Patents by Inventor Orville V. Crain

Orville V. Crain 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).

  • Publication number: 20100263219
    Abstract: A tool includes an elongated handle with an end recess and a side notch for latching, and a plurality of different replaceable heads. Each replaceable head includes an elongated rectangular section shaped to fit stably into the recess for providing torsional and lateral support, an operative end, and a latch releasably engaging the side notch to retain the head in the recess. The different heads can include different operative ends with structure for providing different operative functions, such as a head with oppositely-positioned partially-shielded blade tips and/or with different blade throat sizes, a head with pizza-cutting wheel, a head with hammer or wrench feature, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2009
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Kempker, Orville V. Crain, Matthew Jon Jacobs
  • Patent number: 6843255
    Abstract: An ashtray apparatus comprising a container, a cap member, and a handle assembly. The container includes a base and a surround member extending from the base. The base and surround member cooperate to define a cavity having an opening. The cap member is engageable with the container. The cap member and container cover at least a portion of the opening of the container. The cap member further includes a channel extending therethrough which permits communication with the cavity of the container. The handle assembly is releasably associable with at least one of the base and the cap member so that a user can selectively utilize the handle assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Assignee: TNT Marketing, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel E. Thornell, Orville V. Crain, Fredrick Thornell
  • Publication number: 20040031496
    Abstract: An ashtray apparatus comprising a container, a cap member, and a handle assembly. The container includes a base and a surround member extending from the base. The base and surround member cooperate to define a cavity having an opening. The cap member is engageable with the container. The cap member and container cover at least a portion of the opening of the container. The cap member further includes a channel extending therethrough which permits communication with the cavity of the container. The handle assembly is releasably associable with at least one of the base and the cap member so that a user can selectively utilize the handle assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2003
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Inventors: Daniel E. Thornell, Orville V. Crain, Fredrick Thornell
  • Patent number: 6606996
    Abstract: An ashtray apparatus comprising a container, a cap member, and a handle assembly. The container includes a base and a surround member extending from the base. The base and surround member cooperate to define a cavity having an opening. The cap member is engageable with the container. The cap member and container cover at least a portion of the opening of the container. The cap member further includes a channel extending therethrough which permits communication with the cavity of the container. The handle assembly is releasably associable with at least one of the base and the cap member so that a user can selectively utilize the handle assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: TNT Marketing, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel E. Thornell, Orville V. Crain, Fredrick Thornell
  • Patent number: D521844
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: Klever Kutter, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Allen Kempker, Orville V. Crain, Matthew Jon Jacobs
  • Patent number: D527604
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: Klever Kutter, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Allen Kempker, Orville V. Crain, Matthew Jon Jacobs
  • Patent number: D496753
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Inventors: Daniel E. Thornell, Orville V. Crain, Fredrick Thornell
  • Patent number: D639631
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Klever Kutters LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Allen Kempker, Orville V. Crain, Matthew Jon Jacobs
  • Patent number: D673440
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Klever Kutter, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Allen Kempker, Orville V. Crain, Matthew Jon Jacobs