Patents by Inventor Robert Lee Morris

Robert Lee Morris 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: 8678601
    Abstract: A one-piece, collapsible light modifier device for attachment to a flash mechanism, including: (a) a translucent front panel; (b) a reflective rear panel that is substantially the same shape as the front panel, the rear and front panels each including a bendable wire frame around its periphery; (c) at least one side panel between the front panel and the rear panel; (d) a flash hole at a base of the light modifier device between opposite ends of the side panel; and (e) a flash strap attached to the reflective inside surface of the rear panel adjacent the flash hole; wherein the light modifier device includes a compact, closed position and an open position for use. This simplified abstract is not intended to limit, and should not be interpreted as limiting, the scope of the claims.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Inventors: Robert Lee Morris, Patrick Haskell Hall
  • Publication number: 20130128491
    Abstract: A one-piece, collapsible light modifier device for attachment to a flash mechanism, including: (a) a translucent front panel; (b) a reflective rear panel that is substantially the same shape as the front panel, the rear and front panels each including a bendable wire frame around its periphery; (c) at least one side panel between the front panel and the rear panel; (d) a flash hole at a base of the light modifier device between opposite ends of the side panel; and (e) a flash strap attached to the reflective inside surface of the rear panel adjacent the flash hole; wherein the light modifier device includes a compact, closed position and an open position for use. This simplified abstract is not intended to limit, and should not be interpreted as limiting, the scope of the claims.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Inventors: Robert Lee Morris, Patrick Haskell Hall