Patents by Inventor Tim Freeman

Tim Freeman 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: 20110226023
    Abstract: A key storage lock box has an internal cavity for storing an item to be stored, such as a residential key. The lock box includes a shackle for selectively connecting the lock box to a doorknob. The lock box includes a pushbutton locking mechanism having alphanumeric codes associated with one or more of the pushbuttons on the keypad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2010
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Inventor: Tim Freeman
  • Patent number: 7059158
    Abstract: A lockbox is adapted for receipt within a main cavity defined by a conventional trailer hitch. Various embodiments of the lockbox include a pivotable opening front wall, and a removable top. The lockbox may have a rectangular, triangular or other polygonal configuration as well as having the configuration of an elongated tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: Frank J. Martin Company
    Inventor: Tim Freeman
  • Publication number: 20050199021
    Abstract: A lockbox is adapted for receipt within a main cavity defined by a conventional trailer hitch. Various embodiments of the lockbox include a pivotable opening front wall, and a removable top. The lockbox may have a rectangular, triangular or other polygonal configuration as well as having the configuration of an elongated tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2004
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Applicant: Frank J. Martin Company
    Inventor: Tim Freeman
  • Patent number: 6223944
    Abstract: A device for sanitary dispensing from a flexible package a heated flowable material, such as cheese sauce, to be maintained at or above a predetermined temperature level after the package is opened. The dispensing device includes a housing defining heated compartment, a heating unit for maintaining the compartment at or above the predetermined temperature level, a package support in the compartment arranged to promote gravity flow of the material and a valve for selectively controlling flow of the material from the package and having a dispensing portion disposed substantially entirely in the compartment or the package support. The valve is removably connected to a package outlet and a valve member mounted in a valve body is moved from a closed position to an open position by an operator to discharge cheese sauce through a discharge opening in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Inventors: John P. Gehl, Carol J. Nikolaus, Tim Freeman, David A. Borsheim, Arnold A. Jahn
  • Patent number: 6056157
    Abstract: A device for sanitary dispensing from a flexible package a heated flowable material, such as cheese sauce, to be maintained at or above a predetermined temperature level after the package is opened. The dispensing device includes a housing defining heated compartment, a heating unit for maintaining the compartment at or above the predetermined temperature level, a package support in the compartment arranged to promote gravity flow of the material and a valve for selectively controlling flow of the material from the package and having a dispensing portion disposed substantially entirely in the compartment or the package support. The valve is removably connected to a package outlet and a valve member mounted in a valve body is moved from a closed position to an open position by an operator to discharge cheese sauce through a discharge opening in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Assignee: Gehl's Guernsey Farms, Inc.
    Inventors: John P. Gehl, Carol J. Nikolaus, Tim Freeman, David A. Borsheim, Arnold A. Jahn
  • Patent number: D615842
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Frank J. Martin Company
    Inventor: Tim Freeman
  • Patent number: D895397
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: FRANK J. MARTIN COMPANY
    Inventor: Tim Freeman