Patents by Inventor John W. Winfree, Jr.

John W. Winfree, 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).

  • Billiards cue holder
    Patent number: 4116342
    Abstract: A billiards cue holder including a coil spring, the opposite ends of which form depending arms terminating in a pair of opposed jaw elements having opposed soft resilient gripping surfaces for gripping the tip portion of a billiards cue. Means for mounting the coil spring at an elevated position upon a fixed support so that the opposed jaw elements will freely suspend the billiards cue in an operative position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1977
    Date of Patent: September 26, 1978
    Inventor: John W. Winfree, Jr.
  • Billiards cue holder
    Patent number: 4103780
    Abstract: A billiards cue holder having a fixed jaw element and a movable jaw element threadedly secured to the fixed jaw element for gripping the tip portion of a billiard cue and freely suspending the cue from the holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1977
    Date of Patent: August 1, 1978
    Inventor: John W. Winfree, Jr.
  • Flexible loop cue holder
    Patent number: 4079839
    Abstract: A cue holder including an elongated mounting block, to which are secured in a horizontally spaced arrangement, a plurality of flexible loops projecting from the face of the mounting block, and an annular washer surrounding the legs of each loop for slidable movement toward and away from a cue suspended within said loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1976
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1978
    Inventor: John W. Winfree, Jr.