Patents by Inventor John D. Forthey

John D. Forthey 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).

  • Device for washing a ball cap in a dish washer
    Patent number: 5172837
    Abstract: A device for washing a ball cap in a dishwasher formed from a male top frame assembly and a female bottom frame assembly that nest together in a stacked formation. The front ends of the respective frame assemblies are pivotally secured to each other and there is structure for latching their rear ends together. There is a sufficient spacing between the respective frame assemblies when they are assembled together so that a ball cap placed between them is not wedged therein but free to move about. The ball cap device has been designed to be placed in a conventional dishwashing machine for washing a ball cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1992
    Inventors: Harold W. Finney, Jr., John D. Forthey