Patents by Inventor George Couture

George Couture 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: 6701538
    Abstract: A toilet includes a toilet bowl having a rim bounding a mouth. An attached toilet seat confronts the rim and an attached odor collector is capable of being activated moving air from the toilet bowl through the mouth and deodorizing the air. Shield structure between the rim and the toilet seat inhibits air from transferring between the toilet seat and the rim and channels air from the toilet bowl to the odor collector. A sensor is capable of sensing objects and activating the odor collector in response thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Inventors: Clyde J. Hunnicutt, Jr., George Couture, Billy McCreary, Earl W. Engle
  • Publication number: 20030145369
    Abstract: A toilet includes a toilet bowl having a rim bounding a mouth. An attached toilet seat confronts the rim and an attached odor collector is capable of being activated moving air from the toilet bowl through the mouth and deodorizing the air. Shield structure between the rim and the toilet seat inhibits air from transferring between the toilet seat and the rim and channels air from the toilet bowl to the odor collector. A sensor is capable of sensing objects and activating the odor collector in response thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2002
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Applicant: Clyde J. Hunnicutt, Jr.
    Inventors: Clyde J. Hunnicutt, George Couture, Billy McCreary, Earl W. Engle
  • Patent number: 4336948
    Abstract: An ice skate runner for use in a skate holder has an elongated metal body with a solid central portion and a pair of elongated cut-outs, one on either side of the central portion extending towards the end of the runner. The portion of the cut-out adjacent the central portion is wide and the cut-out tapers downwardly in width towards the end of the runner. The plastic holder for the runner is molded around the latter so that the plastic flows through the cut-outs. The solid central portion of the runner locks the plastic at that area and forces the plastic on cooling to shrink from both ends of the runner towards the center, relieving stress in the combination. Spacer pins are inserted in the mold adjacent the ends of the runners during the molding process and then removed thereafter to allow shrinkage space between the ends of the holder and the ends of the runner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1980
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1982
    Inventor: George Couture
  • Patent number: D274742
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1982
    Date of Patent: July 17, 1984
    Inventor: George Couture