Patents by Inventor Richard Umbrell

Richard Umbrell 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: 20220032422
    Abstract: An extender for a buffing pad assembly having a first portion configured to be rotated, thereby transferring power from a power tool to a buffing pad, and a second portion that can be held by a user to support, direct, and/or control the buffing pad during operation of the power tool. The extender preferably includes a shaft, a sleeve, and at least one retainer for fixing the sleeve onto the shaft. The shaft preferably includes a first portion near a first end, a second portion near a second end, and a third circular portion located therebetween. In one embodiment, the shaft includes first and second grooves, thereby allowing a first retainer (e.g., C-clip) to be snapped into the first groove, the sleeve slid over the open end of the shaft, and a second retainer (e.g., C-clip) snapped into the second groove, resulting in a fully assembled extender.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventor: Richard Umbrell
  • Patent number: 10369683
    Abstract: In general, a Buffing Pad Centering System (“BPCS”) for centering a back plate having an edge and a front surface is described. In an example of an implementation of the BPCS, the BPCS may include a centering ring having a top boundary and a bottom boundary and a buffing pad attached to the bottom boundary of the centering ring, where the centering ring is centered on the buffing pad. The centering ring may include a cylindrical vertical member extending between the top boundary and bottom boundary, where the cylindrical vertical member has an inner cylindrical surface and an outer cylindrical surface, and where the inner cylindrical surface is capable of snuggly receiving the back plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Buff and Shine Mfg. Inc
    Inventor: Richard Umbrell
  • Publication number: 20140127981
    Abstract: In general, a Buffing Pad Centering System (“BPCS”) for centering a back plate having an edge and a front surface is described. In an example of an implementation of the BPCS, the BPCS may include a centering ring having a top boundary and a bottom boundary and a buffing pad attached to the bottom boundary of the centering ring, where the centering ring is centered on the buffing pad. The centering ring may include a cylindrical vertical member extending between the top boundary and bottom boundary, where the cylindrical vertical member has an inner cylindrical surface and an outer cylindrical surface, and where the inner cylindrical surface is capable of snuggly receiving the back plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: BUFF AND SHINE MANUFACTURING, INC.
    Inventor: Richard Umbrell
  • Patent number: 8572797
    Abstract: In general, a Buffing Pad Centering System (“BPCS”) for centering a back plate having an edge and a front surface is described. In an example of an implementation of the BPCS, the BPCS may include a centering ring having a top boundary and a bottom boundary and a buffing pad attached to the bottom boundary of the centering ring, where the centering ring is centered on the buffing pad. The centering ring may include a cylindrical vertical member extending between the top boundary and bottom boundary, where the cylindrical vertical member has an inner cylindrical surface and an outer cylindrical surface, and where the inner cylindrical surface is capable of snuggly receiving the back plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Buff and Shine Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard Umbrell
  • Publication number: 20100144253
    Abstract: In general, a Buffing Pad Centering System (“BPCS”) for centering a back plate having an edge and a front surface is described. In an example of an implementation of the BPCS, the BPCS may include a centering ring having a top boundary and a bottom boundary and a buffing pad attached to the bottom boundary of the centering ring, where the centering ring is centered on the buffing pad. The centering ring may include a cylindrical vertical member extending between the top boundary and bottom boundary, where the cylindrical vertical member has an inner cylindrical surface and an outer cylindrical surface, and where the inner cylindrical surface is capable of snuggly receiving the back plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: Buff and Shine Manufacturing , Inc.
    Inventor: Richard Umbrell
  • Publication number: 20100095470
    Abstract: In general, a Buffing Pad Centering System (“BPCS”) for centering a back plate having an edge and a front surface is described. In an example of an implementation of the BPCS, the BPCS may include a centering ring having a top boundary and a bottom boundary and a buffing pad attached to the bottom boundary of the centering ring, where the centering ring is centered on the buffing pad. The centering ring may include a cylindrical vertical member extending between the top boundary and bottom boundary, where the cylindrical vertical member has an inner cylindrical surface and an outer cylindrical surface, and where the inner cylindrical surface is capable of snuggly receiving the back plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: Buff and Shine Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard Umbrell
  • Publication number: 20040021049
    Abstract: A bottle attachment device includes a bottle holder connected to an attachment device, which is a magnet. The magnet is connected to a cushion, which is a rubber boot. When the bottle attachment device is temporarily attached to an exterior surface of a vehicle, the rubber boot is positioned between the magnet and the exterior surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2003
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Inventors: Marc Charles Payne, Richard Umbrell
  • Patent number: 6081959
    Abstract: The present invention involves a centering system for a polishing pad that is releasably attached to a backing mount. The pad has a generally flat polishing face and may employ a fabric shag pile or foam for buffing, polishing, or otherwise finishing a surface, such as painted sheet metal. The opposite face of the pad is a mounting surface and has an axially aligned centering post projecting therefrom toward the backing mount. The backing mount is a stiff structure that has a socket defined at its axial center. The size and cross section of the socket are configured to conform to the size and cross section of the centering post so that the centering post on the mounting surface of the pad fits snugly into the coaxially aligned socket on the facing side of the backing mount. Mutually engageable layers of flexible, hook and loop fastening material are respectively attached to the mounting surface of the pad and the surface of the backing mount that faces the pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Inventor: Richard Umbrell
  • Patent number: D581236
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Buff and Shine Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard Umbrell
  • Patent number: D591133
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Buff and Shine Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard Umbrell
  • Patent number: D684611
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Buff and Shine Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard Umbrell
  • Patent number: D803650
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Buff and Shine Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard Umbrell
  • Patent number: D803651
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Buff and Shine Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard Umbrell
  • Patent number: D803652
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Buff and Shine Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard Umbrell
  • Patent number: D804267
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Buff and Shine Mfg., Inc.
    Inventor: Richard Umbrell
  • Patent number: D804923
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Buff and Shine Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard Umbrell
  • Patent number: D804925
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Buff and Shine Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard Umbrell
  • Patent number: D813634
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Buff and Shine Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard Umbrell
  • Patent number: D840206
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Buff and Shine Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard Umbrell
  • Patent number: D900577
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Inventor: Richard Umbrell