Patents by Inventor Richard Mendoza

Richard Mendoza 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: 8568280
    Abstract: The present invention is a separable weight adjustable medicine ball, which can be used in a variety of exercise routines. The present invention is primarily comprised of two pieces, which can either be separated to perform exercises that involve dumbbells or push-up handles or be combined to perform exercises that involve a medicine ball. The present invention allows a user to incrementally increase the exercising load with a plurality of weights. The plurality of weights is separated between the two pieces and held in place with a pair of weight supports. The plurality of weights is secured on the pair of weight supports with a pair of collar clamps. The collar clamp is an user-friendly device that can be opened by squeezing the sides of the collar clamp and can be closed by releasing the sides of the collar clamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Inventor: Ernest Richard Mendoza
  • Publication number: 20120053024
    Abstract: The present invention is a separable weight adjustable medicine ball, which can be used in a variety of exercise routines. The present invention is primarily comprised of two pieces, which can either be separated to perform exercises that involve dumbbells or push-up handles or be combined to perform exercises that involve a medicine ball. The present invention allows a user to incrementally increase the exercising load with a plurality of weights. The plurality of weights is separated between the two pieces and held in place with a pair of weight supports. The plurality of weights is secured on the pair of weight supports with a pair of collar clamps. The collar clamp is an user-friendly device that can be opened by squeezing the sides of the collar clamp and can be closed by releasing the sides of the collar clamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Inventor: Ernest Richard MENDOZA
  • Patent number: 5576903
    Abstract: The control software and hardware in the tape drive control unit creates and manages a header segment at the beginning of the magnetic tape. This header is interposed between a leader portion of the magnetic tape on the 3480-type cartridge and the remainder of the magnetic tape contained therein. This header segment contains two sections, a first of which is a data record directory that is used by the control unit to denote the location of each data record written on to the magnetic tape as well as administrative information associated with the data record. The second section of the header is an administrative information section that contains data relating to the magnetic tape itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1996
    Assignee: Storage Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas M. Brown, William C. Dodt, Donald F. McCarthy, Richard Mendoza, Charles A. Milligan