Patents by Inventor Robert Lee Howard

Robert Lee Howard 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).

  • Post mountable support
    Patent number: 10767812
    Abstract: A post mountable support includes: an elongate flexible bow having a first end and a second end that is distal from the first end; a top notch formed at the first end of the elongate flexible bow, the top notch including an open side and a tab extending at least partially over the open side of the top notch; a bottom notch formed at the second end of the elongate flexible bow, the bottom notch including an open side and a tab extending at least partially over the open side, the open side of the bottom notch facing a direction that is opposite a direction of the open side of the top notch; a connector attached to the elongate flexible bow between the top notch and the bottom notch, the connector configured to removably receive an accessory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Inventor: Robert Lee Howard
  • Refuse bag support apparatus for use with a vehicle
    Patent number: 10532686
    Abstract: A refuse bag support apparatus for use with a vehicle is provided. The support apparatus includes a base member having a frame and a first pad slidably mounted to a second pad, the first pad and the second pad oriented substantially parallel to each other and able to adjust to create space sufficiently large to permit a tire of the vehicle to be disposed between the first pad and the second pad to support the base member, and a collar mechanically coupled to the frame of the base member. The collar supports a refuse bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Inventor: Robert Lee Howard
  • Post Mountable Support
    Publication number: 20190063674
    Abstract: A post mountable support includes: an elongate flexible bow having a first end and a second end that is distal from the first end; a top notch formed at the first end of the elongate flexible bow, the top notch including an open side and a tab extending at least partially over the open side of the top notch; a bottom notch formed at the second end of the elongate flexible bow, the bottom notch including an open side and a tab extending at least partially over the open side, the open side of the bottom notch facing a direction that is opposite a direction of the open side of the top notch; a connector attached to the elongate flexible bow between the top notch and the bottom notch, the connector configured to removably receive an accessory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventor: Robert Lee Howard
  • Refuse Bag Support Apparatus for Use With A Vehicle
    Publication number: 20160332551
    Abstract: A refuse bag support apparatus for use with a vehicle is provided. The support apparatus includes a base member having a frame and a first pad slidably mounted to a second pad, the first pad and the second pad oriented substantially parallel to each other and able to adjust to create space sufficiently large to permit a tire of the vehicle to be disposed between the first pad and the second pad to support the base member, and a collar mechanically coupled to the frame of the base member. The collar supports a refuse bag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventor: Robert Lee Howard