Patents by Inventor James A. Hofman

James A. Hofman 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: 10612879
    Abstract: A firearm maintenance kit having a mat and a small-parts storage case, the mat and case being used during adjustment and maintenance of firearms. The mat may be permanently or removably attached to the small-parts storage case via a mat attachment component. The mat attachment component can clamp a first end of the mat between top and bottom faces to affix the mat to the small-parts storage case. The small-parts storage case may have a tray and a cover and can be used to contain small firearms parts and prevent them from being lost during firearm maintenance, building, and cleaning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Revo Brand Group, LLC
    Inventors: Ryan Jacobson, Matt Morris, James Hofman
  • Publication number: 20200003518
    Abstract: A firearm maintenance kit having a mat and a small-parts storage case, the mat and case being used during adjustment and maintenance of firearms. The mat may be permanently or removably attached to the small-parts storage case via a mat attachment component. The mat attachment component can clamp a first end of the mat between top and bottom faces to affix the mat to the small-parts storage case. The small-parts storage case may have a tray and a cover and can be used to contain small firearms parts and prevent them from being lost during firearm maintenance, building, and cleaning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Ryan Jacobson, Matt Morris, James Hofman
  • Patent number: 10429148
    Abstract: A firearm cleaning mat having an oil and/or solvent repellent surface and a small parts storage tray, the mat and tray being used during adjustment and maintenance of firearms. The oil and/or solvent repellent surface protects the firearm and the surface it is placed on from scratches and dents. The small parts storage tray is used to contain small parts and prevent them from being lost during firearm cleaning. A magnet is included in the small parts tray to retain small metal parts in the tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Revo Brand Group, LLC
    Inventors: Ryan Jacobson, James Hofman
  • Patent number: 10337822
    Abstract: A gun scraper tool has elements that are adapted to maintain firearms. More specifically, a gun scraper tool can have several components and scraping surfaces that can be used to disassemble a firearm and/or to scrape carbon and residue off of the appropriate areas of the firearm by using scraping surfaces. The gun scraper tool can have a roughly triangular housing and a plurality of tool components and scraping surfaces that use the housing as the base. The tool components and scraping surfaces can include a spindle, an exterior scraping blade, a pivoting brush have a base and a set of bristles, a cotter pin puller, a bolt tail brush having bristles, and a bolt carrier scraper. The variety of tasks capable of being accomplished with the disclosed gun scraper tool can minimize the need for additional cleaners or tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Revo Brand Group, LLC
    Inventors: James Hofman, Ryan Jacobson
  • Publication number: 20180058796
    Abstract: A gun scraper tool has elements that are adapted to maintain firearms. More specifically, a gun scraper tool can have several components and scraping surfaces that can be used to disassemble a firearm and/or to scrape carbon and residue off of the appropriate areas of the firearm by using scraping surfaces. The gun scraper tool can have a roughly triangular housing and a plurality of tool components and scraping surfaces that use the housing as the base. The tool components and scraping surfaces can include a spindle, an exterior scraping blade, a pivoting brush have a base and a set of bristles, a cotter pin puller, a bolt tail brush having bristles, and a bolt carrier scraper. The variety of tasks capable of being accomplished with the disclosed gun scraper tool can minimize the need for additional cleaners or tools.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: James Hofman, Ryan Jacobson
  • Publication number: 20180010877
    Abstract: A firearm cleaning mat having an oil and/or solvent repellent surface and a small parts storage tray, the mat and tray being used during adjustment and maintenance of firearms. The oil and/or solvent repellent surface protects the firearm and the surface it is placed on from scratches and dents. The small parts storage tray is used to contain small parts and prevent them from being lost during firearm cleaning. A magnet is included in the small parts tray to retain small metal parts in the tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Ryan Jacobson, James Hofman
  • Patent number: 8459472
    Abstract: An aperture board assembly includes a panel having an array of apertures, a modular array of receivers attached to the panel, and hook assemblies for detachably engaging the receivers. The modular array is attached to the panel so that each receiver is substantially aligned with a corresponding aperture in the panel. Each hook assembly passes at least partially through an aperture in the panel and into a receiver aligned with the aperture. Each receiver in the modular array includes spring clips that are equally spaced apart around a perimeter of the receiver. Each spring clip includes a pair of opposing spring fingers disposed in a spring clip aperture. Each pair of opposing spring fingers detachably engage the hook assembly as the hook assembly is rotated with respect to the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Top-Wok Metals Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: James A. Hofman
  • Publication number: 20120274680
    Abstract: A stylus includes an elongated body a portion of which is formed from carbon fiber and a tip conductively coupled to the elongated body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: Silk Road Gifts, Inc.
