Patents by Inventor Irene L. Olson

Irene L. Olson 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: 6865998
    Abstract: A boat hook and line handling device designed to facilitate positioning and handling of a mooring or docking line during a boat docking operation is removably mounted on an extendable pole. The device has a clip with an elongated body and a free end. An attachment connects the clip with the boat hook shaft and encircles the shaft of the boat hook. A docking line may be wedged between the clip and the shaft of the boat hook to form a loop to engage a piling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Inventors: Garritt A. Darling, Irene L. Olson
  • Patent number: 6739275
    Abstract: A line handling device designed to facilitate positioning and handling of a mooring or docking line during a boat docking operation is removably mounted on an extendable pole, such as a boat hook. The device has an elongated body with a tapered end. A longitudinal groove is formed in the body to accommodate the shaft of the boat hook. A flexible resilient fastener is attached to the body and encircles the shaft of the boat hook. A docking line may be wedged between the clip and the shaft of the boat hook to form a loop to engage a piling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Inventors: Garritt A. Darling, Irene L. Olson
  • Publication number: 20040069199
    Abstract: A line handling device designed to facilitate positioning and handling of a mooring or docking line during a boat docking operation is removably mounted on an extendable pole, such as a boat hook. The device has an elongated body with a tapered end. A longitudinal groove is formed in the body to accommodate the shaft of the boat hook. A flexible resilient fastener is attached to the body and encircles the shaft of the boat hook. A docking line may be wedged between the clip and the shaft of the boat hook to form a loop to engage a piling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2002
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventors: Garritt A. Darling, Irene L. Olson
  • Publication number: 20040069200
    Abstract: A boat hook and line handling device designed to facilitate positioning and handling of a mooring or docking line during a boat docking operation is removably mounted on an extendable pole. The device has a clip with an elongated body and a free end. An attachment connects the clip with the boat hook shaft and encircles the shaft of the boat hook. A docking line may be wedged between the clip and the shaft of the boat hook to form a loop to engage a piling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventors: Garritt A. Darling, Irene L. Olson
  • Patent number: D509785
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Inventors: Garritt A. Darling, Irene L. Olson