Patents by Inventor Michael Lynn Compton

Michael Lynn Compton 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).

  • Ball retrieving apparatus
    Patent number: 8191945
    Abstract: A ball retrieving apparatus configured to receive and retain one or more altering balls from a surface. The ball retrieving apparatus comprises a housing including a first end for receiving one or more altering balls from a surface and a second end for dispensing the one or more altering balls from the housing. The ball retrieving apparatus also comprises a retention member releasably attached to the first end, said retention member comprising (a) one or more clips disposed along the first end of the housing; and (b) a displacement member surrounding the housing and at least part of the one or more clips; the displacement member being configured to regulate the displacement of the one or more clips as a ball is received from said surface into said housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Inventor: Michael Lynn Compton
  • Ball retrieving apparatus
    Publication number: 20080185855
    Abstract: A ball retrieving apparatus configured to receive and retain one or more altering balls from a surface. The ball retrieving apparatus comprises a housing including a first end for receiving one or more altering balls from a surface and a second end for dispensing the one or more altering balls from the housing. The ball retrieving apparatus also comprises a retention member releasably attached to the first end, said retention member comprising (a) one or more clips disposed along the first end of the housing; and (b) a displacement member surrounding the housing and at least part of the one or more clips; the displacement member being configured to regulate the displacement of the one or more clips as a ball is received from said surface into said housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Inventor: Michael Lynn Compton
  • Ball retriever
    Patent number: D606603
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Inventor: Michael Lynn Compton