Patents by Inventor T. Kevin Vick

T. Kevin Vick 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).

  • Stand-Up Elastic Bands and Methods of Making and Using the Same
    Publication number: 20120171426
    Abstract: Stand-up or piggy-back elastic bands are disclosed. Methods of making and using stand-up or piggy-back elastic bands are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventor: T. Kevin Vick
  • Lighted footwear
    Patent number: 7614166
    Abstract: In one embodiment, footwear is provided that includes a sole having a light source disposed therein. A foot sensor, disposed in the sole, detects the presence or absence of a foot in the footwear. A light sensor is adapted to detect the amount of ambient light adjacent the footwear. The footwear may also include an energy storage element for powering the light source and maintaining the light source in the ON state for a period of time after the foot is removed. A selector may be provided for selecting a mode of operation, such as OFF, Auto ON and ON. In another embodiment, footwear is provided that includes a tag that is removably coupled to the footwear by a hook and loop fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Boston Ideas, LLC
    Inventors: T. Kevin Vick, Douglas M. Vick, Patrick F. Woolley, II
  • Scent emitting soft toy
    Patent number: 6749479
    Abstract: A stuffed, soft body scent-emitting figurine (10) defined by a fabric material (12) and having an internal cavity filled with a stuffing material receives a chamber (16) having a bottom and side walls. A scent material (25) is received in the chamber. A cap (26) defines openings (32) for communicating scent from the chamber (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Inventor: T. Kevin Vick
  • Soft toys with characteristic indicies
    Patent number: 6699090
    Abstract: A stuffed, soft body scent-emitting character (10) formed from a fabric material (12) and filled with a stuffing material to provide volumetric definition of the character with a chamber that receives scent-emittive materials sensible exterior thereof and defining a scent indicia. At least one visual indicia correlated with the scent emittive material attaches to the fabric material and is selected from a group comprising a name indicia and a coloring indicia. The character, receiving the scent emittive material in the chamber, provides a soft toy that emits the scent correlated with the visual indicia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Inventor: T. Kevin Vick
  • Scent emitting soft toy
    Publication number: 20030068955
    Abstract: A stuffed, soft body scent-emitting figurine (10) defined by a fabric material (12) and having an internal cavity filled with a stuffing material receives a chamber (16) having a bottom and side walls. A scent material (25) is received in the chamber. A cap (26) defines openings (32) for communicating scent from the chamber (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2001
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Inventor: T. Kevin Vick