Patents by Inventor John Burkholder

John Burkholder 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: 20240148161
    Abstract: A child containment system has a child containment structure with a bottom and a perimeter wall surrounding the bottom. A bassinet has an infant support surface and a surrounding wall around the infant support surface. The bassinet can be mounted to the child containment structure with the infant support surface elevated above the bottom of the child containment structure. An infant support unit can have a frame, a bed supported by the frame, and legs that extend from one end infant support unit to the distal second end. The infant support unit is configured for use in a first operational mode in which the infant support unit at least partially positioned within the child containment structure with the bed overlying the bassinet's infant support surface, and with a portion of the legs contacting the bassinet's infant support surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: GRACO CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS INC.
    Inventors: John (Jason) C. Arnold, IV, Brandon Burkholder, Annette Stella, Matthew Rivera
  • Patent number: 6800034
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a golf instructional device for assisting a golfer to putt/chip a golf ball to a golf hole. The device includes a substantially rigid body formed to visually identify a point of entry adjacent the golf hole and a breaking point on a line of travel. The body may define an intermediate guideline member having a generally u-shaped configuration formed to surround at least a portion of the golf hole, and elongated first and second guideline members extending from a portion of the intermediate guideline member which define first and second boundaries for the point of entry respectively. At least a portion of the intermediate guideline member is positionable adjacent the golf hole and rotatable thereabout so as to allow the first and second guideline members to collectively define the first and second boundaries for the point of entry and for identifying the breaking point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2004
    Inventor: John Burkholder
  • Publication number: 20040092324
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a golf instructional device for assisting a golfer to putt/chip a golf ball to a golf hole. The device includes a substantially rigid body formed to visually identify a point of entry adjacent the golf hole and a breaking point on a line of travel. The body may define an intermediate guideline member having a generally u-shaped configuration formed to surround at least a portion of the golf hole, and elongated first and second guideline members extending from a portion of the intermediate guideline member which define first and second boundaries for the point of entry respectively. At least a portion of the intermediate guideline member is positionable adjacent the golf hole and rotatable thereabout so as to allow the first and second guideline members to collectively define the first and second boundaries for the point of entry and for identifying the breaking point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2002
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Inventor: John Burkholder