Patents by Inventor STEVEN LANIE MCCLOUD

STEVEN LANIE MCCLOUD 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).

  • Bowling ball and pin separator
    Patent number: 9192851
    Abstract: A bowling ball and pin separator to prevent bowling pins from being caught up by a ballwheel within an electromechanical pinsetter machine. The separator includes a base plate, a hinge with a spring, and a rigid arm. The hinge connects the rigid arm to the base plate, and the spring provides sufficient tension such that only the weight of a bowling ball is enough to cause the arm to be moved. In certain embodiments, the rigid arm is an elongated member having a plurality of bends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Inventor: Steven Lanie McCloud
  • BOWLING BALL AND PIN SEPARATOR
    Publication number: 20150080139
    Abstract: A bowling ball and pin separator to prevent bowling pins from being caught up by a ballwheel within an electromechanical pinsetter machine. The separator includes a base plate, a hinge with a spring, and a rigid arm. The hinge connects the rigid arm to the base plate, and the spring provides sufficient tension such that only the weight of a bowling ball is enough to cause the arm to be moved. In certain embodiments, the rigid arm is an elongated member having a plurality of bends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: GENESIS BOWLING PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventor: STEVEN LANIE MCCLOUD