Patents by Inventor Martin Joseph Markley

Martin Joseph Markley 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: 20140216850
    Abstract: A mount system includes two different friction enhancing surfaces that attach to at least one leg of a support structure and form a stable surface area for inhibiting movement by the leg. A mount joins with a terminal end of the leg. The mount includes a first surface having at least one protrusion configured to penetrate the ground surface. The mount also includes a second surface having a frictional surface. The surfaces are reversible, whereby either the first or second surface engages the ground surface depending on the type of ground surface. The mount has a larger surface area than the terminal end to provide additional frictional forces for inhibiting movement of the support structure. A bracket overlays the mount and engages the terminal end. A fastener, such as a quarter turn cam lock enables efficient and fast removal of the bracket for reversing the surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Inventor: Martin Joseph Markley
  • Patent number: 8733668
    Abstract: A system includes a portable liquid container having at least two chambers for containing at least two liquids separate and an apparatus having at least two separate input tubes configured for drawing liquid from the chambers. At least two separate output tubes are configured for passing at least two separate liquids to a user's mouth. A valve assembly includes a lower portion having at least two input connectors each joined to a one of the input tubes. An upper portion has at least two output connectors each joined to a one of the output tubes. An adjustable valve portion determines proportions of liquids in the separate chambers that are passed to the user's mouth where the liquids remain separate until reaching the user's mouth, and where liquids drawn back down the input tubes and the output tubes into the chambers remain substantially separated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Inventor: Martin Joseph Markley
  • Patent number: 8657209
    Abstract: A system includes a portable liquid container having at least two chambers for containing at least two liquids separate and an apparatus having at least two separate input tubes configured for drawing liquid from the chambers. At least two separate output tubes are configured for passing at least two separate liquids to a user's mouth. A valve assembly includes a lower portion having at least two input connectors each joined to a one of the input tubes. An upper portion has at least two output connectors each joined to a one of the output tubes. An adjustable valve portion determines proportions of liquids in the separate chambers that are passed to the user's mouth where the liquids remain separate until reaching the user's mouth, and where liquids drawn back down the input tubes and the output tubes into the chambers remain substantially separated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Inventor: Martin Joseph Markley
  • Publication number: 20130020399
    Abstract: A system includes a portable liquid container having at least two chambers for containing at least two liquids separate and an apparatus having at least two separate input tubes configured for drawing liquid from the chambers. At least two separate output tubes are configured for passing at least two separate liquids to a user's mouth. A valve assembly includes a lower portion having at least two input connectors each joined to a one of the input tubes. An upper portion has at least two output connectors each joined to a one of the output tubes. An adjustable valve portion determines proportions of liquids in the separate chambers that are passed to the user's mouth where the liquids remain separate until reaching the user's mouth, and where liquids drawn back down the input tubes and the output tubes into the chambers remain substantially separated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Inventor: Martin Joseph Markley
  • Patent number: 8240581
    Abstract: A system includes a portable liquid container having at least two chambers for containing at least two liquids separate and an apparatus having at least two separate input tubes configured for drawing liquid from the chambers. At least two separate output tubes are configured for passing at least two separate liquids to a user's mouth. A valve assembly includes a lower portion having at least two input connectors each joined to a one of the input tubes. An upper portion has at least two output connectors each joined to a one of the output tubes. An adjustable valve portion determines proportions of liquids in the separate chambers that are passed to the user's mouth where the liquids remain separate until reaching the user's mouth, and where liquids drawn back down the input tubes and the output tubes into the chambers remain substantially separated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Inventor: Martin Joseph Markley
  • Publication number: 20110240754
    Abstract: A system includes a portable liquid container having at least two chambers for containing at least two liquids separate and an apparatus having at least two separate input tubes configured for drawing liquid from the chambers. At least two separate output tubes are configured for passing at least two separate liquids to a user's mouth. A valve assembly includes a lower portion having at least two input connectors each joined to a one of the input tubes. An upper portion has at least two output connectors each joined to a one of the output tubes. An adjustable valve portion determines proportions of liquids in the separate chambers that are passed to the user's mouth where the liquids remain separate until reaching the user's mouth, and where liquids drawn back down the input tubes and the output tubes into the chambers remain substantially separated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventor: Martin Joseph Markley
  • Publication number: 20100314464
    Abstract: A system includes a portable liquid container having at least two chambers for containing at least two liquids separate and an apparatus having at least two separate input tubes configured for drawing liquid from the chambers. At least two separate output tubes are configured for passing at least two separate liquids to a user's mouth. A valve assembly includes a lower portion having at least two input connectors each joined to a one of the input tubes. An upper portion has at least two output connectors each joined to a one of the output tubes. An adjustable valve portion determines proportions of liquids in the separate chambers that are passed to the user's mouth where the liquids remain separate until reaching the user's mouth, and where liquids drawn back down the input tubes and the output tubes into the chambers remain substantially separated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Inventor: Martin Joseph Markley
  • Publication number: 20090273889
    Abstract: A portable electronic multiple book and multiple page referencing device may be releasably secured to a book cover by spring clips. A thin planar case houses a programmable electronic device accessed by an alphanumeric keypad and other operational keys. References to printed works and related page references are shown on one or two digital displays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Inventor: Martin Joseph Markley
  • Patent number: 7306253
    Abstract: An automotive coupling device adapted for use with a towing vehicle having a standard towing connector including a tubular insert with a distal and a proximate end, the distal end adapted for receipt by the towing connector. A locking element for securely locking the insert to the towing connector is also provided along with an elongated strap extending from the insert to a towed vehicle. The elongated strap includes a first and second end, the first end connected to the insert and the second end adapted for connection to the towed vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Inventor: Martin Joseph Markley