Patents by Inventor Richard E. Simpson

Richard E. Simpson 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: 6409091
    Abstract: For use with a toy train being formed by a toy engine and a plurality of cars, a toy railroad track includes a plurality of straight and curved track sections. Each track section has a top surface and a bottom surface. The straight and curved track sections are coupled together to form a toy railroad track. The toy railroad track also includes a plurality of straight and curved layers. Each layer has a plurality of suction cups and is coupled to the bottom surface of one of the straight and curved track sections so that the toy railroad track may be securely coupled to a peripheral surface of a bathtub. The toy train rides on the top surface of the toy railroad track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Inventor: Richard E. Simpson
  • Patent number: 6105779
    Abstract: A lunch and book carrier includes a container, a divider, a first zipper, a second zipper, a book with a back, a fastening strip and a complementary fastening strip. The container has a first half portion with a first side edge and a second half portion with a second side edge. The divider has a first side edge and a second side edge. Each of the first and second zipper has a fastening track, a complementary fastening track and a track linking the fastening track to the complementary fastening track. The first zipper mechanically couples the first side edge of the container to the first side edge of the divider to form a first compartment. The second zipper mechanically couples the second side edge of the container to the second side edge of the divider to form a second compartment. The fastening strips are mechanically coupled to the back of the book and the container adjacent to the second compartment. The book is disposed in the second compartment and detachably coupled to the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Inventor: Richard E. Simpson