Patents by Inventor Jeffrey V. Melin

Jeffrey V. Melin 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: 9028346
    Abstract: A portable fabric target for ball sports has at least: a) three fabric panels, comprising a top first panel, a middle second panel; and a bottom third panel; b) the top first panel having i) a first bottom edge attached to at top edge of the second middle panel and ii) a second outside top edge; c) the top first panel having a support element extending away from the second outside top edge; d) the support element having a self-latching system that connects the second outside top edge to itself to form a loop or to a section of the top first panel to form a loop; e) the support element when locked around a pole supporting all weight of the portable fabric target without unlocking; and f) the bottom third panel having a stabilizing component thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Inventor: Jeffrey V. Melin
  • Publication number: 20140349786
    Abstract: A portable fabric target for ball sports has at least: a) three fabric panels, comprising a top first panel, a middle second panel; and a bottom third panel; b) the top first panel having i) a first bottom edge attached to at top edge of the second middle panel and ii) a second outside top edge; c) the top first panel having a support element extending away from the second outside top edge; d) the support element having a self-latching system that connects the second outside top edge to itself to form a loop or to a section of the top first panel to form a loop; e) the support element when locked around a pole supporting all weight of the portable fabric target without unlocking; and f) the bottom third panel having a stabilizing component thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventor: Jeffrey V. Melin