Patents by Inventor Jean-Marie Allard

Jean-Marie Allard 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: 5263279
    Abstract: A support device for rigidly holding an upright prop driven into a ground mixture in a container having an upper rim. The device comprises an elongated member provided at one end with a ring in which the prop may be slid and held substantially vertically when it is set in ground mixture. The device also comprises a sleeve that can be clipped onto the rim of the container, the sleeve slideably receiving the elongated member and holding it in a direction perpendicular to the rim. The elongated member is detachably locked within the sleeve by a pawl which projects from the sleeve in such a manner as to engage a notch being part of a series of spaced apart notches made in the elongated member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1993
    Inventors: Leopold Delsanne, Daniel McLaughlin, Jean-Marie Allard
  • Patent number: 4908900
    Abstract: A cleaning tool particularly for removing snow and ice from cars and other vehicles has brushes which can be disposed perpendicularly or parallel to the tool handle. A handle mounted device allows easy interchange from one position to the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 20, 1990
    Inventors: Daniel McLaughlin, Jean-Marie Allard