Patents by Inventor Robert K. Batscher

Robert K. Batscher 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: 5496248
    Abstract: The Roc-A-Way.TM. personal exercise device is designed for use by a single person to improve his or her balance and sense of well being. It consists of a solid elongated member having at each of its ends a horizontal upwardly facing flat rectangular foot platform. The two spaced apart foot platforms are connected by an elongated downwardly curved center portion of the device whose downwardly facing lower surface touches the floor in a horizontal plane substantially lower than the plane of the two foot platforms. A smoothly rounded pivot point on the lower surface of the device is located near each end of the device directly beneath one of the upwardly facing foot platforms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1996
    Inventor: Robert K. Batscher
  • Patent number: 5488804
    Abstract: A device for protecting a hung door and the adjacent trim and wallboard from damage during construction. The device has a channel having an closed end and a open end and a plurality of upstanding sidewalls therebetween. The open end and the closed end and the upstanding sidewalls form an engagement slot that releasably grips a vertical edge of the door. Each upstanding wall is fabricated from a resilient material that contacts an exterior surface of the door without damaging the door in releasable communication. A bumper is disposed on an outer surface of the channel for resiliently contacting the adjacent wallboard and trim and rebounding away after contact. Finally, a wedge is gluably adhered to an outer surface of the closed end of the channel and urges closed communication between the door and an upstanding jamb member adjacent the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 6, 1996
    Inventor: Robert K. Batscher