Patents by Inventor Howard Crocker

Howard Crocker 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: 10100544
    Abstract: The system includes support sections and locking clips. Each support section has an L-shaped base portion, a back portion, and a flange for insertion into a slot in a track around the pool. so that when the track flange is inserted in the slot, part of the base portion extends down near the pool wall, part of the base portion extends away from the pool wall to a distal end, the back portion being attached to the distal end, the back portion extends above the track, and the locking hole is proximate to the slot. Each locking clip has a protrusion sized and configured to extend through the locking hole in the support section and into the slot in the track so that the clip abuts and supports the support section and is locked into place by a friction fit between the protrusion and the track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: 2214099 Ontario Limited
    Inventors: Howard Crocker, Steve Snyder
  • Publication number: 20180163421
    Abstract: The system includes support sections and locking clips. Each support section has an L-shaped base portion, a back portion, and a flange for insertion into a slot in a track around the pool. so that when the track flange is inserted in the slot, part of the base portion extends down near the pool wall, part of the base portion extends away from the pool wall to a distal end, the back portion being attached to the distal end, the back portion extends above the track, and the locking hole is proximate to the slot. Each locking clip has a protrusion sized and configured to extend through the locking hole in the support section and into the slot in the track so that the clip abuts and supports the support section and is locked into place by a friction fit between the protrusion and the track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Howard Crocker, Steve Snyder
  • Publication number: 20100257030
    Abstract: A contest for selecting a favorite recorded song is conducted by a communication network site, such as an Internet website. The contest may include recorded songs having the same genre. Individuals who desire to enter their recorded songs in a contest or to vote in a contest register with the website. During the course of a contest, individuals with a recorded song in the contest may communicate with voters using the website. Also during the course of a contest, screen displays may be generated on webpages of the website that provide voters with additional opportunities to vote for a favorite recorded song in the contest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2009
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Inventor: Howard Crocker
  • Patent number: D689208
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: 2214099 Ontario Ltd.
    Inventor: Howard Crocker