Patents by Inventor Mark J. Sampson

Mark J. Sampson 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: 7472966
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a selectively attachable wheel cover for a motor vehicle. The invention comprises a base member, a shaft member, and a display member. The base member is secured to the rim of a motor vehicle. The shaft member is connected to an outer portion of the base member, extending substantially transverse from the rim and substantially co-linearly with the longitudinal axis of the axle. The display member is connected to the shaft member such that it can rotate in relation to the base member and, thus, the rim. A portion of the display member is sufficiently weighted such that, when the rim rotates (when the vehicle is in motion) the display member remains substantially static.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: Static Media Group, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Goodman, Mark J. Sampson, Anthony J. DoVale, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5531336
    Abstract: Abutment stops for adapting a gravity-fed shelving unit of a type commonly used in refrigerated displays to accommodate bottles having a contoured profile and a higher center of gravity than common cylindrical cans is disclosed. One such abutment stop includes a vertical wall having a slot for resting the device on a side wall of a channel of the shelving unit. The device is stabilized by a bifurcated mounting column extending back from the slot. The top of the abutment stop provides a support or rest for a portion of a frontmost bottle at a point higher than that at which the bottle would be supported by the shelving unit alone. A pair of such abutment stops, one on each side wall of the channel, may be provided at or near the front of the channel to support bottles within the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1996
    Assignee: The Mead Corporation
    Inventors: Dennis E. Parham, Mark J. Sampson
  • Patent number: 4036009
    Abstract: A horological instrument is disclosed comprising a dial, an electrically energizable light source, gnomon means for casting a shadow on the dial, and means for imparting relative movement between the electrically energizable light source and the dial to move the shadow on the dial in indicating time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1975
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1977
    Inventor: Mark J. Sampson
  • Patent number: D277301
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1982
    Date of Patent: January 22, 1985
    Assignee: Paradies Airport Shops, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark J. Sampson