Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Gould

Thomas J. Gould 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).

  • Patent number: 5271661
    Abstract: A container holder for a vehicle is integrated in an armrest which is operably mounted adjacent a seat. The container holder is rotatably mounted to the front end and includes an aperture for receiving and holding a container. The container holder is rotatable between a use position in which the aperture faces vertically so that the aperture can operably receive and hold a container, and a second position in which a surface of the container holder mates with the top of the armrest so that a person can comfortably rest their arm on the armrest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1993
    Assignee: Prince Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas J. Gould, Ronald A. Dykstra
  • Patent number: 5232190
    Abstract: An accessory for a vehicle includes opposing concave and elongated sides which are pivotally interconnected, each including upper surfaces forming an armrest. The opposing sides move in a clamshell-like motion between a first position adjacent one another and a second position in which the sides are spaced from each other. A resilient arcuate wall extends from one of said sides toward the opposite side to define a collapsible loop for holding containers as the sides are pivotally opened to the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1993
    Assignee: Prince Corporation
    Inventor: Thomas J. Gould