Patents by Inventor Randy C. Peterson

Randy C. Peterson 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: 20250058191
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a basketball backboard system and methods of assembly. The backboard system reduces and simplifies the number of steps for a user to take in assembling the system for play. The basketball system comprises a base, a vertical support assembly including a pole, a backboard extension arm, a backboard, and a rim. In some embodiments, the user only has to complete five attachments to fully assemble the system, including securing the vertical support assembly to the base, securing the backboard extension arm to the pole, mounting the backboard to the extension arm, and mounting the rim to the backboard. It is further contemplated that the system will be convenient to package, as the vertical support assembly may be designed to fully nest within the base to reduce product volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Inventors: Jason Hall, Randy C. Peterson, Louis Polk, Louis Polk, IV, Benjamin Simms, Ronald White
  • Patent number: 12134016
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a basketball backboard system and methods of assembly. The backboard system reduces and simplifies the number of steps for a user to take in assembling the system for play. The basketball system comprises a base, a vertical support assembly including a pole, a backboard extension arm, a backboard, and a rim. In some embodiments, the user only has to complete five attachments to fully assemble the system, including securing the vertical support assembly to the base, securing the backboard extension arm to the pole, mounting the backboard to the extension arm, and mounting the rim to the backboard. It is further contemplated that the system will be convenient to package, as the vertical support assembly may be designed to fully nest within the base to reduce product volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Russell Brands, LLC
    Inventors: Jason Hall, Randy C Peterson, Louis Polk, Louis Polk, IV, Benjamin Simms, Ronald White
  • Publication number: 20220347537
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a basketball backboard system and methods of assembly. The backboard system reduces and simplifies the number of steps for a user to take in assembling the system for play. The basketball system comprises a base, a vertical support assembly including a pole, a backboard extension arm, a backboard, and a rim. In some embodiments, the user only has to complete five attachments to fully assemble the system, including securing the vertical support assembly to the base, securing the backboard extension arm to the pole, mounting the backboard to the extension arm, and mounting the rim to the backboard. It is further contemplated that the system will be convenient to package, as the vertical support assembly may be designed to fully nest within the base to reduce product volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Jason Hall, Randy C. Peterson, Louis Polk, Louis Polk, IV, Benjamin Simms, Ronald White
  • Patent number: 9480901
    Abstract: A trunk lift assessment device includes a tower extending upwardly from a base; an arm extending outwardly from the tower, a gauge disposed at the tower, and an indicator coupled to the first end of the arm so that the indicator moves relative to the gauge when the arm is pivoted relative to the tower. The arm is configured to remain fixed relative to the tower when no external force is applied to the second end of the arm. The arm also is configured to pivot relative to the tower when an external force is applied to the second end of the arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: The Prophet Corporation
    Inventors: Amber Orenstein, Caleb Summers, Randy C. Peterson, Jason J. Ness
  • Publication number: 20160023052
    Abstract: A trunk lift assessment device includes a tower extending upwardly from a base; an arm extending outwardly from the tower, a gauge disposed at the tower, and an indicator coupled to the first end of the arm so that the indicator moves relative to the gauge when the arm is pivoted relative to the tower. The arm is configured to remain fixed relative to the tower when no external force is applied to the second end of the arm. The arm also is configured to pivot relative to the tower when an external force is applied to the second end of the arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Amber Orenstein, Caleb Summers, Randy C. Peterson, Jason J. Ness
  • Patent number: 5931623
    Abstract: An apparatus for spiral binding a stack of papers together as a unit. The apparatus includes a coil feeder for feeding a spiral coil into the holes in the stack of papers, a pin extension and retraction mechanism, a coil cutter mechanism, and a paper thickness measuring and sizing mechanism. The spiral binding unit includes an aperture through which a spiral coil is inserted between a feed shaft and a rotatably mounted roller. The roller may be rotated in a pulsed manner. As the coil is inserted, the roller pushes the spiral coil into contact with the feed shaft. As the roller rotates, the coil is guided around a plurality of spiral guides that cause the coil to spiral into the holes in the stack of paper. The guides and any other surfaces which the end of the coil contacts along its path may have chamfered edges. The pin extension and retraction mechanism includes a plurality of curved locator pins that are movable between an extended and a retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1999
    Assignee: Unicoil, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark E. Hastings, Randy C. Peterson, Kevin L. Engelbert, John H. Mar
  • Patent number: 5695308
    Abstract: An apparatus for spiral binding a stack of papers together as a unit. The apparatus includes a spiral binding unit for feeding a spiral coil into the holes in the stack of papers, a pin extension and retraction mechanism, a coil cutter mechanism, and a paper thickness measuring and sizing mechanism. The spiral binding unit includes an aperture through which a spiral coil is inserted between a feed shaft and a rotatably mounted roller. As the coil is inserted, the roller pushes the spiral coil into contact with the feed shaft. As the roller rotates, the coil is guided around a plurality of spiral guides that cause the coil to spiral into the holes in the stack of paper. The pin extension and retraction mechanism includes a plurality of locator pins that are movable between an extended and a retracted position. In the extended position, the pins extend up through the holes in the stack of papers. The locator pins are mounted on pivotally mourned levers. The levers are in turn rotated by a cam shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1997
    Assignee: Unicoil, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark E. Hastings, Randy C. Peterson, Kevin L. Engelbert, John H. Mar
  • Patent number: D376607
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1996
    Assignee: Unicoil, Inc.
    Inventors: John H. Mar, Kevin L. Engelbert, Mark E. Hastings, Randy C. Peterson
  • Patent number: D762272
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: The Prophet Corporation
    Inventors: Amber Orenstein, Caleb Summers, Randy C. Peterson, Jason J. Ness
  • Patent number: D772355
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: The Prophet Corporation
    Inventors: Amber Orenstein, Jason Ness, Matthew G. Goulet, Randy C. Peterson