Patents by Inventor Kelley Brown

Kelley Brown 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: 11116685
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing traction to the lower back, where in one embodiment, a lumbar traction device has a back support, a base and a movable support structure connected between the base and the underside of the back support. The support structure enables the back support to move with respect to the base. When a user lies on the lumbar traction device, the user's weight causes the back support to move with respect to the base to apply tension to the user's back. The back support may have two separate portions on which the upper and lower back rest. The two portions of the back support move in opposite directions to provide traction on the back.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Inventors: Kelley Brown, Mark L. Berrier
  • Publication number: 20200396982
    Abstract: A reuseable glue board tray to be fitted with a glue board to form a glue board trap for rodent and other pests, and a glue trap having a reusable glue board tray with refillable glue boards, are provided. The side walls of the tray have a slanted lip sloped at an angle of preferably about 45° to the horizontal with the low side of the slope being on the outside edge of the tray to encourage pest interaction with the glue board by eliminating barriers between the glue board and the surface on which the tray rests. In addition, at least one of the side walls does not have a lip to facilitate replacement of the glue board through the lipless side while further facilitating easy entry of pests. Finger access cutouts are provided in the side walls of the tray that allow the user to lift the tray without touching the glue board, and two opposing sides of the tray have inwardly extending tabs that lap over the adjacent outer edges of the glue board to prevent the board from falling out of the tray unintentionally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: WOODSTREAM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Luke Benjamin HANEY, Allyssa Kelley-Brown
  • Publication number: 20200214920
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing traction to the lower back, where in one embodiment, a lumbar traction device has a back support, a base and a movable support structure connected between the base and the underside of the back support. The support structure enables the back support to move with respect to the base. When a user lies on the lumbar traction device, the user's weight causes the back support to move with respect to the base to apply tension to the user's back. The back support may have two separate portions on which the upper and lower back rest. The two portions of the back support move in opposite directions to provide traction on the back.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Kelley Brown, Mark L. Berrier
  • Patent number: 10588810
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing traction to the lower back, where in one embodiment, a lumbar traction device has a back support, a base and a movable support structure connected between the base and the underside of the back support. The support structure enables the back support to move with respect to the base. When a user lies on the lumbar traction device, the user's weight causes the back support to move with respect to the base to apply tension to the user's back. The back support may have two separate portions on which the upper and lower back rest. The two portions of the back support move in opposite directions to provide traction on the back.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Inventors: Kelley Brown, Mark L. Berrier
  • Publication number: 20170049656
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing traction to the lower back, where in one embodiment, a lumbar traction device has a back support, a base and a movable support structure connected between the base and the underside of the back support. The support structure enables the back support to move with respect to the base. When a user lies on the lumbar traction device, the user's weight causes the back support to move with respect to the base to apply tension to the user's back. The back support may have two separate portions on which the upper and lower back rest. The two portions of the back support move in opposite directions to provide traction on the back.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Kelley Brown, Mark L. Berrier
  • Patent number: 9241586
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing support to the head and/or neck, wherein the support may provide tension and desired orientation of the head and/or neck. In one embodiment, a cushioned saddle-shaped neck support is positioned at an upper end of a moveable support structure. A lower part of the saddle-shaped neck support is movably connected to an upper part of the support structure. A lower part of the support structure is movably supported by a surface on which a person's body can be positioned. The person's body is positioned on this surface with his neck over the neck support. As the person's neck comes into contact with the neck support, the weight of the person's head and/or neck pushes down on the neck support, which moves down and away from the person's shoulders to provide the desired tension and orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Inventor: Kelley Brown
  • Patent number: 8769744
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing support to the head and/or neck, wherein the support may provide tension and desired orientation of the head and/or neck. In one embodiment, a cushioned saddle-shaped neck support is positioned at an upper end of a moveable support structure. A lower part of the saddle-shaped neck support is movably connected to an upper part of the support structure. A lower part of the support structure is movably supported by a surface on which a person's body can be positioned. The person's body is positioned on this surface with his neck over the neck support. As the person's neck comes into contact with the neck support, the weight of the person's head and/or neck pushes down on the neck support, which moves down and away from the person's shoulders to provide the desired tension and orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Inventor: Kelley Brown
  • Patent number: 8631522
    Abstract: A neck guard for a salon/barber industry sink, wherein the sink has an indentation in a lip of the sink to accommodate a person's neck. One embodiment includes a cushioning portion which is curved to fit on top of the indentation, a stabilizing portion which extends downward from the cushioning portion, and a removable cover sheet which is positioned on an upper surface of the cushioning portion. The cushioning portion is rubber having a first durometer and the stabilizing portion is having a second, higher durometer. The stabilizing portion includes front and rear sidewalls, wherein the front sidewall is longer than the rear sidewall. The sidewalls have inner surfaces configured to contact the wall of the sink, wherein the inner surfaces have a traction pattern. One embodiment has a weight of at least one pound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Inventor: Kelley Brown
  • Patent number: 8112830
    Abstract: A neck guard for a salon/barber industry sink, wherein the sink has an indentation in a lip of the sink to accommodate a person's neck. The neck guard includes a lower layer, a cushioning layer and a cover layer. The lower layer is flexible and incorporates fasteners such as suction cups configured to removably attach the lower layer to the sink. The cushioning layer is bonded to the lower layer and has a surface that is suitable for having the cover layer attached to it by means such as a low-tack, pressure-sensitive adhesive. The neck guard is sufficiently flexible to wrap around and conform to the indentation in the lip of the sink and to enable attachment of the fasteners to the sink, thereby securing the neck guard within the indentation in the lip of the sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Inventor: Kelley Brown
  • Publication number: 20110185492
    Abstract: A neck guard for a salon/barber industry sink, wherein the sink has an indentation in a lip of the sink to accommodate a person's neck. One embodiment includes a cushioning portion which is curved to fit on top of the indentation, a stabilizing portion which extends downward from the cushioning portion, and a removable cover sheet which is positioned on an upper surface of the cushioning portion. The cushioning portion is rubber having a first durometer and the stabilizing portion is having a second, higher durometer. The stabilizing portion includes front and rear sidewalls, wherein the front sidewall is longer than the rear sidewall. The sidewalls have inner surfaces configured to contact the wall of the sink, wherein the inner surfaces have a traction pattern. One embodiment has a weight of at least one pound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventor: Kelley Brown
  • Publication number: 20080289092
    Abstract: A neck guard for a salon/barber industry sink, wherein the sink has an indentation in a lip of the sink to accommodate a person's neck. The neck guard includes a lower layer, a cushioning layer and a cover layer. The lower layer is flexible and incorporates fasteners such as suction cups configured to removably attach the lower layer to the sink. The cushioning layer is bonded to the lower layer and has a surface that is suitable for having the cover layer attached to it by means such as a low-tack, pressure-sensitive adhesive. The neck guard is sufficiently flexible to wrap around and conform to the indentation in the lip of the sink and to enable attachment of the fasteners to the sink, thereby securing the neck guard within the indentation in the lip of the sink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2008
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventor: Kelley Brown