Patents by Inventor James Francois Leggett

James Francois Leggett 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: 7959033
    Abstract: A drip catcher, having an adjustable neck, having a hook at the top for engaging a spout pipe of a fluid reservoir, and a basin, containing an absorbent pad and three sided slot on the flattened rear side to accommodate two legs of an alligator clasp in the neck, having a channel between the legs created by cutting three sides of a brace, bendable rearward to support the invention in vertical alignment to the spout, teeth extending from the outside edge of both legs which engage the sides of the slot, so the teeth disengage by squeezing the legs together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Inventor: James Francois Leggett
  • Patent number: 7780211
    Abstract: A pick-up truck tailgate lifter having dual hooks for gripping the bottom of the rear of the tailgate and lifting straps affixed thereto and running to the inside of the tailgate ending in a handle. One embodiment has a roll-up handle so the straps and handle fit through the space between the bed and the tailgate. The other routes the straps over the rear face of the tailgate, through a top cap and around a reversing post in the inside of the tailgate so that when lifting pressure is applied to the handle, the straps tighten the lifting hooks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Inventor: James Francois Leggett
  • Publication number: 20100133869
    Abstract: A pick-up truck tailgate lifter having dual hooks for gripping the bottom of the rear of the tailgate and lifting straps affixed thereto and running to the inside of the tailgate ending in a handle. One embodiment has a roll-up handle so the straps and handle fit through the space between the bed and the tailgate. The other routes the straps over the rear face of the tailgate, through a top cap and around a reversing post in the inside of the tailgate so that when lifting pressure is applied to the handle, the straps tighten the lifting hooks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2008
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventor: James Francois Leggett
  • Publication number: 20100065583
    Abstract: A drip catcher, having a length adjustable neck, having hook at the top for engaging a spout pipe of a fluid reservoir, and a basin, containing a removable absorbent pad and three sided slot on the flattened rear side of the basin to accommodate the legs of an alligator clasp in the neck, teeth extending from the outside edge of both legs which engage the sides of the slot, said neck having a channel created by cutting three sides of a brace, bendable rearward to support the invention in vertical alignment to the spout, so the teeth may be disengaged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Inventor: James Francois Leggett