Patents by Inventor Ross Dickson

Ross Dickson 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: 20180085247
    Abstract: Various embodiments of sleep-aid mouthpieces and related accessories and methods are provided. One embodiment of a sleep-aid mouthpiece comprises: a U-shaped, in-mouth member configured to be worn in a user's mouth, the U-shaped, in-mouth member comprising a middle portion from which a pair of leg portions extend inwardly to respective end portions inside the user's mouth; a front member extending from an outer surface of the U-shaped, in-mouth member and disposed outside of the user's mouth; a pair of lateral breathing ports extending from outside the user's mouth through the front member and the U-shaped, in-mouth member and into the user's mouth; and an anterior tongue advancement device disposed on an inner surface of the middle portion of the U-shaped, in-mouth member, the anterior tongue advancement device comprising one or more flexible members for receiving and holding the user's tongue in a forward position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: JOSEPH JUDE TRAINOR, JOHN JOSEPH TRAINOR, MICHAEL ROSS DICKSON
  • Patent number: 8176855
    Abstract: A food and beverage tray in various implementations has one or more of drink bands, retractable legs and/or a collapsing tray assembly. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: 1 Mustard Seed, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan W. Cannon, Paul Bradley Forrest, William L. Dungan, Michael Ross Dickson
  • Patent number: D347661
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1994
    Inventor: Ross Dickson