Patents by Inventor Richard Dattner

Richard Dattner 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).

  • Systems and methods for modular recreational structures
    Patent number: 11045678
    Abstract: A cuboctahedron-based recreational structure may comprise a plurality of hubs and a plurality of tubes. A kit for assembling the same may comprise a plurality of hubs and optionally a plurality of tubes. The plurality of hubs may include tetrapod hubs, hexapod hubs, and/or octopod hubs, each being configured to receive tubes extending from different ones of the plurality of hubs to form one or more cuboctahedral frames. Each hub may comprise a plurality of tube receptacles. The plurality of hubs and the plurality of tubes may be arranged to form one or more cuboctahedral frames, each having twenty-four edges and twelve vertices. Edges of the one or more cuboctahedral frames may comprise tubes. Vertices of the one or more cuboctahedral frames may comprise hubs. Connections between the hubs and the tubes may be formed by an end portion of each tube disposed within a tube receptacle of a hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Inventor: Richard Dattner
  • Shelter
    Patent number: D242923
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1975
    Date of Patent: January 4, 1977
    Inventor: Richard Dattner
  • Shelter
    Patent number: D254448
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1978
    Date of Patent: March 11, 1980
    Inventor: Richard Dattner
  • Modular canopy shelter unit
    Patent number: D382348
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 12, 1997
    Inventor: Richard Dattner
  • Modular canopy shelter unit
    Patent number: D400266
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1998
    Inventor: Richard Dattner
  • Modular canopy shelter unit
    Patent number: D408085
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1999
    Inventor: Richard Dattner
  • Climbable playground structure
    Patent number: D835223
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Playworld Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Dattner, Craig Mellott, Jonathan Foster, Mike Eby, Jeff Williams, Michael Laris
  • Climbable playground structure
    Patent number: D958284
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Inventor: Richard Dattner