Patents by Inventor James Darr Burress

James Darr Burress 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).

  • Novelty footwear item with storage chest and method of using same
    Patent number: 7823302
    Abstract: A novelty footwear item includes a footbed and a heel-shaped storage unit which has a liftable lid. The footbed and the storage unit are mounted within a wedge-shaped cupsole so that a rear portion of the footbed overlays and conceals the storage unit and pivots up and away from the cupsole in unison with the lid when it is lifted to provide a user access to the heel-shaped storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Inventors: Nickolas Aniko Mann, Amy Lynn McMahan, Brett D. Ritter, James Darr Burress, Eric Simmons
  • Novelty footwear item with stash
    Patent number: 7418793
    Abstract: A novelty footwear item includes a mid-sole foot platform for supporting from below the foot of a user, an outer sole for providing the footwear item with turning traction and a stash assembly sandwiched between the mid-sole foot platform and the outer sole, wherein said stash assembly has disposed therein a slidably removable comb sufficient width, length and depth dimensions for storage therein of loose items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Inventors: Bonnie Dominguez, James Darr Burress, Amy Lynn McMahan, Ryan William Quinn, Eric Simmons, Brett D. Ritter
  • Novelty footwear item with storage chest and method of using same
    Publication number: 20080110056
    Abstract: A novelty footwear item includes a footbed and a heel-shaped storage unit which has a liftable lid. The footbed and the storage unit are mounted within a wedge-shaped cupsole so that a rear portion of the footbed overlays and conceals the storage unit and pivots up and away from the cupsole in unison with the lid when it is lifted to provide a user access to the heel-shaped storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2007
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Applicant: South Cone, Inc.
    Inventors: Nickolas Aniko Mann, Amy Lynn McMahan, Brett D. Ritter, James Darr Burress, Eric Simmons
  • Novelty footwear item with flask
    Publication number: 20080110055
    Abstract: A novelty footwear construction includes a cassette-like heel component which is sandwiched between a mid-sole and an outsole for supporting the heel of a user, and wherein the heel component includes an upper retainer, a lower retainer, and a hollow flask for supporting the heel of a user and for providing the user with a source of fluid refreshment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Applicant: South Cone, Inc.
    Inventors: John Michael Eades, James Darr Burress, Michael Gass, Ryan William Quinn, Andrew Wickstrom, Joel Steven Barrie, Brett D. Ritter, Eric Simmons, Nicholas Aniko Mann, Philip Harper Ceccarelli
  • Novelty footwear item with stash
    Publication number: 20080110053
    Abstract: A novelty footwear item includes a mid-sole foot platform for supporting from below the foot of a user, an outer sole for providing the footwear item with turning traction and a stash assembly sandwiched between the mid-sole foot platform and the outer sole, wherein said stash assembly has disposed therein a slidably removable comb sufficient width, length and depth dimensions for storage therein of loose items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Applicant: South Cone, Inc.
    Inventors: Bonnie Dominquez, James Darr Burress, Amy Lynn McMahan, Ryan William Quinn, Eric Simmons, Brett D. Ritter