Patents by Inventor Gilles Fortier

Gilles Fortier 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: 20160059097
    Abstract: A tee marker includes a body including a display surface having a top end and a bottom end. A bottom prehension member is connected to the bottom end of the display surface. A top prehension member is connected to the top end of the display surface and is movable relative to the bottom prehension member in a generally vertical direction. The top prehension member is telescopically mounted to the body for movement towards and away from the bottom prehension member in the generally vertical direction thereby providing for holding of display panels of variable height on the display surface of the tee marker between the top end and bottom prehension members. The body may be hollow and provided with an open bottom face to allow stacking of similar tee markers when not in use. The tee marker may be provided with an anchoring spike movable between a storage position to permit stacking and a functional position for anchoring the body to the ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventor: GILLES FORTIER
  • Patent number: 7856802
    Abstract: A golf ball retriever having a retractable sand rake integrated at one end thereof wherein the rake assembly is unfold from a collapsed position to an extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: GF Developpement
    Inventors: Daniel Thibault, Gilles Fortier
  • Publication number: 20100127521
    Abstract: A golf ball retriever having a retractable sand rake integrated at one end thereof wherein the rake assembly is unfold from a collapsed position to an extended position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventors: Daniel Thibault, Gilles Fortier
  • Patent number: D639373
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: GF Developpement Inc.
    Inventor: Gilles Fortier