Patents by Inventor Geoff Ficke

Geoff Ficke 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: 7871051
    Abstract: A document holder is provided for a vehicle such as a cart, and especially a shopping cart having a back panel. The document holder includes a writing portion and a bracket portion. A securing member is provided at the writing portion to secure a piece of paper such as a grocery list or coupons. Preferably, the bracket portion has a forward bracket member spaced from a rearward bracket member to define a channel for receiving an upper portion of the back panel to support the holder. The securing member may be configured to hold a writing instrument. An advertisement holder may be positioned on the holder to hold and protect advertisements, store announcements, pictures, or the like while also providing a writing surface thereon. In a preferred embodiment, a document holder includes a flexible, resilient frame or bumper, and/or a two-piece bracket portion for attachment to a shopping cart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: ABS Studio LLC
    Inventors: Amy Youngblood Schuermann, Brian Stier Schuermann, Anthony Honerkamp, Geoff Ficke, Nancy Ficke, Richard D. Harrington
  • Publication number: 20090084924
    Abstract: A document holder is provided for a vehicle such as a cart, and especially a shopping cart having a back panel. The document holder includes a writing portion and a bracket portion. A securing member is provided at the writing portion to secure a piece of paper such as a grocery list or coupons. Preferably, the bracket portion has a forward bracket member spaced from a rearward bracket member to define a channel for receiving an upper portion of the back panel to support the holder. The securing member may be configured to hold a writing instrument. An advertisement holder may be positioned on the holder to hold and protect advertisements, store announcements, pictures, or the like while also providing a writing surface thereon. In a preferred embodiment, a document holder includes a flexible, resilient frame or bumper, and/or a two-piece bracket portion for attachment to a shopping cart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: ABS STUDIO LLC
    Inventors: Amy Youngblood Schuermann, Brian Stier Schuermann, Anthony Honerkamp, Geoff Ficke, Nancy Ficke, Richard D. Harrington
  • Patent number: 4766915
    Abstract: A person's skin has its pores opened and treated with a non-alcoholic toner, and has subcutaneous blood circulation locally stimulated preparatory to an application to the skin of a lotion preparation massaged onto the skin and into the pores with an electrically inactive heated disk at a beginning temperature of from approximately 109.degree. F. to approximately 111.degree. F., where the heated disk maintains a temperature of over 106.degree. F. during the approximate three and one-half minute treatment. The pores may be cleaned and opened by a cleansing treatment in one aspect utilizing the heated disk having greater than 106.degree. F. temperature. A kit maintains various treatment lotions and liquids at ambient temperatures in an integral container along with the heated or heatable disk and its electrical heating pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1988
    Assignee: Thermagene Limited
    Inventor: Geoff Ficke
  • Patent number: 4655232
    Abstract: A person's skin has its pores opened and treated with a non-alcoholic toner, and has subcutaneous blood circulation locally stimulated preparatory to an application to the skin of a lotion preparation massaged onto the skin and into the pores with an electrically inactive heated disk at a beginning temperature of from approximately 109.degree. F. to approximately 111.degree. F., where the heated disk maintains a temperature of over 106.degree. F. during the approximate three and one-half minute treatment. The pores may be cleaned and opened by a cleaning treatment in one aspect utilizing the heated disk having greater than 106.degree. F. temperature. A kit maintains various treatment lotions and liquids at ambiant temperatures in an integral container along with the heated or heatable disk and its electrical heating pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1987
    Inventor: Geoff Ficke