Patents by Inventor James Schreck

James Schreck 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).

  • Mower trimmer combination for facilitating simultaneous mowing and edge trimming in a single pass
    Patent number: 7877971
    Abstract: A trimming system for a user-operated ground vehicle capable of performing mowing and trimming operations. The system includes a drive operatively coupled to a drive system of the vehicle having the trimming system mounted thereon, and a trimming unit operatively coupled to the drive for performing edge trimming operations. The drive may include at least one driven pulley operatively coupled to a drive pulley of the vehicle for driving the trimming unit. The drive pulley may be coupled to a mowing unit and the trimming unit to either selectively or simultaneously drive the mowing and trimming units. A guide wheel may be mounted on the vehicle adjacent the trimming unit for maintaining the trimming wires of the trimming unit at a predetermined distance from a stationary object during performance of edge trimming operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Department of Veterans Affairs
    Inventors: Patrick Hallinan, Karl W. MacDonald, Carl Novak, Joseph Cassella, Joseph Basile, James Schreck, Stanley Lewandowski
  • Toothbrush
    Patent number: 6564416
    Abstract: A toothbrush includes a head having bristle tufts implanted therein. At least two of the tufts cross so as to permit at least some the bristles to intermingle. One of the two tufts is located adjacent a long side of the head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Gillette Canada Company
    Inventors: Karen Claire, Thomas Craig Masterman, William A. Bredall, James Schreck