Patents by Inventor Stephen F. Nye

Stephen F. Nye 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: 8590962
    Abstract: In one example, a trailer is provided that includes a bed frame, a first panel at least indirectly connected to the bed frame, and a second panel at least indirectly connected to the bed frame. At least one of the first panel and the second panel is configured to be releasably secured in two different positions so as to at least partially define first and second configurations of the trailer, the first configuration being different from the second configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen F. Nye, Jacob Kearl, Lynn D. VanDyke, James Harvey Schaffner
  • Publication number: 20120193942
    Abstract: In one example, a trailer is provided that includes a bed frame, a first panel at least indirectly connected to the bed frame, and a second panel at least indirectly connected to the bed frame. At least one of the first panel and the second panel is configured to be releasably secured in two different positions so as to at least partially define first and second configurations of the trailer, the first configuration being different from the second configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen F. Nye, Jacob Kearl, Lynn D. VanDyke, James Harvey Schaffner
  • Patent number: 7735915
    Abstract: A picnic table may include a table top, bench tops and one or more legs or support assemblies. The support assemblies may be movable between a collapsed or storage position and an extended or use position. When the support assemblies are in the extended or use position, the support assemblies may contact or engage supports that are sized and configured to limit movement of the support assemblies. The picnic table may also include one or more positioning members, which may be sized and configured to help position, locate and/or guide various components of the picnic table. In addition, the picnic table may include one or more retaining members, which may be sized and configured to releasably receive and retain a portion of the legs and/or support assemblies when the legs or support assemblies are in the collapsed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventors: S. Curtis Nye, Stephen F. Nye
  • Patent number: 7475640
    Abstract: A personal table is provided having a table top supported by a support assembly. The table top is preferably constructed from blow-molded plastic and the support assembly preferably includes a first leg and a second leg that are pivotally connected. The legs desirably have a generally X-shaped configuration when the legs are placed in an upright position and the legs can be collapsed into a storage position. Each of the legs may include a lower portion, a body portion and an upper portion that is preferably selectively connected to the table top. The legs, for example, can be connected to the table top by inserting the upper portions of the legs into leg receiving recesses formed in the table top. The leg receiving recesses are preferably integrally formed in the bottom surface of the table top as part of a one-piece construction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventors: David C. Winter, Jay Jones, Stephen F. Nye, Brandon Smith, Kent Ashby, L. Curtis Strong, S. Curtis Nye, Thayne B. Haney, Jy-Young Jin
  • Publication number: 20080300063
    Abstract: Playground equipment may include a seesaw. The seesaw may include a first seat and a second seat facing the first seat. The playground equipment may include one or more additional seats that may face away from the first and second seats and which may be disposed at least proximate a pivot point of the seesaw. The playground equipment may be sized and configured to rock back and forth, for example, in a direction different from the direction that the seesaw moves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Inventors: Stephen F. Nye, Jacob Kearl, Marc Rankin, John Bennett, Lynn VanDyke
  • Patent number: 7373889
    Abstract: A collapsible table selectively positionable between an upright position above a surface and a collapsible position for storage. The table includes a table top having an envelope defining an interior cavity that is configured with an internal periphery sufficient for receiving one or more seating members therein when the table is positioned in the collapsed position. In operation, pedestals of the table may be pivoted between an extended position such that the pedestals support the table above a surface and a retracted position such that the pedestals are introduced within the interior cavity of the table and thereby substantially rest against the underside of the table top. The disposition of the seating members within the cavity of the table, and in relation to each other, further facilitates a means for securing the pedestals of the table in a collapsed position within the interior cavity of the table during storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen F. Nye, Lynn C. Strong
  • Patent number: 7263932
    Abstract: A personal table is provided having a table top supported by a support assembly. The table top is preferably constructed from blow-molded plastic and the support assembly preferably includes a first leg and a second leg that are pivotally connected. The legs desirably have a generally X-shaped configuration when the legs are placed in an upright position and the legs can be collapsed into a storage position. Each of the legs may include a lower portion, a body portion and an upper portion that is preferably selectively connected to the table top. The legs, for example, can be connected to the table top by inserting the upper portions of the legs into leg receiving recess formed in the table top. The leg receiving recesses are preferably integrally formed in the bottom surface of the table top as part of a one-piece construction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventors: David C. Winter, Jay Jones, Stephen F. Nye, Brandon Smith, Kent Ashby, L. Curtis Strong
  • Patent number: D534984
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: Performance Design, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen F. Nye, Kyle Smith, Jeremy Evans, Jeff Tomlinson, William Smith, Jacob Kearl
  • Patent number: D536406
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Performance Design, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen F. Nye, Kyle Smith, Jeremy Evans, Jacob Kearl
  • Patent number: D536407
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Performance Design, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen F. Nye, Kyle Smith, Jeremy Evans, Jacob Kearl
  • Patent number: D536408
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Performance Design, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen F. Nye, Kyle Smith, Jeremy Evans, Jacob Kearl
  • Patent number: D536409
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Performance Design, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen F. Nye, Kyle Smith, Jeremy Evans, Jacob Kearl
  • Patent number: D536410
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Performance Design, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen F. Nye, Kyle Smith, Jeremy Evans, Jacob Kearl
  • Patent number: D536411
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Performance Design, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen F. Nye, Kyle Smith, Jeremy Evans, Jacob Kearl
  • Patent number: D536412
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Performance Design, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen F. Nye, Kyle Smith, Jeremy Evans, Jacob Kearl
  • Patent number: D550320
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Performance Design
    Inventor: Stephen F. Nye
  • Patent number: D593179
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob Kearl, Stephen F. Nye
  • Patent number: D602554
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob Kearl, Stephen F. Nye
  • Patent number: D604790
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob Kearl, Stephen F. Nye
  • Patent number: D621465
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob Kearl, Stephen F. Nye