Patents by Inventor Thomas Cummings

Thomas Cummings 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: 20110013277
    Abstract: In an ocular support assembly material present in the forward-looking cross-section of the outwardly extending support arms is removed, thereby reducing visual obscuration and enhancing peripheral vision. In the preferred embodiment, the top of each outwardly extending support arm is at or below the middle of the height of the housing, thereby resulting in a low-profile design. At the same time, the support arms are received by the housing with sliding engagement on all sides, thereby eliminating the need for ball bearings or spacers to counteract twisting. The result is a lightweight yet highly stable ocular mounting assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: General Scientific Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Cummings, Byung Jin Chang
  • Patent number: 7791798
    Abstract: In an ocular support assembly material present in the forward-looking cross-section of the outwardly extending support arms is removed, thereby reducing visual obscuration and enhancing peripheral vision. In the preferred embodiment, the top of each outwardly extending support arm is at or below the middle of the height of the housing, thereby resulting in a low-profile design. At the same time, the support arms are received by the housing with sliding engagement on all sides, thereby eliminating the need for ball bearings or spacers to counteract twisting. The result is a lightweight yet highly stable ocular mounting assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: General Scientific Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Cummings, Byung Jin Chang
  • Publication number: 20080051744
    Abstract: A disposal system for sanitary products is provided comprising a disposable sanitary product; a pocket attached to the sanitary product, the pocket having an opening; a disposal bag having a cavity and opening means communicating with the cavity. The bag is formed into a configuration of reduced dimensions and is located and retained in the pocket. The bag is accessible through the opening of the pocket, whereby the bag may be extended to enlarged dimensions after use of the sanitary product. The opening means comprises a short tag attached to the mouth of the bag, protruding from the opening of the pocket; and a long tag having a first end and a second end, the first end attached to the mouth of the bag and the second end attached to the sanitary product within the pocket, so that when a user pulls on the short tag the bag is released from the pocket yet remains attached to the sanitary product by the second end of the long tag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Inventor: Thomas Cummings
  • Publication number: 20070285772
    Abstract: In an ocular support assembly material present in the forward-looking cross-section of the outwardly extending support arms is removed, thereby reducing visual obscuration and enhancing peripheral vision. In the preferred embodiment, the top of each outwardly extending support arm is at or below the middle of the height of the housing, thereby resulting in a low-profile design. At the same time, the support arms are received by the housing with sliding engagement on all sides, thereby eliminating the need for ball bearings or spacers to counteract twisting. The result is a lightweight yet highly stable ocular mounting assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2006
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Inventors: Thomas Cummings, Byung Jin Chang
  • Patent number: 6333814
    Abstract: An improved ocular mounting assembly having a pair of ocular support arms which can be extended by sliding out of a box-section assembly housing for supporting a pair of ocular devices attached to the ends of the support arms. The improvement is a pair of stabilizers disposed inside the assembly housing and providing stability against rotational motion when the arms are extended. In one embodiment, the stabilizers are interference-fitted balls, retained in position by retainer holes in the assembly housing, and receding into recess cut-outs at the end of the support arms when the arms are fully retracted. In an alternate embodiment, the stabilizers are L-shaped, and can be either an integral part of the housing or bonded to it with adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2001
    Assignee: General Scientific Corporation
    Inventors: Byung Jin Chang, Thomas Cummings