Patents by Inventor Kenneth R. Sperry

Kenneth R. Sperry 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: 20110163219
    Abstract: An apparatus for supporting a laptop computer includes a generally rectangular support body having a pair of spaced apart longer parallel side rails connected by a bottom rail and a top rail, the bottom rail extending above a plane of the side rails to form a support surface for an object resting on the side rails, and a handle attached to the top rail for releasably engaging an extending handle assembly attached to a roll-aboard luggage bag. The handle can include a fixed jaw attached to the top rail, a threaded rod attached to the fixed jaw, a movable jaw mounted on the rod, and a knob threadably engaging the rod for moving the movable jaw toward the fixed jaw.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2011
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Inventor: Kenneth R. Sperry
  • Publication number: 20100187063
    Abstract: A tray (10) for supporting a laptop computer (40) has a generally T-shaped handle (11) attached to a generally rectangular support body (12). The body (12) has a pair of spaced apart longer parallel side rails (13, 14) connected by a bottom rail (15) and a top rail (16). The bottom rail (15) is generally planar to provide a resting surface for a front edge of the computer (40). The top rail (16) has a pair of friction devices (17, 18) mounted thereon and the handle (11) has a stem (19) attached to the top rail (16) between the friction devices. An alternate embodiment handle (52) has a cross-bar (20) attached to the top rail (16) by a pair of legs (55, 56) and the cross-bar has a friction device (54) mounted thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Inventor: Kenneth R. Sperry