Patents by Inventor Lynn T Groff

Lynn T Groff 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: 10542784
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an extender belt for clothing is disclosed including a belt strap, a belt buckle coupled to the belt strap, and an extender button coupled to the belt strap. The belt strap is configured to be wrapped around the waist of a user and form a loop. The belt strap has a series of a plurality of openings near a first end configured to receive a protrusion or prong of the belt buckle. The belt strap further has one or more buttonholes near a second end configured to receive a button of the pants or trousers. The belt buckle is pivotally coupled to the belt strap near the second end. The belt buckle has the pivotal protrusion or prong configured to extend into the plurality of openings near the first end. The extender button is coupled to an inner surface of the belt strap near the first end. The extender button is configured to extend into a pant hole of pants that typically receive the pant button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Visceral Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: Lynn T Groff
  • Publication number: 20180055119
    Abstract: In the disclosure, an extendable belt for clothing is disclosed including a strap, an extender, a belt buckle, a billet, and one or more fasteners to pivotally couple the belt buckle to the strap. The belt face has an area to cover over an unbuttoned pant area near an open pant waist of pants. The extender has first and second ends coupled to an inside or backside of the belt face. The extender further has an extender button and a plurality of openings to receive a pant button. The extender button is configured to couple into a pant button opening to close the open pant waist of the pants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: VISCERAL ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventor: Lynn T Groff
  • Publication number: 20180014591
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an extender belt for clothing is disclosed including a belt strap, a belt buckle coupled to the belt strap, and an extender button coupled to the belt strap. The belt strap is configured to be wrapped around the waist of a user and form a loop. The belt strap has a series of a plurality of openings near a first end configured to receive a protrusion or prong of the belt buckle. The belt strap further has one or more buttonholes near a second end configured to receive a button of the pants or trousers. The belt buckle is pivotally coupled to the belt strap near the second end. The belt buckle has the pivotal protrusion or prong configured to extend into the plurality of openings near the first end. The extender button is coupled to an inner surface of the belt strap near the first end. The extender button is configured to extend into a pant hole of pants that typically receive the pant button.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: VISCERAL ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventor: Lynn T Groff