Patents by Inventor Ted Brim

Ted Brim 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 center display and method
    Patent number: 7022024
    Abstract: A display and method for bowling centers and the like includes at least one bowling lane having a base member with an approach area, pin deck area and lane area extending therebetween. A generally transparent synthetic sheet member is positioned over at least a portion the base member, and has a leading edge attached to the base member to retain the sheet member in an overlying relationship with the base member, leaving at least a portion of the sheet member unattached to define an insert area. At least one display card with in a generally thin profile is inserted between the sheet member and the base member at the insert area, such that the indicia are visible through and protected by the sheet, with the weight of the sheet member retaining the display card in place to facilitate easy insertion and removal of the display card to provide varied displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Brunswick Bowling & Billiards Corporation
    Inventors: Ted A. Brim, Roy A. Burkholder, Raymond R. Fineran, Jr., Michael T. Nousain, Gordon Stannis, Joel G. Van Faasen, Jan Hansen
  • Bowling center display and method
    Publication number: 20050037853
    Abstract: A display and method for bowling centers and the like includes at least one bowling lane having a base member with an approach area, pin deck area and lane area extending therebetween. A generally transparent synthetic sheet member is positioned over at least a portion the base member, and has a leading edge attached to the base member to retain the sheet member in an overlying relationship with the base member, leaving at least a portion of the sheet member unattached to define an insert area. At least one display card with in a generally thin profile is inserted between the sheet member and the base member at the insert area, such that the indicia are visible through and protected by the sheet, with the weight of the sheet member retaining the display card in place to facilitate easy insertion and removal of the display card to provide varied displays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2004
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Inventors: Ted Brim, Roy Burkholder, Raymond Fineran, Michael Nousain, Gordon Stannis, Joel Van Faasen, Jan Hansen
  • Guide finger for a pinsetter
    Patent number: 5391116
    Abstract: An improved guide finger 18 is provided to simplify the installation of guide fingers in pinsetters 10 used in bowling centers, having a mounting plate 24 and a guide plate 26, with the mounting plate having a plurality of mounting apertures 30 equipped with hexagonal sockets 32 for receiving the head of a machine bolt, the mounting aperture 30 is provided with a metal insert 38 and the guide finger 18 is preferably made of nylon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1995
    Assignee: Brunswick Bowling & Billiards
    Inventors: Roy A. Burkholder, Ted Brim