Patents by Inventor Orval Lee Fick
Orval Lee Fick 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).
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Patent number: 8251350Abstract: A ramp is provided for lifting and supporting a wheel of a vehicle thereon when the wheel is driven onto the ramp. The ramp includes a body that is shiftable between a ready position and a discrete support position and presents a ground-engaging surface including a first portion that engages the ground in the ready position and a second portion that engages the ground in the support position. The first and second surface portions are substantially planar and define an angle therebetween through which the body rocks about a fixed pivot as a wheel moving along a wheel-engaging surface causes the body to move from the ready position to the support position. A pair of ramps is provided for lifting and supporting a pair of wheels, with the ramps being nestable for compact storage.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2009Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Hopkins Manufacturing CorporationInventors: Orval Lee Fick, Charlie L. Forbis
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Publication number: 20100096605Abstract: A ramp is provided for lifting and supporting a wheel of a vehicle thereon when the wheel is driven onto the ramp. The ramp includes a body that is shiftable between a ready position and a discrete support position and presents a ground-engaging surface including a first portion that engages the ground in the ready position and a second portion that engages the ground in the support position. The first and second surface portions are substantially planar and define an angle therebetween through which the body rocks about a fixed pivot as a wheel moving along a wheel-engaging surface causes the body to move from the ready position to the support position. A pair of ramps is provided for lifting and supporting a pair of wheels, with the ramps being nestable for compact storage.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2009Publication date: April 22, 2010Applicant: Blitz U.S.A., Inc.Inventors: Orval Lee Fick, Charlie L. Forbis
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Patent number: 7578261Abstract: A pet sustenance device (30, 96) provided includes an upright container (32, 98) which holds a supply of pet sustenance, together with an underlying dish (34, 102). The dish (34, 102) is pivotally coupled to the associated container (32, 98) via connection structure (36, 104) permitting the dish (34, 102) to be selectively moved between a retracted position beneath the container (32, 98) and a pet-access position wherein the dish (34, 102) is pivoted away from the container (32, 98) and presents a sustenance cavity (90, 174). When the dish (34, 102) is in the swung-away pet-access position, the sustenance within the container (32, 98) flows under the influence of gravity into the dish (34, 102). The dish (34, 102) and container (32, 98) are configured to prevent communication therebetween when the dish (34, 102) is in the retracted position thereof.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2005Date of Patent: August 25, 2009Assignee: Bergan, LLCInventor: Orval Lee Fick
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Publication number: 20080251526Abstract: A storage container is disclosed. The container includes a tub, a primary lid hinged to the tub, and a secondary lid hinged to the primary lid. There is a first seal on the primary lid for sealing against the tub when the primary lid is in a closed position and a second seal on the primary lid for sealing against the secondary lid when the secondary lid is in a closed position. A plurality of at least partially recessed landings are provided on the primary lid for receiving a plurality of feet of a second storage container and for restricting lateral movement thereof when the second storage container is stacked on the primary lid.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2007Publication date: October 16, 2008Inventor: ORVAL LEE FICK
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Patent number: 6899057Abstract: A collapsible pet carrier (10) includes a base (12) with a shiftable frame (14) movable between a collapsed position and an extended use position; the carrier also has a flexible cover (16) which, with the base, forms a pet enclosure. The cover (16) has an animal doorway (66) as well as optional see-through windows (74). The frame (14) is preferably formed of flexible and resilient shape memory material allowing the frame to self-erect when unrestrained, without any manual manipulation or other intervention. Also, the carrier (10) preferably includes a top (18) which mates with the base to form a carrier housing, which restrains the popup frame (14) to retain it within the carrier housing. The top (18) may also be inverted and secured to the base (12) during use.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2004Date of Patent: May 31, 2005Assignee: Blitz, U.S.A., Inc.Inventors: Larry L. Chrisco, Orval Lee Fick
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Patent number: 6662745Abstract: A wildlife feeder has a generally tubular, upright housing or base unit that is designed to remain permanently attached to its means of support, such as an upstanding post or an overhead hanger, while refillable feed cartridges are readily removed from the housing as need be for refilling or cleaning. In its preferred form, the housing has a pair of internal, upright retaining sockets at its opposite ends that receive a pair of cylindrical, transparent cartridges. The cartridges are open at the top and closed at the bottom, with dispensing ports in the sidewalls thereof. A pair of tall window openings at opposite ends of the housing provide both unimpeded visual examination of the feed level of the cartridges from remote locations and means for removing the cartridges from and reinserting them into the housing.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2003Date of Patent: December 16, 2003Assignee: Blitz U.S.A., Inc.Inventors: Larry L. Chrisco, Orval Lee Fick
