Patents by Inventor Harold P Mintz

Harold P Mintz 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: 10136744
    Abstract: A sleeping bag includes a top portion; and a bottom portion, with the bottom portion including a back-folded foot canopy therein configured to allow expansion when feet of a user are extended in an upward direction therewithin and providing room and maneuverability for the feet of the user. The sides of the foot canopy comprise walls formed by back folds each extending substantially across a width of the bottom portion and said walls and back folds are opposite and spaced apart from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Inventor: Harold P. Mintz
  • Publication number: 20170310807
    Abstract: A smart phone including a body layer of a smart phone that houses a physical QWERTY keyboard; and a touchscreen layer of the smart phone housing a touchscreen and configured above the body layer. The touchscreen layer slides over the body layer to reveal the physical QWERTY keyboard. The touchscreen layer then rotates over the body layer to form a T-shape with the body layer to allow viewing of and interacting with content in a widescreen format on the touchscreen, while also allowing use of the physical QWERTY keyboard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventor: Harold P. Mintz
  • Publication number: 20160278552
    Abstract: A sleeping bag includes a top portion; and a bottom portion, with the bottom portion including a back-folded foot canopy therein configured to allow expansion when feet of a user are extended in an upward direction therewithin and providing room and maneuverability for the feet of the user. The sides of the foot canopy comprise walls formed by back folds each extending substantially across a width of the bottom portion and said walls and back folds are opposite and spaced apart from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventor: Harold P. Mintz
  • Patent number: 9332853
    Abstract: A bed top covering, includes a top portion; a second portion; and a bottom portion. The second portion includes a back-folded, electrically heated, foot canopy therein configured to allow the feet of a user to be extended in an upward direction therewithin and providing room and maneuverability and warmth for the feet of the user. The third portion is tucked under the mattress for snugness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Inventor: Harold P. Mintz
  • Publication number: 20150189995
    Abstract: A bed top covering, including a top portion; a second portion; and a bottom portion. The second portion including a back-folded, electrically heated, foot canopy therein configured to allow the feet of a user to be extended in an upward direction therewithin and providing room and maneuverability and warmth for the feet of the user. The third portion is tucked under the mattress for snugness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventor: Harold P. Mintz
  • Patent number: 8984683
    Abstract: A bed top covering, includes a top portion; a second portion; and a bottom portion. The second portion includes a back-folded, electrically heated, foot canopy therein configured to allow the feet of a user to be extended in an upward direction therewithin and providing room and maneuverability and warmth for the feet of the user. The third portion is tucked under the mattress for snugness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Inventor: Harold P. Mintz
  • Publication number: 20130291302
    Abstract: A bed top covering, including a top portion; a second portion; and a bottom portion. The second portion including a back-folded, electrically heated, foot canopy therein configured to allow the feet of a user to be extended in an upward direction therewithin and providing room and maneuverability and warmth for the feet of the user. The third portion is tucked under the mattress for snugness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventor: Harold P. Mintz
  • Patent number: 8490229
    Abstract: A bed top covering includes a top portion; and a bottom portion. The bottom portion includes a gusseted foot canopy therein configured to allow feet of a user to be extended in an upward direction therewithin and providing room and maneuverability for the feet of the user. A foot canopy for a bed, includes top and side portions. The top and side portions form a gusseted foot canopy. The side portions are configured to be removable and attachable to a mattress of a bed. The gusseted foot canopy is configured to allow feet of a user to be extended in an upward direction therewithin and provides room and maneuverability for the feet of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Inventor: Harold P. Mintz
  • Patent number: 8447682
    Abstract: A method of operating a venture capital investment business, including establishing a business entity that establishes an investment fund and a fund managing entity thereof that attends to administrative matters relating thereto and makes investment decisions for the fund. The investment fund has investors that with the fund managing entity provide capital contributions to the fund that the fund utilizes to invest in portfolio entities. The investors receive a general participation interest in the fund, and the fund managing entity receives a carried interest in the fund. Investors provide at least a threshold capital contribution to the fund with stock rights in the business entity to enable such investors to become shareholders in the business entity. The business entity secures a portion of IPO shares that become available in the portfolio entities. The business entity enables shareholders thereof to purchase IPO shares that become available in the portfolio entities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Inventor: Harold P. Mintz
  • Publication number: 20120254065
    Abstract: A method of operating a venture capital investment business, including establishing a business entity that establishes an investment fund and a fund managing entity thereof that attends to administrative matters relating thereto and makes investment decisions for the fund. The investment fund has investors that with the fund managing entity provide capital contributions to the fund that the fund utilizes to invest in portfolio entities. The investors receive a general participation interest in the fund, and the fund managing entity receives a carried interest in the fund. Investors provide at least a threshold capital contribution to the fund with stock rights in the business entity to enable such investors to become shareholders in the business entity. The business entity secures a portion of IPO shares that become available in the portfolio entities. The business entity enables shareholders thereof to purchase IPO shares that become available in the portfolio entities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventor: Harold P. Mintz
  • Publication number: 20120159710
