Patents by Inventor Kurt H. de Nijs

Kurt H. de Nijs 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: 11698241
    Abstract: A cover adapted to be fit about, attachable to, and detachable from an outside surface of a container, wherein an aperture is formed through the cover and an aperture formed through the container is alignable with the aperture formed through the container cover when the cover is fit about the outside surface of the container; a cover adapted to be fit about at least a portion of an outside surface of the container; an attachment element with an aperture formed therethrough; and at least one fastener repeatably attachable to the attachment element, the cover, and/or the container, wherein at least a portion of the at least one fastener passes through the aperture formed through the attachment element and passes through the aperture formed through the cover or passes through the aperture formed through the attachment element and passes through the aperture formed through the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Inventor: Kurt H. de Nijs
  • Patent number: 11092406
    Abstract: An container cover system having a container comprising an inside surface and an outside surface, wherein the inside surface defines a cavity configured to retain at least a portion of an accessory; a cover adapted to be attached or coupled to and fit about at least a portion of the outside surface of the container, and one or more apertures formed in the cover so as to provide at least one aligned, overlapping aperture when the cover is positioned about the container; an attachment element adapted to be connected to the container; and at least one fastener, wherein the at least one fastener passes through the at least one aligned, overlapping aperture in the cover and at least one aligned aperture in the attachment element, and wherein the at least one fastener releasably holds the cover on the container and releasably holds the attachment element on the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Inventor: Kurt H. de Nijs
  • Patent number: 10488152
    Abstract: An accessory container and replaceable cover system having a container comprising an inside surface and an outside surface, wherein the inside surface defines a cavity configured to retain at least a portion of an accessory; a cover adapted to be selectively attached to and fit about at least a portion of the outside surface of the container, and one or more apertures formed in the cover so as to provide at least one aligned, overlapping aperture when the cover is positioned about the container; an attachment element adapted to be selectively connected to the container; and a fastener, wherein the fastener passes through the at least one aligned, overlapping aperture in the cover and at least one aligned aperture in the attachment element, and wherein the fastener releasably holds the cover on the container and releasably holds the attachment element on the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Inventor: Kurt H. de Nijs
  • Patent number: 10161714
    Abstract: An accessory container and replaceable cover system having a container comprising an inside surface and an outside surface, wherein the inside surface defines a cavity configured to retain at least a portion of an accessory; a cover adapted to be selectively attached to and fit about at least a portion of the outside surface of the container, and two or more apertures formed in the cover so as to provide at least one aligned, overlapping aperture when the cover is wrapped about the container; an attachment element adapted to be selectively connected to the container; and a fastener, wherein the fastener passes through the at least one aligned, overlapping aperture in the cover and at least one aligned aperture in the attachment element, and wherein the fastener releasably holds the cover on the container and releasably holds the attachment element on the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Inventor: Kurt H. de Nijs
  • Patent number: 9360275
    Abstract: A holster adapted worn by an individual as a means of containing an item. An exemplary embodiment comprises a containing means with an inside and an outside surface where the containing means may be selectively connected to a covering means via a securing means. In preferred exemplary embodiments, the covering means covers substantially all or a portion of the outside surface of the containing means so that it protects the containing means from wear. The covering means may be reversible offering users the ability to have different holster surfaces in the same unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Inventor: Kurt H. de Nijs
  • Publication number: 20120091175
    Abstract: A holster adapted worn by an individual as a means of containing an item. An exemplary embodiment comprises a containing means with an inside and an outside surface where the containing means may be selectively connected to a covering means via a securing means. In preferred exemplary embodiments, the covering means covers substantially all or a portion of the outside surface of the containing means so that it protects the containing means from wear. The covering means may be reversible offering users the ability to have different holster surfaces in the same unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Inventor: Kurt H. de Nijs