Patents by Inventor Gregory A. Tripp

Gregory A. Tripp 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: 5550356
    Abstract: A food covering device for use with a microwave oven. The microwave oven has a door hingedly attached thereto and an interior which is defined by a top, sides and a bottom. The device includes a cover having a top and side wall which defines an open interior. The cover is suspended within the oven enclosure by a cord which attaches to the cover at one end and to the door of the oven at the other end. The cover is actuated from a first suspended position within the oven enclosure to a second position overlaying the bottom of the oven enclosure when the door is closed. A height adjuster is provided for adjusting the extent which the cover is actuated from the first to the second position. The cover overlays an item of food placed upon the bottom of the microwave interior when it is desirable to heat the item. The cover may also be adjusted solely at the height adjuster without the opening and closing motion of the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1996
    Inventors: Gregory A. Tripp, Mitchell W. Michaluk, III
  • Patent number: 4807878
    Abstract: A trivia game utilizes a game board provided with four spinners. The first spinner determines which player is to answer the question, the second spinner determined the challenging player, the third spinner determines the category of the question and the fourth spinner determines the point value and degree of difficulty of the question. The game board may also be provided with a timer for regulating the length of play and a plurality of counters for keeping score. The game utilizes eight different sets of cards, with each set of cards having questions and answers from a certain subject category imprinted thereon. Each of these eight stacks of cards is placed on a designated location on the game board. Four different types of special cards are shuffled into each of the eight stacks of subject category cards. These special cards include no risk challenge cards, gang up cards, free points cards and erase challenge cards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1987
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1989
    Inventor: Gregory A. Tripp