Patents by Inventor James MacEachern

James MacEachern 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).

  • Publication number: 20050076445
    Abstract: A bumper guard for an obstruction such as furniture legs, which is removable, flexible and of resilient construction having a rectangular or quadrilateral pad, with inner and outer layers of fabric and a resilient core in between affixed together and having fastenings on the inner sides of the pad at each end of the pad by which the two ends may be fastened together around an obstruction. A sleeve may be attached to the exterior of the pad to provide a decorative appearance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2003
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Inventor: James MacEachern
  • Patent number: 6682040
    Abstract: A stand for supporting a laptop computer at different tilt angles may include a top plate with a trapezoidal shape including a number of riser clusters arranged along a narrower parallel side of the top plate. Each one of the riser clusters may be configured to fit within a riser element and hold the riser element. A bottom plate with a trapezoidal shape may be connected to the top plate by a connector that allows the top plate to rotate relative to the bottom plate. A number of laptop supports may be connected to a wider parallel side of the top plate and congfigured to support one end of the laptop in a slip-resistant manner. At least two riser elements may be stacked respectively on at least two riser clusters. At least two riser caps may be stacked respectively over the at least two riser elements to support an opposite end of the laptop in a slip-resistant resistant manner and at an elevation higher than the one end of the laptop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: Road Tools, L.L.C.
    Inventor: James MacEachern
  • Patent number: 6474614
    Abstract: A stand for supporting a laptop computer at different tilt angles may include a top plate with a trapezoidal shape including a number of riser clusters arranged along a narrower parallel side of the top plate. Each one of the riser clusters may be configured to fit within a riser element and hold the riser element. A bottom plate with a trapezoidal shape may be connected to the top plate by a connector that allows the top plate to rotate relative to the bottom plate. A number of laptop supports may be connected to a wider parallel side of the top plate and configured to support one end of the laptop in a slip-resistant manner. At least two riser elements may be stacked respectively on at least two riser clusters. At least two riser caps may be stacked respectively over the at least two riser elements to support an opposite end of the laptop in a slip-resistant manner and at an elevation higher than the one end of the laptop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Road Tools LLC
    Inventor: James MacEachern
  • Publication number: 20020003197
    Abstract: A stand for supporting a laptop computer at different tilt angles may include a top plate with a trapezoidal shape including a number of riser clusters arranged along a narrower parallel side of the top plate. Each one of the riser clusters may be configured to fit within a riser element and hold the riser element. A bottom plate with a trapezoidal shape may be connected to the top plate by a connector that allows the top plate to rotate relative to the bottom plate. A number of laptop supports may be connected to a wider parallel side of the top plate and configured to support one end of the laptop in a slip-resistant manner. At least two riser elements may be stacked respectively on at least two riser clusters. At least two riser caps may be stacked respectively over the at least two riser elements to support an opposite end of the laptop in a slip-resistant manner and at an elevation higher than the one end of the laptop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2001
    Publication date: January 10, 2002
    Inventor: James MacEachern