Patents by Inventor Michael Allen Sturm

Michael Allen Sturm 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).

  • Case for a lens or telescope
    Patent number: 10856634
    Abstract: A case for a lens or telescope has a generally cylindrical side wall attached to a top wall and a bottom wall defining a compartment accessed by an opening extending across the top wall away from a belt mounting sleeve and down the side wall opposite the belt mounting sleeve. The top wall and the side wall are deformable to permit the opening to be enlarged by hand for insertion or removal of the lens or telescope. A zipper secures the opening. An additional opening may be provided at a juncture of the top wall and the side wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Think Tank Photo, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Allen Sturm
  • Cover for a camera body and lens
    Patent number: 10754227
    Abstract: A cover for a camera body having a hot shoe and an attached lens has a flexible sleeve that has an opening for the end of the lens and an opening through which the camera body and lens can be inserted and through which the camera body can be manipulated. The sleeve is provided with a clear panel or window for viewing the camera body. The cover has a connector attached to the sleeve and protruding inwardly for detachable connection to the hot shoe of the camera body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Think Tank Photo, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Allen Sturm
  • COVER FOR A CAMERA BODY AND LENS
    Publication number: 20190377247
    Abstract: A cover for a camera body having a hot shoe and an attached lens has a flexible sleeve that has an opening for the end of the lens and an opening through which the camera body and lens can be inserted and through which the camera body can be manipulated. The sleeve is provided with a clear panel or window for viewing the camera body. The cover has a connector attached to the sleeve and protruding inwardly for detachable connection to the hot shoe of the camera body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventor: Michael Allen Sturm
  • CASE FOR A LENS OR TELESCOPE
    Publication number: 20190200718
    Abstract: A case for a lens or telescope has a generally cylindrical side wall attached to a top wall and a bottom wall defining a compartment accessed by an opening extending across the top wall away from a belt mounting sleeve and down the side wall opposite the belt mounting sleeve. The top wall and the side wall are deformable to permit the opening to be enlarged by hand for insertion or removal of the lens or telescope. A zipper secures the opening. An additional opening may be provided at a juncture of the top wall and the side wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventor: Michael Allen Sturm
  • Waterproof Carriers
    Publication number: 20180078008
    Abstract: An interior compartment of waterproof carrier is accessed by an opening that is closed by a waterproof primary zipper. An external or secondary zipper reversibly joins flaps attached to the carrier over the waterproof zipper. The external zipper may be closed when the primary zipper is open.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventor: Michael Allen Sturm
  • Method for attaching a carrier to a piece of rolling luggage
    Patent number: 9756919
    Abstract: A method for attaching a carrier to a piece of rolling luggage employs a strap having an opening defined in the strap for receiving a handle assembly of the piece of rolling luggage in order for the carrier to be supported by the piece of rolling luggage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Think Tank Photo, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Harland Murdoch, Michael Allen Sturm
  • METHOD FOR ATTACHING A CARRIER TO A PIECE OF ROLLING LUGGAGE
    Publication number: 20160022003
    Abstract: A method for attaching a carrier to a piece of rolling luggage employs a strap having an opening defined in the strap for receiving a handle assembly of the piece of rolling luggage in order for the carrier to be supported by the piece of rolling luggage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Applicant: THINK TANK PHOTO, INC.
    Inventors: Douglas Harland Murdoch, Michael Allen Sturm
  • Soft case for a lens or telescope
    Patent number: D852503
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Think Tank Photo, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Allen Sturm