Patents by Inventor Ron Doak

Ron Doak 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).

  • Publication number: 20200126021
    Abstract: A system for providing an interface that allows access to a database system used to provide entrepreneurial officiating opportunities to adults and students throughout the United States and Canada. The disclosed system is a means and method and has the functionality that allows a user to access at least fourteen different sports officiating opportunities including the direct contacts for each sport by state and province, rules of each sport, equipment required for each sport, organization fees for each sport, and approximate fees paid for each sport. The sports that this system may integrate may comprise all aspects of each sport and include: football, baseball, basketball, volleyball, soccer, softball, hockey, tennis, lacrosse, rugby, field hockey, swimming, rugby, et.al.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventor: Ron Doak
  • Patent number: 5833151
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for smashing empty glass receptacles into predetermined sizes to facilitate the collection, storage, transportation and recycling of glass chard and/or cullets is disclosed. The apparatus includes a cabinet or housing that is comprised of two sections. The upper section has two compartments, a rear compartment that contains the motors, gears and electrical wiring. The upper front section has a hinged lid that can be opened to expose a loading trough. The lower section is sealed from the upper section by means of a partition that contains a rotary tray door that remains in the closed position until the upper lid has been closed and the safety circuit activated and the hammer mill blades have reached optimum revolution speed. The rotary hammer mill blades are attached by means of the vertical drive shaft at the under side of the upper and lower chamber partition just below the slideable tray door. The lower chamber also holds the glass chard or cullet collection container cradle frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1998
    Inventor: Ron Doak