Patents by Inventor Peter Ingalls Colman

Peter Ingalls Colman 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: 6971263
    Abstract: A compact, portable, and expedient system for precisely testing the balance of balls used in sports and competitive games, which includes a test container slightly larger than the ball being tested. Preferably, the test container has several spaced-apart ball-centering guides, a fluid fill line, a removable cap, a sleeve attached to the cap and adapted for positioning a permanent ink marker relative to the golf ball being tested for consistent ball marking, and at least one associated packet of pre-measured ingredients for raising the specific gravity of the fluid used in the test container for balance testing. Optionally, a ball lifter can be used for removing a ball from the test container subsequent to balance testing. It is contemplated that an operator will be able to test multiple balls with a single packet of pre-mixed and pre-measured specific gravity increasing chemicals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Inventor: Peter Ingalls Colman
  • Patent number: 6227456
    Abstract: A water delivery system for shower stalls that divides water delivered from one outflow alternatively into two, three, four, five, and six water streams. The system comprises an elongated larger water delivery member having two approximately parallel showerhead attachment arms with two 90° angles and one approximately 145° angle between them. The system also comprises a shorter water delivery member having two approximately parallel showerhead attachment arms with two 90° angles between them, and an optional third showerhead connector. The 145° angle in the larger water delivery member allows ample ceiling clearance for the system when the larger member is rotated for its installation and removal from water delivery pipes positioned at heights commonly used for human shower applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Inventor: Peter Ingalls Colman
  • Patent number: 6089655
    Abstract: A sunbather misting apparatus comprising a lounge chair having two inverted U-shaped arms, each with a front arm support attached to the mid-section of the lounge chair seat in proximity to a seated adult's knees. The apparatus also comprises two misting nozzles each attached through the inside forward surface of one chair arm, which together provide complete mist coverage over the lounge chair seat. An on-off valve is provided between the nozzles and a pressurized water source to allow for controlled, intermittent flow of water through the nozzles. The apparatus can be directly connected to a municipal water source or a small refillable pump tank supported by the chair. The water-conserving design of the apparatus also allows multiple chair hook-ups to a single garden hose. The nozzles and connecting conduits are placed within underside recesses in the lounge chair seat and arms, and become substantially hidden from view during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2000
    Inventor: Peter Ingalls Colman