Patents by Inventor Mark A. Whaley

Mark A. Whaley 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: 5901571
    Abstract: A new portable beverage carrier for transporting beverages while keeping them at a constant temperature for long periods of time. The inventive device includes a case and a cooler insert member. The case functions as a suitcase and includes a base, a top hingedly secured to the base, and a latching means. The cooler insert member is disposed within a hollow interior of the case base and includes a plurality of beverage container receiving cavities. The cooler insert member is collapsible for convenient storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1999
    Inventor: Mark A. Whaley
  • Patent number: 4875688
    Abstract: A game carrying case convertible to a game board includes two identical half sections, symmetrical in construction and doweling. The two sections can be adapted to house the playing pieces in the carrying case configuration. The sections can also be oriented so that when section one and section two are connected end-to-end, they provide the playing surface. Dowel pins are affixed to section one. Dowel holes on the second section are adapted to frictionally receive the dowel pins for both the carrying case and the game board configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 24, 1989
    Inventor: Mark A. Whaley