Patents by Inventor J. Douglass Devine

J. Douglass Devine 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).

  • Apparatus for transporting bicycles and method of use
    Patent number: 7922051
    Abstract: A system and device therefor that provides a large vehicle the ability to house up to ten bicycles on the bumper of the vehicle wherein the device is retractable against the vehicle when not in use and that provides a fast and easy way to load and unload the bicycles. The device includes a main frame portion with two support arms on either side. Each support arm has variable height options. Attached to each support are one or more springed grips with one end of each springed grip having two crescent-shaped hooks for attachment around the handlebars of a bicycle and on the other end is a j-shaped hook for attachment around the seat post of a bicycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Inventor: J. Douglass Devine
  • Bicycle lock
    Patent number: D274977
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1982
    Date of Patent: August 7, 1984
    Inventor: J. Douglass Devine
  • Post mounted attachment to function as a bicycle lock
    Patent number: D549074
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Inventor: J. Douglass Devine