Patents by Inventor James William Brennan

James William Brennan 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: 20170135381
    Abstract: A weight management program compatible with a dieter's food preferences and lifestyle and a natural high fiber dietary food blend derived from grains. The food blend contains a chew inducing grain and at least 40 grams of total dietary fiber in a volume that may vary from one cup to two cups. Initially, the dieter consumes a relatively small quantity of the high fiber food blend, and gradually increases the amount consumed on successive days until the dieter consumes a full portion food blend which contains at least 40 grams of total dietary fiber or a personal full portion compatible with his or her eating habits that contains between 30 and 40 grams of total dietary fiber. The dieter continues to consume that portion of the food blend on succeeding days and gradually adopts healthy eating behaviors without modification of lifestyle. Upon reaching a desired weight, the dieter adjusts the amount of the high fiber dietary food consumed while maintaining the acquired healthy and enjoyable eating behaviors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventor: James William Brennan
  • Patent number: 8162736
    Abstract: A method for playing a game of chance includes distributing game cards from a set of game cards to a plurality of players, each of the game cards in the set displaying at least one game face which includes a set of indicia selected from a pool of indicia. A game of chance is played in which the players match indicia randomly called from the pool of indicia with the indicia in the respective game face. A game face is identified in which a set of the called indicia form a first configuration on a game card from the plurality of distributed game cards. A jackpot level is determined from a plurality of possible jackpot levels based at least in part on a comparison of at least one of the indicia displayed on the identified game face with at least one jackpot number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Arrow International, Inc.
    Inventor: James William Brennan
  • Patent number: 7997581
    Abstract: A set of game cards, such as bingo cards (10) which each display an arrangement of game indicia, such as bingo numbers (27) are configured for use in combination with jackpot tickets (12) in a game of chance, such as bingo or keno, in which numbers are drawn at random from a pool. The jackpot tickets provide chances for a winner of a bingo game played with the bingo cards to be eligible for a jackpot award. The jackpot tickets (12) each include a set of jackpot numbers (28) selected from the same pool as the bingo numbers (27). These are compared with the bingo numbers on the winning bingo card to determine whether the winning card is eligible for a jackpot award.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Arrow International, Inc.
    Inventor: James William Brennan
  • Publication number: 20090026703
    Abstract: A set of game cards, such as bingo cards (10) which each display an arrangement of game indicia, such as bingo numbers (27) are configured for use in combination with jackpot tickets (12) in a game of chance, such as bingo or keno, in which numbers are drawn at random from a pool. The jackpot tickets provide chances for a winner of a bingo game played with the bingo cards to be eligible for a jackpot award. The jackpot tickets (12) each include a set of jackpot numbers (28) selected from the same pool as the bingo numbers (27). These are compared with the bingo numbers on the winning bingo card to determine whether the winning card is eligible for a jackpot award.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2008
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventor: James William Brennan
  • Publication number: 20080300052
    Abstract: A method for playing a game of chance includes distributing game cards from a set of game cards to a plurality of players, each of the game cards in the set displaying at least one game face which includes a set of indicia selected from a pool of indicia. A game of chance is played in which the players match indicia randomly called from the pool of indicia with the indicia in the respective game face. A game face is identified in which a set of the called indicia form a first configuration on a game card from the plurality of distributed game cards. A jackpot level is determined from a plurality of possible jackpot levels based at least in part on a comparison of at least one of the indicia displayed on the identified game face with at least one jackpot number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: Arrow International, Inc.
    Inventor: James William Brennan
  • Patent number: 6971553
    Abstract: The invention relates to a dispensing device which can be used to dispense a metered volume of a flowable material such as a liquid, gel or paste product from a reservoir. The invention provides a pump for dispensing a flowable material from a container, the pump including a pump body which is deformable between a rest configuration and a squeezed configuration, the internal capacity of the pump body being substantially reduced in the squeezed configuration compared to the rest configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Inventors: James William Brennan, Peter Russell Brewer
  • Patent number: 6560815
    Abstract: A mop squeezing device is provided for co-operation with a mop head of a mop (49). The mop (49) has a mop head backing (53) which carries mop material (55). The device has a mop surface engaging face (17) and displaced opposite said face (17) abutment means (19). In use the mop head is placed between the mop surface engaging face (17) and the abutment means (19) and the handle of the mop cranked. This, in turn, compresses the mop material (55) and squeezes liquid from the mop material (55). A mop having a backing for mop material is also provided. A two axis swivel connector is provided between the mop head and a mop handle. This allows the mop head to assume multi-axis of orientation during operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Decor Corporation PTY LTD
    Inventors: James William Brennan, Peter Russell Brewer, Arthur Richard Carlson