Patents by Inventor Robert Marshall Barker

Robert Marshall Barker 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: 7918577
    Abstract: A device for use in a restaurant as a source of light for the table area comprising a housing, a power circuit and at least one light source. The housing has an integral base that is configured to support the housing on a table. The power circuit has a power source positioned therein the housing and a pressure switch. The at least one light source is positioned therein the housing proximate an aperture in the base and is electrically coupled to the power circuit. The pressure switch is configured to selectively open and close the power circuit such that the at least one light source can be selectively energized by either placing the housing on the table, such that the at least one light source is in a de-energized position, or lifting the housing upwardly away from the table, which energizes the at least one light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Inventor: Robert Marshall Barker
  • Patent number: 7757911
    Abstract: A pack comprising, in one aspect, a first enclosure and a pair of sleeves. The open end of each sleeve being connected to one respective slit of a pair of slits defined on the exterior surface of the first enclosure such that the pair of sleeves is disposed therein a first interior cavity of the first enclosure to form pockets adapted to receive a user's hands. The pack may also comprise a second enclosure and a shoulder strap connected to portions of the exterior surface of the respective first and second enclosures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Inventor: Robert Marshall Barker
  • Publication number: 20080310143
    Abstract: A device for use in a restaurant as a source of light for the table area comprising a housing, a power circuit and at least one light source. The housing has an integral base that is configured to support the housing on a table. The power circuit has a power source positioned therein the housing and a pressure switch. The at least one light source is positioned therein the housing proximate an aperture in the base and is electrically coupled to the power circuit. The pressure switch is configured to selectively open and close the power circuit such that the at least one light source can be selectively energized by either placing the housing on the table, such that the at least one light source is in a de-energized position, or lifting the housing upwardly away from the table, which energizes the at least one light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2008
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Inventor: Robert Marshall Barker
  • Patent number: D542709
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Inventor: Robert Marshall Barker
  • Bag
    Patent number: D544708
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2007
    Inventor: Robert Marshall Barker
  • Patent number: D569577
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Inventor: Robert Marshall Barker