Patents by Inventor James R. Conley

James R. Conley 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: 7849803
    Abstract: An expandable table of the type in which a number of table top sections are caused to move outwardly and expand upon rotation of the table top and a center alignment assembly for such an expandable table. The center alignment assembly includes a first plate member adapted to be secured to a center portion of a guide plate of the expandable table, a plurality of fasteners arranged to be attached to the plate member to define a plurality of receiving structures, and a plurality of second plate members adapted to be secured to each of a plurality of separate table top sections moveably arranged over a top surface of the guide plate, wherein each of the plurality of second plate members includes a projecting member adapted to be received in one of the receiving structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Century Furniture LLC
    Inventor: James R. Conley
  • Publication number: 20090050032
    Abstract: An expandable table of the type in which a number of table top sections are caused to move outwardly and expand upon rotation of the table top and a center alignment assembly for such an expandable table. The center alignment assembly includes a first plate member adapted to be secured to a center portion of a guide plate of the expandable table, a plurality of fasteners arranged to be attached to the plate member to define a plurality of receiving structures, and a plurality of second plate members adapted to be secured to each of a plurality of separate table top sections moveably arranged over a top surface of the guide plate, wherein each of the plurality of second plate members includes a projecting member adapted to be received in one of the receiving structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: Century Furniture, LLC
    Inventor: James R. Conley
  • Patent number: 7455018
    Abstract: An expandable table of the type in which a number of table top sections are caused to move outwardly and expand on rotation of the table top. The table top sections are coupled to a guide plate, which defines the positions between which the sections move. The guide plate is mounted for rotation and engages low friction rub blocks mounted along the inner perimeter of the outer edge of the table. The table top sections themselves are mounted on guides, which are at least partially received in the guide plate. Once the table top sections have been moved into the expanded configuration by rotation of the table top, table leaves are inserted in the spaces between adjacent table top sections to form a larger contiguous table surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Century Furniture LLC
    Inventors: James R. Conley, Andrew D. Rudisill
  • Patent number: 7311047
    Abstract: An expanding table of the type in which a number of table top sections are caused to move outwardly and expand on rotation of the table top. The table top sections are coupled to a guide plate, which defines the positions between which the sections move. The guide plate is mounted for rotation and engages low friction rub blocks mounted along the inner perimeter of the outer edge of the table. The table top sections themselves are mounted on guides, which are at least partially received in the guide plate. Once the table top sections have been moved into the expanded configuration by rotation of the table top, table leaves are inserted in the spaces between adjacent table top sections to form a larger contiguous table surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: Century Furniture LLC
    Inventors: James R. Conley, Andrew D. Rudisill
  • Patent number: 6994032
    Abstract: An expanding table of the type in which a number of table top sections are caused to move outwardly and expand on rotation of the table top. The table top sections are coupled to a guide plate, which defines the positions between which the sections move. The guide plate is mounted for rotation and engages low friction rub blocks mounted along the inner perimeter of the outer edge of the table. The table top sections themselves are mounted on guides, which are at least partially received in the guide plate. Once the table top sections have been moved into the expanded configuration by rotation of the table top, table leaves are inserted in the spaces between adjacent table top sections to form a larger contiguous table surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: Century Furniture, LLC.
    Inventors: James R. Conley, Andrew D Rudisill
  • Publication number: 20040194672
    Abstract: An expanding table of the type in which a number of table top sections are caused to move outwardly and expand on rotation of the table top. The table top sections are coupled to a guide plate, which defines the positions between which the sections move. The guide plate is mounted for rotation and engages low friction rub blocks mounted along the inner perimeter of the outer edge of the table. The table top sections themselves are mounted on guides, which are at least partially received in the guide plate. Once the table top sections have been moved into the expanded configuration by rotation of the table top, table leaves are inserted in the spaces between adjacent table top sections to form a larger contiguous table surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2003
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Inventors: James R. Conley, Andrew D. Rudisill
  • Patent number: 5146621
    Abstract: A shoulder pad comprising a left-hand member which fits over the left shoulder and a right-hand member which fits over the right shoulder. Each of the members is of generally inverted U-shape as viewed from the side and has a chestplate portion, a backplate portion and an arch connecting the plate portions, the arches being laterally spaced to provide an opening for the neck of the wearer. Each of the members is fabricated from lightweight synthetic resin sheet material having a corrugated central layer formed with parallel corrugations, and a pair of generally parallel outer layers forming opposite exterior surfaces of the sheet material. The corrugations are resiliently deformable upon application of an impact load to the sheet material to attenuate the shock of the impact load on the wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1992
    Assignee: Figgie International Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph C. Hadar, James R. Conley
  • Patent number: 4535390
    Abstract: A folding reflector for a lantern is formed from a pair of reflecting panels which are pivotally secured for pivotal movement between a folded position in which the panels are superposed and an extended position in which the panels extend in opposite directions from the pivot. When the panels are extended, the reflector can be inserted around the globe of the lantern. When the panels are folded, the reflector can be stored in the bottom of the fount of the lantern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1984
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1985
    Assignee: The Coleman Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard D. Curtis, James R. Conley
  • Patent number: 4249760
    Abstract: A latch assembly for picnic coolers and the like includes a base, a latch, and an operating knob which is movably mounted on the base. The latch is pivotally supported by a fulcrum on the base, and the operating knob includes a pair of cams which pivot the latch between latched and unlatched positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1979
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1981
    Assignee: The Coleman Company, Inc.
    Inventor: James R. Conley
  • Patent number: D253927
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1977
    Date of Patent: January 15, 1980
    Assignee: The Coleman Company, Inc.
    Inventor: James R. Conley
  • Patent number: D305490
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 16, 1990
    Assignee: Coleman Outdoor Products, Inc.
    Inventors: James R. Conley, Neill E. Bryan, Dan J. Jonker