Patents by Inventor Richard B. Lambert

Richard B. Lambert 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).

  • Apparatus for supporting one or more myriad objects and method of using same
    Patent number: 9762713
    Abstract: An apparatus for supporting an object includes a top lying on a bottom. Part of the top is attached to the bottom. The unattached part of the top includes a flexible joint such as one or more scored lines immediately next to the attached part of the top. The unattached part of the top is lifted from lying on the bottom to a selectively variable position having an angle of >0° and <180° with respect to the bottom. The bottom may have a stop on its end closest to the unattached part of the top. The object to be supported is placed on the bottom of the apparatus and leaned against the unattached top in its open position. The object is retained from sliding off the bottom by the stop. Thus, the object is supported. The apparatus may be credit card-sized, include a battery charger and/or a data storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Wally Products, LLC
    Inventors: Richard B. Lambert, David A. VanArsdale, Carolyn E. VanArsdale, Garrett Simmer
  • APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING ONE OR MORE MYRIAD OBJECTS AND METHOD OF USING SAME
    Publication number: 20160261730
    Abstract: An apparatus for supporting an object includes a top lying on a bottom. Part of the top is attached to the bottom. The unattached part of the top includes a flexible joint such as one or more scored lines immediately next to the attached part of the top. The unattached part of the top is lifted from lying on the bottom to a selectively variable position having an angle of >0° and <180° with respect to the bottom. The bottom may have a stop on its end closest to the unattached part of the top. The object to be supported is placed on the bottom of the apparatus and leaned against the unattached top in its open position. The object is retained from sliding off the bottom by the stop. Thus, the object is supported. The apparatus may be credit card-sized, include a battery charger and/or a data storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Richard B. Lambert, David A. VanArsdale, Carolyn E. VanArsdale, Garrett Simmer
  • Apparatus for supporting one or more myriad objects and method of using same
    Patent number: 9356640
    Abstract: An apparatus for supporting an object includes a top lying on a bottom. Part of the top is attached to the bottom. The unattached part of the top includes a flexible joint such as one or more scored lines immediately next to the attached part of the top. The unattached part of the top is lifted from lying on the bottom to a selectively variable position having an angle of >0° and <180° with respect to the bottom. The bottom may have a stop on its end closest to the unattached part of the top. The object to be supported is placed on the bottom of the apparatus and leaned against the unattached top in its open position. The object is retained from sliding off the bottom by the stop. Thus, the object is supported. The apparatus may be credit card-sized, include a battery charger and/or a data storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Wally Products, LLC
    Inventors: Richard B. Lambert, David A. VanArsdale, Carolyn E. VanArsdale, Garrett Simmer
  • APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING ONE OR MORE MYRIAD OBJECTS AND METHOD OF USING SAME
    Publication number: 20150180524
    Abstract: An apparatus for supporting an object includes a top lying on a bottom. Part of the top is attached to the bottom. The unattached part of the top includes a flexible joint such as one or more scored lines immediately next to the attached part of the top. The unattached part of the top is lifted from lying on the bottom to a selectively variable position having an angle of >0° and <180° with respect to the bottom. The bottom may have a stop on its end closest to the unattached part of the top. The object to be supported is placed on the bottom of the apparatus and leaned against the unattached top in its open position. The object is retained from sliding off the bottom by the stop. Thus, the object is supported. The apparatus may be credit card-sized, include a battery charger and/or a data storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Richard B. Lambert, David A. VanArsdale, Carolyn E. VanArsdale, Garrett Simmer
  • Stand
    Patent number: D840996
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Wally Products, LLC
    Inventors: Richard B. Lambert, David A. VanArsdale, Carolyn E. VanArsdale, Garrett Simmer