Patents by Inventor Steven E. Cunliffe

Steven E. Cunliffe 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: 20080083051
    Abstract: The embodiments provide a hat with a magnetic accessory attachment. The hat is preferably a baseball cap including a body portion and an attachment portion. The body portion includes a dome and a bill. The attachment portion contains a flexible loop of material attached to the outer surface of the hat between the dome and the bill, and a magnetic base attached to the loop of material. A magnetic object, such as a golf ball marker, is magnetically attached to the magnetic base. A user can remove the magnetic object from the magnetic base to use the object, and then can attach the object to the magnetic base when the object is not in use. The hat can include an accessory slot attached to the body portion such that one or more items can be securely attached to the body portion. The hat can alternatively comprise a visor style hat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2006
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Inventor: Steven E. Cunliffe
  • Patent number: 7325255
    Abstract: The present invention involves a hat with the ability to store a small item. The hat is preferably a standard baseball cap, but can also be a visor. The hat contains a sleeve therein for holding an item such as a pen, bottle opener, or golf tee. One end of the sleeve contains a retractable band for attachment to an item. The other end of the sleeve contains an opening for access to an item. The retractable band retains the item within the sleeve when the item is not being used. A wearer can reach into the sleeve, pull the item out of the sleeve, use the item, and then place it into the sleeve wherein the retractable band holds it in place while the hat is worn. The retractable band can have an attachment device on one end for the removable attachment of an accessory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Inventor: Steven E. Cunliffe