Patents by Inventor Melvin Larry Ovens

Melvin Larry Ovens 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).

  • Applicator for applying material such as mastic to a surface
    Patent number: 8292528
    Abstract: An applicator for applying drywall mastic or other material to a flat drywall surface or to an outside drywall joint or other surface comprises a body member having an upper surface and a lower surface and a pair of opposed ends, a recess in the lower surface for connection to a source of the material to be applied to the surface and at least one pair of opposed arms pivotally mounted on one of the sides of the body member for movement between deployed and retracted positions depending on whether the material is being applied to an outside corner joint or a flat surface, respectively. In another embodiment, the applicator has a pair of relatively moveable blades located in operational relationship with respect to each other for controlling flow of the material from the recess to the surface to which it is being applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Inventor: Melvin Larry Ovens
  • APPLICATOR FOR APPLYING MATERIAL SUCH AS MASTIC TO A SURFACE
    Publication number: 20100196078
    Abstract: An applicator for applying drywall mastic or other material to a flat drywall surface or to an outside drywall joint or other surface comprises a body member having an upper surface and a lower surface and a pair of opposed ends, a recess in the lower surface for connection to a source of the material to be applied to the surface and at least one pair of opposed arms pivotally mounted on one of the sides of the body member for movement between deployed and retracted positions depending on whether the material is being applied to an outside corner joint or a flat surface, respectively. In another embodiment, the applicator has a pair of relatively moveable blades located in operational relationship with respect to each other for controlling flow of the material from the recess to the surface to which it is being applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Inventor: Melvin Larry OVENS
  • Drywall device
    Patent number: D771455
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Inventor: Melvin Larry Ovens