Patents by Inventor Mark R. Bender

Mark R. Bender 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: 20160123335
    Abstract: A table apparatus has a base, a table affixed to the base, a fan positioned in the base so as to deliver a flow of air outwardly of the base, a motor drivingly connected to the fan, and air plenum formed adjacent to the table, and a plurality of airflow lines extending through the table or along and underside of the table. Each of the plurality of lines has an outlet adjacent a periphery of the table. The outlet of the airflow line is formed at an outer edge surface of the table. A plurality of louvers are adjustably positioned at the outlet so as to direct a flow of air from the outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: William F. MOLNAR, IV, Mark R. BENDER
  • Patent number: 7537015
    Abstract: A table umbrella apparatus has a base, a table affixed to the base, a canopy support by the base a distance above the table, and an air treating means positioned in the base for delivering a flow of air outwardly of the base. The air treating system includes a fan, a motor drivingly connected to the fan, a reservoir positioned in the base, and a pump cooperative with the water in the reservoir for passing a flow of water across air urged by the fan. An aspen wood intake filter is positioned in the base so that the air is urged by the fan across this intake filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Strategic Product Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: William F. Molnar, IV, Mark R. Bender
  • Patent number: 4745911
    Abstract: A weightlifting support belt is constructed of two layers of pliable material, fastened together with stitching along the layer peripheries. First and second straps, each with a D-shaped pull ring at its free end, extend longitudinally from opposite ends of a medial section of the belt. Transverse stitching lines divide the space between the layers into a series of transverse compartments spanning the width of the medial section. Flattened, helical coiled springs are contained in each compartment, acting as a flexure to stiffen the medial section while allowing localized torsional bending and arcuate flexing about axes running longitudinally of the medial section. Tape closure strips are provided on the straps for maintaining the straps in overlying relation to maintain the belt in a wrapping configuration about the lumbar region of an individual. An elastic cover strap, provided with a closure strip at its free end, overlies the outermost strap and D-shaped ring to maintain them against the inside strap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 24, 1988
    Inventor: Mark R. Bender