    Abstract: A bed top covering, including a top portion; and a bottom portion. The bottom portion including a gusseted foot canopy therein configured to allow feet of a user to be extended in an upward direction therewithin and providing room and maneuverability for the feet of the user. A foot canopy for a bed, including top and side portions. The top and side portion forming a gusseted foot canopy. The side portions being configured to be removable attachable to a mattress of a bed. The gusseted foot canopy configured to allow feet of a user to be extended in an upward direction therewithin and providing room and maneuverability for the feet of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventor: Harold P. Mintz
  • Patent number: 8156031
    Abstract: A method of operating a venture capital investment business, comprising establishing a business entity; the business entity establishing an investment fund; establishing a fund managing entity of the investment fund, the fund managing entity attending to administrative matters relating to the investment fund and making investment decisions for the fund; the investment fund having investors that provide capital contributions to the fund, the fund managing entity also providing capital contributions to the fund, the fund utilizing the contributions to invest in portfolio entities; the investors receiving a general participation interest in the fund, and the fund managing entity receiving a carried interest in the fund; providing the investors that have provided at least a threshold capital contribution to the fund with stock rights in the business entity to enable such investors to become shareholders in the business entity; the business entity securing a portion of IPO shares that become available in the portf
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Inventor: Harold P. Mintz
  • Patent number: 8127378
    Abstract: A bed top covering includes a top portion; and a bottom portion. The bottom portion includes a gusseted foot canopy therein configured to allow feet of a user to be extended in an upward direction therewithin and providing room and maneuverability for the feet of the user. A foot canopy for a bed, including top and side portions. The top and side portions form a gusseted foot canopy. The side portions are configured to be removable and attachable to a mattress of a bed. The gusseted foot canopy is configured to allow feet of a user to be extended in an upward direction therewithin and provides room and maneuverability for the feet of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Inventor: Harold P. Mintz
  • Publication number: 20110173140
    Abstract: A method of operating a venture capital investment business, comprising establishing a business entity; the business entity establishing an investment fund; establishing a fund managing entity of the investment fund, the fund managing entity attending to administrative matters relating to the investment fund and making investment decisions for the fund; the investment fund having investors that provide capital contributions to the fund, the fund managing entity also providing capital contributions to the fund, the fund utilizing the contributions to invest in portfolio entities; the investors receiving a general participation interest in the fund, and the fund managing entity receiving a carried interest in the fund; providing the investors that have provided at least a threshold capital contribution to the fund with stock rights in the business entity to enable such investors to become shareholders in the business entity; the business entity securing a portion of IPO shares that become available in the portf
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventor: Harold P. MINTZ
  • Patent number: 7933825
    Abstract: A method of operating a venture capital investment business, comprising establishing a business entity; the business entity establishing an investment fund; establishing a fund managing entity of the investment fund, the fund managing entity attending to administrative matters relating to the investment fund and making investment decisions for the fund; the investment fund having investors that provide capital contributions to the fund, the fund managing entity also providing capital contributions to the fund, the fund utilizing the contributions to invest in portfolio entities; the investors receiving a general participation interest in the fund, and the fund managing entity receiving a carried interest in the fund; providing the investors that have provided at least a threshold capital contribution to the fund with stock rights in the business entity to enable such investors to become shareholders in the business entity; the business entity securing a portion of IPO shares that become available in the portf
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Inventor: Harold P. Mintz
  • Publication number: 20100153253
    Abstract: A method of operating a venture capital investment business, comprising establishing a business entity; the business entity establishing an investment fund; establishing a fund managing entity of the investment fund, the fund managing entity attending to administrative matters relating to the investment fund and making investment decisions for the fund; the investment fund having investors that provide capital contributions to the fund, the fund managing entity also providing capital contributions to the fund, the fund utilizing the contributions to invest in portfolio entities; the investors receiving a general participation interest in the fund, and the fund managing entity receiving a carried interest in the fund; providing the investors that have provided at least a threshold capital contribution to the fund with stock rights in the business entity to enable such investors to become shareholders in the business entity; the business entity securing a portion of IPO shares that become available in the portf
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: GOLDENEYE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventor: Harold P. MINTZ
  • Patent number: 7548880
    Abstract: A method of operating a venture capital investment business, comprising establishing a business entity; the business entity establishing an investment fund; establishing a fund managing entity of the investment fund, the fund managing entity attending to administrative matters relating to the investment fund and making investment decisions for the fund; the investment fund having investors that provide capital contributions to the fund, the fund managing entity also providing capital contributions to the fund, the fund utilizing the contributions to invest in portfolio entities; the investors receiving a general participation interest in the fund, and the fund managing entity receiving a carried interest in the fund; providing the investors that have provided at least a threshold capital contribution to the fund with stock rights in the business entity to enable such investors to become shareholders in the business entity; the business entity securing a portion of IPO shares that become available in the portf
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Inventor: Harold P Mintz