Patents by Inventor Ralph M. Pidcock

Ralph M. Pidcock 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: 8262593
    Abstract: Removably attached leg cramp relieving and muscle massaging elements with a variable length handle. A non-pinching foot supporting loop combined with the handle permits a user to stretch a leg to alleviate leg cramps. Muscle massaging elements combined with the handle permit a user to massage various areas of the body. The massage elements can also be used as a foot and leg exercising and blood circulation devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Inventor: Ralph M. Pidcock
  • Patent number: 6997362
    Abstract: A cane holding device for temporarily holding a cane in close proximity to the body of the user comprising a cane engaging member having at least two interconnected apertures for holding canes of different shapes and sizes, and a lanyard securable around the neck of the user for holding the cane engaging member. The material from which the cane holder is formed is resilient to allow a cane to be pressed from one aperture or orifice in the cane holder to another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Inventor: Ralph M. Pidcock
  • Patent number: 6966883
    Abstract: Removably attached leg cramp relieving and muscle massaging elements with a variable length handle. A non-pinching foot supporting loop combined with the handle permits a user to stretch a leg to alleviate leg cramps. Muscle massaging element combined with the handle permits a user to massage various areas of the body. The massage element can also be used as a foot and leg exercising and blood circulation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2005
    Inventor: Ralph M. Pidcock
  • Publication number: 20040106883
    Abstract: Removably attached leg cramp relieving and muscle massaging elements with a variable length handle. A non-pinching foot supporting loop combined with the handle permits a user to stretch a leg to alleviate leg cramps. Muscle massaging element combined with the handle permits a user to massage various areas of the body. The massage element can also be used as a foot and leg exercising and blood circulation device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2002
    Publication date: June 3, 2004
    Inventor: Ralph M. Pidcock
  • Patent number: 5788085
    Abstract: A portable apparatus for retrieving and then later refiling one or more sheets of single or multi-part architectural plans, blueprints, and/or any document from a flat storage file drawer comprising a sheet separator, a first clamping element, and a second clamping element, said sheet separator having a tapered front portion and means for being mounted on at least one transverse member for slidingly coupling to runners of the storage drawer. The portable arrangement allows the removal of a single sheet from a tightly packed stack of sheets without losing the place of the single sheet in the file and to replace the single sheet in the stack of sheets without disturbing the order in which the sheets are arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1998
    Inventor: Ralph M. Pidcock
  • Patent number: 5341940
    Abstract: A portable arrangement to allow a user to retrieve and then later refile a single sheet of single or multi-part architectural plans, blueprints, and/or any document from a flat storage file drawer. The portable arrangement allows the removal of a single sheet from a tightly packed stack of sheets without losing the place of the single sheet in the file and to replace the single sheet in the stack of sheets without disturbing the order in which the sheets are arranged. A first embodiment comprises an upright rack having opposite feet that are interconnected by a crossbar, a sheet separator, first clamping device, and second clamping device, said sheet separator having a tapered front portion and a device for being mounted on at least one transverse member which in turn has a device for slidingly coupling to runners of the storage drawer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1994
    Inventor: Ralph M. Pidcock