Patents by Inventor John C. Dooley, Jr.

John C. Dooley, Jr. 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).

  • Apparatus for capturing and disposing of animal litter
    Patent number: 6039370
    Abstract: A portable pet toilet device having an elongated pole having first and second ends. The first end provides a handle. Securely mounted on the second end of the pole is a pair of selectively adjustable arms for supporting a disposable receptacle. The arms are adjustable in order to provide the capability of accommodating receptacles of different sizes and shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2000
    Inventors: John C. Dooley, Jr., Karen R. Meyerson, John C. Dooley, III
  • Ski pole and guard
    Patent number: 5029898
    Abstract: A ski pole hand guard is intended to be mounted on a ski pole directly below the hand grip. This hand guard includes a pole attachment member and a cup-shaped, almost semi-circular guard member which surrounds the hand grip in an arc of less than 180.degree. and projects outwardly slightly beyond the normal distance needed to clear a skier's ski glove. A top flange member extends from the top edge of the guard member inwardly towards the center line of the ski pole. The hand guard structure is constructed of durable, impact resistant material and is rigidly attached to the pole attachement member. When in use, the skier grasps the ski pole hand grip as normal and has the first joint of his thumb and the first, second and third joints of his fingers within the bounds of the guard member and flange memner. The hand guard sufficiently surrounds a skier's hand to retain it during the initial fall reflex and protect it from the impact of the initial contact made during a normal fall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1991
    Inventors: Charles E. Grignon, John C. Dooley, Jr., Richard Pikulski
  • Ski-pole hand shield
    Patent number: 4572545
    Abstract: A shield used in combination with a ski pole having an axis-defining shaft terminating at an upper end in a grip. The grip has a main body with a tubular mounting part generally centered on the axis and fitted around the ski pole adjacent the grip thereof and an axially upwardly open U-section guard flaring upward and radially outward from the mounting part. The guard surrounds the grip at a spacing sufficient for a hand to engage around the grip within the guard. Screw fasteners are provided for rigidly securing the mounting part on the ski pole. The mounting part includes a U-section main piece and a separate minor piece fittable therewith. The fasteners engage through the pieces to clamp same to the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1983
    Date of Patent: February 25, 1986
    Inventors: John C. Dooley, Jr., Richard Pikulski