Patents by Inventor Ross M. Fontes

Ross M. Fontes 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).

  • Snowboard security locks
    Patent number: 6422048
    Abstract: There is disclosed herein relatively simple locking devices for sporting items such snowboards and the like. In one form of the locking device, the same includes a member which can be affixed to a binding of a snowboard, and includes a releasable cable which can be wrapped around a fixed or stationary object so as to secure the sporting item thereto for safe storage. In one embodiment, the cable is normally retained in a flanged section of a pad of the locking system, but can be released therefrom for attachment to the fixed or stationery object. In another embodiment, the cable can be retained around a boot binding assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Spoonfish, Inc.
    Inventors: Ross M. Fontes, Rex O. Bare, Jeffrey C. Smith
  • Security locks
    Patent number: 6374645
    Abstract: There is disclosed herein a relatively simple locking device for sporting items such as skateboards, snowboards, snow skis, and the like. In one form of the locking device, the same includes a member which can be affixed to a wheel truck of a skateboard, binding of a snowboard, or binding of a snow ski, and includes a releasable cable which can be wrapped around a fixed or stationary object so as to secure the sporting item. In one embodiment, the cable can be extended and retracted from the body of the locking device so as to provide a suitable length of the cable for the securing function. In another embodiment, the cable is normally retained in a flanged section of the locking device, but can be released therefrom for attachment to the fixed or stationary object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: Spoonfish, Inc.
    Inventors: Ross M. Fontes, Andrew J. March, David R. Millar
  • Security locks
    Patent number: 6230526
    Abstract: There is disclosed herein a relatively simple locking device for sporting items such as skateboards, snowboards, snow skis, and the like. In one form of the locking device, the same includes a member which can be affixed to a wheel truck of a skateboard, binding of a snowboard, or binding of a snow ski, and includes a releasable cable which can be wrapped around a fixed or stationary object so as to secure the sporting item. In one embodiment, the cable can be extended and retracted from the body of the locking device so as to provide a suitable length of the cable for the securing function. In another embodiment, the cable is normally retained in a flanged section of the locking device, but can be released therefrom for attachment to the fixed or stationary object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Assignee: Spoonfish, Inc.
    Inventors: Ross M. Fontes, Andrew J. March, David R. Millar