Patents by Inventor Robert Michael Skinner

Robert Michael Skinner 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: 8875406
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for cutting tape on a hockey stick blade is disclosed. The apparatus includes a body for holding the apparatus, a ski including a front edge and a bottom surface, and a cutting blade arranged generally upright relative to the bottom surface of the ski. The cutting blade may include a cutting edge disposed at an acute angle relative to the bottom surface of the ski, the cutting edge positioned proximate to the front edge of the ski.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Inventors: Glen Sheldon Gerald Collard, Robert Michael Skinner
  • Patent number: 8685318
    Abstract: An apparatus for sanitizing oral appliances is provided. The apparatus includes a housing movable between open and closed positions, at least one ultraviolet light source for emitting one or more sanitization means within the sanitizing chamber, and at least one power source for powering the ultraviolet light source. In the open position the housing allows insertion of the appliance, and in the closed position the housing defines a sanitizing chamber. The apparatus may include an appliance suspension system. The apparatus may include a reflective interior surface provided on at least a portion of the sanitizing chamber. The ultraviolet light source may be adapted to generate ozone within the sanitizing chamber. The apparatus may include control circuitry connecting the ultraviolet light source to the power source for the purpose of activating and deactivating the ultraviolet light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Inventors: Glen Sheldon Gerald Collard, Robert Michael Skinner
  • Publication number: 20110020175
    Abstract: An apparatus for sanitizing oral appliances is provided. The apparatus includes a housing movable between open and closed positions, at least one ultraviolet light source for emitting one or more sanitization means within the sanitizing chamber, and at least one power source for powering the ultraviolet light source. In the open position the housing allows insertion of the appliance, and in the closed position the housing defines a sanitizing chamber. The apparatus may include an appliance suspension system. The apparatus may include a reflective interior surface provided on at least a portion of the sanitizing chamber. The ultraviolet light source may be adapted to generate ozone within the sanitizing chamber. The apparatus may include control circuitry connecting the ultraviolet light source to the power source for the purpose of activating and deactivating the ultraviolet light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2009
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Inventors: Glen Sheldon Gerald Collard, Robert Michael Skinner
  • Publication number: 20100275449
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for cutting tape on a hockey stick blade is disclosed. The apparatus includes a body for holding the apparatus, a ski including a front edge and a bottom surface, and a cutting blade arranged generally upright relative to the bottom surface of the ski. The cutting blade may include a cutting edge disposed at an acute angle relative to the bottom surface of the ski, the cutting edge positioned proximate to the front edge of the ski.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2008
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: Glen Sheldon Gerald Collard, Robert Michael Skinner
  • Patent number: D587552
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Inventors: Glen Sheldon Gerald Collard, Robert Michael Skinner