Patents by Inventor Joseph P. Spanovich

Joseph P. Spanovich 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).

  • Patent number: 7226126
    Abstract: An accessory holder for a chair comprising of a support arm having a first end and second end, the first end is adapted for connection to an accessory such as an umbrella or tray, at least one locking member extending from the support arm second end, at least one locking member comprising a pair of cooperating sleeve members adapted to be slidingly engaged in a concentric manner, one of the cooperating sleeves is adapted to be disposed around a leg of a chair whereby when the other cooperating sleeve members is slidingly engaged in a concentric manner with one of the pair of cooperating sleeves, the support arm is secured to the chair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Inventor: Joseph P. Spanovich
  • Patent number: 5035378
    Abstract: An alignment mechanism for independently adjusting the deployable aerosurfaces of an aerospace vehicle in both the stowed and deployed positions. The alignment mechanism includes a guide means having a slot with both a constant width portion and a variable width portion. A slide, interconnected to the deployable aerosurfaces, is pivotally engaged to the guide means so that it travels along the length of the slot. The slide is capable of pivotal movement when the slide is engaged in the slot's variable width portion and incapable of pivotal movement when it is engaged in the slot's constant width portion. An actuator is employed to selectively position the slide along the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1991
    Inventor: Joseph P. Spanovich