Patents by Inventor Merle Vandersluis

Merle Vandersluis 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: 11147368
    Abstract: A notebook computer leg support apparatus for securing a notebook computer on one leg includes a base and a pair of foldable legs coupled to the base. Each leg is hingingly coupled to the base left side and the base right side, respectively, and moves between an extended position substantially perpendicular to the base and a folded position adjacent a base bottom side. The legs in the extended position are configured to receive a user's thigh therebetween. An arm has an arm proximal end hingingly coupled to the base backside adjacent the base top side, an arm distal end, an arm left edge, an arm right edge, an arm inner side, and an arm outer side. The arm distal end is hooked and configured to secure a screen of a notebook computer. The arm moves between a use position and a store position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Inventor: Merle Vandersluis
  • Publication number: 20210186208
    Abstract: A notebook computer leg support apparatus for securing a notebook computer on one leg includes a base and a pair of foldable legs coupled to the base. Each leg is hingingly coupled to the base left side and the base right side, respectively, and moves between an extended position substantially perpendicular to the base and a folded position adjacent a base bottom side. The legs in the extended position are configured to receive a user's thigh therebetween. An arm has an arm proximal end hingingly coupled to the base backside adjacent the base top side, an arm distal end, an arm left edge, an arm right edge, an arm inner side, and an arm outer side. The arm distal end is hooked and configured to secure a screen of a notebook computer. The arm moves between a use position and a store position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventor: Merle Vandersluis