Patents by Inventor John Willard

John Willard 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: 20100282801
    Abstract: A collapsible luggage rack designed to easily secure to the existing backrest or “sissy bar” of a motorcycle. The luggage rack is designed to attach to the motorcycle using pre-existing holes that also secure the backrest to the motorcycle. A pair of adjustable mounting brackets allows the luggage rack to fit a wide variety of motorcycles. The luggage rack prominently features several panels that may be fixed in a number of desired positions by simply pressing a lever and rotating the panel to the desired position. Depending on the conformation of the panels, the luggage rack is thus adaptable to safely securing a wide variety of loads depending on the needs of the operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2009
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Inventors: John Willard, Allen W. Brunscher
  • Patent number: 7064260
    Abstract: A small, portable device used to exercise and train the fingers of a stringed instrument player. The device is a rigid, short neck body, u-shaped in cross-section and designed to simulate a short section of the neck of a stringed instrument, such as a guitar. The neck body is hollow with an elongated main cavity with two or more, transversely aligned finger bars located thereover. Each finger bar is mounted on two or more coil springs enabling it to move up and down on the neck body. The top of each finger bar is flat and includes four to six raised string lines that represent strings on a stringed instrument. The main cavity is divided into a plurality of finger bar cavities by a plurality of support ribs. When at rest, the top surfaces of the finger bars are elevated above the support ribs and represent frets on the neck body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Inventor: John Willard
  • Publication number: 20050039592
    Abstract: A small, portable device used to exercise and train the fingers of a stringed instrument player. The device comprises a rigid, short neck body, u-shaped in cross-section and designed to simulate a short section of the neck of a stringed instrument, such as a guitar. The neck body is hollow with an elongated main cavity formed therein with two or more, transversely aligned finger bars located there over. Each finger bar is mounted on two or more coil springs enabling the finger bar to move up and down on the neck body. The top of each finger bar finger bar is flat and includes four to six raised string lines that represent strings on a stringed instrument. The main cavity is divided into a plurality of finger bar cavities in which the finger bars are mounted by a plurality of support ribs. When at rest, the top surfaces of the finger bars are elevated above support ribs creating gaps that represent frets on the neck body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2004
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventor: John Willard
  • Patent number: D618611
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Inventors: John Willard, Allen Brunscher