Patents by Inventor Robert L. Dover

Robert L. Dover 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: 6746340
    Abstract: An artificial turf golf practice mat has a removable rectangular divot patch sized about four inches wide to simulate a real dirt divot on a fairway. The forward end of the pivot patch is anchored to the rubber base by some means such as a hook and loop, a clamp, or a permanent attachment to the artificial grass top layer. In action the divot patch is propelled away from the mat along with the ball to simulate various shots. A pair of alignment lines help the golfer position his feet and provide a putting exercise. A base for a tee is provided to allow practicing driving shots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Inventor: Robert L. Dover
  • Patent number: 6186931
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus that can erect a tray from a generally flat, rectangular blank. The tray erector incorporates an inventory section, a transfer section, a construction section and an exit section. The inventory section has a hopper with flanges and tab stops, which hopper stores an inventory of stacked, flat blanks that will eventually become the trays. In the transfer section, a blank is transferred from the inventory section to the construction section of the present erector. The construction section includes a setup assembly and a locking assembly. The setup assembly folds the pre-cut and scored end and side panels of the tray blank up into approximately perpendicular planes in relation to the plane of the bottom panel of the blank. The end and side panels are folded up from the plane of the bottom panel of the blank in preparation for the locking of the corner webs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Assignee: Laminating Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Rodney K. Calvert, Robert L. Dover
  • Patent number: D474064
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: Laminating Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Robert L. Dover, Lelia Francisco, William Max Rynor