-Loriz, Martina Dierkes, Gary Dukes, James E. Funk, Jr., Michael A. Lamkin, Peter Schmitz
  • Patent number: D590448
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Dukes, Angela Morrow
  • Patent number: D609753
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Dukes, Angela Morrow