Patents by Inventor Steven Grant Fisher

Steven Grant Fisher 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).

  • Instrument support apparatus having non-horizontal tiers and vertical axis pivot capability
    Patent number: 7928304
    Abstract: At least one embodiment of the inventive technology may be a support apparatus that includes at least two item support rails supported by support legs coupled thereto by pivot coupler apparatus that enable rotatable motion of a coupled support rail about a substantially vertical axis, where at least one of the item support rails is a non-horizontal item support rail, and where a cable passes through at least a portion of one or more of the support rails. In certain embodiments, the couplers may be height adjust couplers that enable substantially purely vertical, translatory height adjustment of coupled support rails and/or the couplers may couple item support rails to rail support legs at an angle other than ninety degrees. Items that may be supported include but are not limited to electronic percussion instruments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignees: Swift Distribution, Inc., Roland Corporation
    Inventors: Donald H. Eason, Steven Grant Fisher
  • Instrument Support Apparatus Having Non-Horizontal Tiers and Vertical Axis Pivot Capability
    Publication number: 20080229901
    Abstract: At least one embodiment of the inventive technology may be a support apparatus that includes at least two item support rails supported by support legs coupled thereto by pivot coupler apparatus that enable rotatable motion of a coupled support rail about a substantially vertical axis, where at least one of the item support rails is a non-horizontal item support rail, and where a cable passes through at least a portion of one or more of the support rails. In certain embodiments, the couplers may be height adjust couplers that enable substantially purely vertical, translatory height adjustment of coupled support rails and/or the couplers may couple item support rails to rail support legs at an angle other than ninety degrees. Items that may be supported include but are not limited to electronic percussion instruments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2005
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: Ultimate Support Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald H. Eason, Steven Grant Fisher