Patents by Inventor Steven C. Main

Steven C. Main 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).

  • Aid for lifting and carrying a mass/object
    Patent number: 6908131
    Abstract: A device (10) having a flexible elongated support member (11) having an upperside, an underside, and a first and second extension (16, 18) on either side of a central-portion, each of the first and second extensions have a free-end. A first and second strap portion (26, 27) affixed to and extending from the upperside between the free-ends of the support member (11). These strap portions are employed for positioning around the mass (20). A matable first and second coupling (28A, 28B) is attached to a free end-section of each of the first and second strap portions. The strap portions (26, 27) may be adjustable in length with each respective coupling being slidably attached to its respective free end-section. Extending from the underside of the support member and along each of the first and second extensions, is a respective first and second plurality of handles (12A, 12B, 12C, 14A, 14B, 14C) affixed to at least the underside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Assignee: SM & JB Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven C. Main, James R. Bennett
  • Aid for lifting and carrying a mass/object
    Publication number: 20040004367
    Abstract: A device (10) having a flexible elongated support member (11) having an upperside, an underside, and a first and second extension (16, 18) on either side of a central-portion, each of the first and second extensions have a free-end. A first and second strap portion (26, 27) affixed to and extending from the upperside between the free-ends of the support member (11). These strap portions are employed for positioning around the mass (20). A matable first and second coupling (28A, 28B) is attached to a free end-section of each of the first and second strap portions. The strap portions (26, 27) may be adjustable in length with each respective coupling being slidably attached to its respective free end-section. Extending from the underside of the support member and along each of the first and second extensions, is a respective first and second plurality of handles (12A, 12B, 12C, 14A, 14B, 14C) affixed to at least the underside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2002
    Publication date: January 8, 2004
    Inventors: Steven C. Main, James R. Bennett