    Inventor: JAMES A. HOFMAN
  • Publication number: 20110155875
    Abstract: An aperture board assembly includes a panel having an array of apertures, a modular array of receivers attached to the panel, and hook assemblies for detachably engaging the receivers. The modular array is attached to the panel so that each receiver is substantially aligned with a corresponding aperture in the panel. Each hook assembly passes at least partially through an aperture in the panel and into a receiver aligned with the aperture. Each receiver in the modular array includes spring clips that are equally spaced apart around a perimeter of the receiver. Each spring clip includes a pair of opposing spring fingers disposed in a spring clip aperture. Each pair of opposing spring fingers detachably engage the hook assembly as the hook assembly is rotated with respect to the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: TOP-WOK METALS CO. LTD.
    Inventor: James A. Hofman
  • Publication number: 20090078591
    Abstract: There is provided a travel shower case including a tray. The tray includes a lip on one side of the tray. A cover is pivotally coupled to the tray. A lock member is slidingly coupled to the cover. The lock member is movable from a first position to a second position. The lock member includes a catch portion configured to engage the lip of the tray when the lock member is in the first position. The lock member includes a hook portion operative when the lock member is in the second position, wherein the hook portion will support the tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Inventor: James A. Hofman
  • Patent number: 6651827
    Abstract: A display holder for displaying a stack of flexible material including a curved front wall extending from a base. A spring extends from a center portion of a rear wall to bias the stack of material toward the front wall and to impart a curvature in the stack of flexible material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: Berol Corporation
    Inventors: Brian T. Eberwein, James A. Hofman
  • Patent number: 6474008
    Abstract: A soft label holder for covering the edge of a rigid file having a front surface and a top edge includes a soft member having a front surface, a rear surface, a top edge, a bottom edge, a first end, and a second end. An aperture extends through the front and rear surfaces. The soft member is secured to the front surface of the rigid file with the top edge of the soft member located proximate to the top edge of the file to cover the top edge of the rigid file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Berol Corporation
    Inventors: James A. Hofman, Steven H. Demsien, Stephen C. Zielke
  • Patent number: 6431386
    Abstract: A corner bucket for storing items within a bathing unit. The caddy includes a substantially L-shaped bucket to fit in a corner and a bracket for hanging the bucket. The bracket includes bracket portions for each of the walls which may be secured using fasteners or suction cups. The bracket includes hooks which are received by corresponding openings in the bucket such that the bucket detachably hangs from the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Zenith Products Corp.
    Inventors: James A. Hofman, Paul H. Winter, Paul Wojtowicz
  • Patent number: D481761
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Berol Corporation
    Inventors: Monica L. Walsh, James A. Hofman
  • Patent number: D491358
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Silk Road Gifts, Inc.
    Inventors: James A. Hofman, Karl Niemi
  • Patent number: D604925
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Dongguan Shichang Metals Factory Co. Ltd
    Inventors: James A. Hofman, Patrick W. Kessenich
  • Patent number: D748957
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Revo Brand Group, LLC
    Inventors: James Hofman, Ryan Jacobson
  • Patent number: D750949
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Revo Brand Group, LLC
    Inventors: James Hofman, Howard R. Tripp
  • Patent number: D858785
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Zippo Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Brian J. Barber, Justan D. Studley, James A. Hofman
  • Patent number: D908989
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: ZIPPO MANUFACTURING COMPANY
    Inventors: Brian J. Barber, Shaun M. Panek, Howard Tripp, James A. Hofman