Patents by Inventor Michael Messimer

Michael Messimer 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: 12484554
    Abstract: A retractable dog leash device featuring a soft grip handle with a spring-loaded clip for easy attachment to fixed objects. The device includes a leash housing for holding a retractable dog leash therein and extending the leash outwardly for attaching to a dog collar. The soft grip handle is attached to the leash housing. The handle is made of a flexible, silicon material for ease in gripping and holding the handle. A lower portion of the handle includes a spring-loaded clip disposed next to the leash housing. When the spring-loaded clip is opened, the handle and the housing can be received around a portion of a chair arm or other object for holding the dog leash and the dog in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2025
    Inventor: Michael Messimer
  • Patent number: 9138626
    Abstract: A football throwing game having a two-piece game board divided vertically in half and having a first side and a second side. The two sides are hinged together and folded when in a stored position and unfolded and set upright when playing the game. The game board includes a plurality of ball target openings having a diameter greater than a diameter of the football for receiving the football therethrough. A back of the game board can include a net for catching the football when received through one of the target openings. Also, the back of the game board includes two foldable legs for holding the game board upright and at an angle to the vertical.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Inventor: Michael Messimer