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Publication number: 20030127056Abstract: A wildlife feeder has a generally tubular, upright housing or base unit that is designed to remain permanently attached to its means of support, such as an upstanding post or an overhead hanger, while refillable feed cartridges are readily removed from the housing as need be for refilling or cleaning. In its preferred form, the housing has a pair of internal, upright retaining sockets at its opposite ends that receive a pair of cylindrical, transparent cartridges. The cartridges are open at the top and closed at the bottom, with dispensing ports in the sidewalls thereof. A pair of tall window openings at opposite ends of the housing provide both unimpeded visual examination of the feed level of the cartridges from remote locations and means for removing the cartridges from and reinserting them into the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2003Publication date: July 10, 2003Inventors: Larry L. Chrisco, Orval Lee Fick
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Patent number: 6546894Abstract: A wildlife feeder has a generally tubular, upright housing or base unit that is designed to remain permanently attached to its means of support, such as an upstanding post or an overhead hanger, while refillable feed cartridges are readily removed from the housing as need be for refilling or cleaning. In its preferred form, the housing has a pair of internal, upright retaining sockets at its opposite ends that receive a pair of cylindrical, transparent cartridges. The cartridges are open at the top and closed at the bottom, with dispensing ports in the sidewalls thereof. A pair of tall window openings at opposite ends of the housing provide both unimpeded visual examination of the feed level of the cartridges from remote locations and means for removing the cartridges from and reinserting them into the housing.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2001Date of Patent: April 15, 2003Assignee: Blitz U.S.A., Inc.Inventors: Larry L. Chrisco, Orval Lee Fick
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Publication number: 20020117116Abstract: A wildlife feeder has a generally tubular, upright housing or base unit that is designed to remain permanently attached to its means of support, such as an upstanding post or an overhead hanger, while refillable feed cartridges are readily removed from the housing as need be for refilling or cleaning. In its preferred form, the housing has a pair of internal, upright retaining sockets at its opposite ends that receive a pair of cylindrical, transparent cartridges. The cartridges are open at the top and closed at the bottom, with dispensing ports in the sidewalls thereof. A pair of tall window openings at opposite ends of the housing provide both unimpeded visual examination of the feed level of the cartridges from remote locations and means for removing the cartridges from and reinserting them into the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2001Publication date: August 29, 2002Inventors: Larry L. Chrisco, Orval Lee Fick
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Patent number: 6231121Abstract: A combination bench and table unit includes a pair of frames with a bench fixed thereto, the frames having legs supporting the unit and upwardly extending supports which carry a table/backrest member. The table/backrest member is attached to the supports by a retaining assembly which includes a hinge to thereby permit swinging of the table/backrest member from a first vertical position where it serves as a backrest to a second horizontal position where it serves as a table. The bench and the table/backrest members are identical in configuration and construction and the two frame members are identical whereby to minimize the need for molds to fabricate the unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2000Date of Patent: May 15, 2001Assignee: Blitz U.S.A., Inc.Inventors: Larry L. Chrisco, Orval Lee Fick
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Patent number: D451250Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2001Date of Patent: November 27, 2001Assignee: Blitz U.S.A., Inc.Inventors: Larry L. Chrisco, Orval Lee Fick
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Patent number: D451251Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2000Date of Patent: November 27, 2001Assignee: Blitz U.S.A., Inc.Inventors: Larry L. Chrisco, Orval Lee Fick
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Patent number: D540493Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2005Date of Patent: April 10, 2007Assignee: Blitz U.S.A., Inc.Inventor: Orval Lee Fick
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Patent number: D540992Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2005Date of Patent: April 17, 2007Assignee: Blitz U.S.A., Inc.Inventor: Orval Lee Fick
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Patent number: D554301Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2007Date of Patent: October 30, 2007Assignee: Bergan, LLCInventor: Orval Lee Fick
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Patent number: D554302Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2007Date of Patent: October 30, 2007Assignee: Bergan, LLCInventor: Orval Lee Fick
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Patent number: D565252Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2007Date of Patent: March 25, 2008Assignee: Bergan, LLCInventor: Orval Lee Fick
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Patent number: D485649Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2002Date of Patent: January 20, 2004Assignee: Blitz U.S.A., Inc.Inventor: Orval Lee Fick
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Patent number: D603565Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2005Date of Patent: November 3, 2009Assignee: Bergan, LLCInventor: Orval Lee Fick
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Patent number: D608520Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2008Date of Patent: January 19, 2010Assignee: Blitz U.S.A., Inc.Inventors: Orval Lee Fick, Mark H. Bennett