Patents by Inventor Robert A. Astle

Robert A. Astle 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: 11897183
    Abstract: In one example, a structure includes a flexible plastic body having a first end and a second end, as well as a first side and a second side disposed opposite each other. The first side includes a first group of segments, and the second side includes a second group of segments. The structure also includes a group of living hinges integral with the body, and one of the living hinges is positioned between segments, and the living hinges enable the flexible plastic body to alternatively assume a flat state, or another state in which the body is not flat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Robert A. Astle, Danny Green, Jacob Kearl, Eric Olsen
  • Patent number: 10940636
    Abstract: One example of a flexible structure includes an elongate body having a first end and a second end, and the first end is configured to be releasably connected to the second end. As well, one or more living hinges are positioned in the elongate body between the first end and the second end, and the one or more living hinges are configured and arranged to enable the first end and second end to be moved toward each other. Finally, the flexible structure is configured to alternatively assume at least a flat state and an assembled state, and in the assembled state, the first end of the elongate body is connected to the second end of the elongate body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert A. Astle, Danny Green, Jacob Kearl, Eric Olsen
  • Patent number: 10605515
    Abstract: A foot assembly includes a block retainer and a non-skid block. The block retainer is configured to be positioned at least proximate to an edge between a bottom surface and a side surface of a structure. The block retainer includes a planar portion, an angled portion, and a front surface. The planar portion has an interior surface configured to contact the bottom surface. The angled portion is diposed at an angle from the planar portion and includes an interior surface configured to contact an angled contact surface of the structure. The front surface includes a first dynamic coefficient of friction (DCOF). The non-skid block is connected to the planar portion and includes an exterior portion extending from the front surface away from the structure and includes a second DCOF greater than the first DCOF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Carl R. Stanford, Robert A. Astle, Gary Phillips
  • Publication number: 20200023568
    Abstract: In one example, a structure includes a flexible plastic body having a first end and a second end, as well as a first side and a second side disposed opposite each other. The first side includes a first group of segments, and the second side includes a second group of segments. The structure also includes a group of living hinges integral with the body, and one of the living hinges is positioned between segments, and the living hinges enable the flexible plastic body to alternatively assume a flat state, or another state in which the body is not flat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Robert A. Astle, Danny Green, Jacob Kearl, Eric Olsen
  • Publication number: 20190234671
    Abstract: A foot assembly includes a block retainer and a non-skid block. The block retainer is configured to be positioned at least proximate to an edge between a bottom surface and a side surface of a structure. The block retainer includes a planar portion, an angled portion, and a front surface. The planar portion has an interior surface configured to contact the bottom surface. The angled portion is diposed at an angle from the planar portion and includes an interior surface configured to contact an angled contact surface of the structure. The front surface includes a first dynamic coefficient of friction (DCOF). The non-skid block is connected to the planar portion and includes an exterior potion extending from the front surface away from the structure and includes a second DCOF greater than the first DCOF.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Carl R. Stanford, Robert A. Astle, Gary Phillips
  • Patent number: D821525
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Danny Green, Robert A. Astle
  • Patent number: D851462
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Carl R. Stanford, Robert A. Astle, Gary Phillips
  • Patent number: D891193
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Carl R. Stanford, Robert A. Astle
  • Patent number: D891194
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Carl R. Stanford, Robert A. Astle
  • Patent number: D892565
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert A. Astle, Allen Keetch
  • Patent number: D904129
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert A. Astle
  • Patent number: D929190
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Carl R. Stanford, Robert A. Astle
  • Patent number: D929813
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Carl R. Stanford, Robert A. Astle
  • Patent number: D930440
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert A. Astle, Allen Keetch
  • Patent number: D942218
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert A. Astle
  • Patent number: D962300
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Allen Keetch, Robert A. Astle
  • Patent number: D1021557
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Carl R. Stanford, Robert A. Astle
  • Patent number: D1022611
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventor: Robert A. Astle
  • Patent number: D1043263
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventor: Robert A. Astle
  • Patent number: D1122995
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Allen Keetch, Robert A. Astle