Patents by Inventor John Heim

John Heim 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 picking up and dispensing balls
    Patent number: 5810681
    Abstract: Apparatus for retrieving balls and for serially dispensing the balls including a double-ended, elongated tubular member for housing a plurality of balls. A ball capture member is provided at one of the ends of the tubular member and a ball receiving member is connected to the other end of the tubular member. The tubular member, ball capture member and ball receiving member are releasably connected to a support surface such as the side wall of a ping pong table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1998
    Inventor: John Heim