Patents by Inventor Todd W. Showalter

Todd W. Showalter 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).

  • Foldable lantern base
    Patent number: 7367696
    Abstract: A base for a lantern. The base provides a stable platform for supporting the lantern and prevents tipping of the lantern. The base may be used with fuel burning lanterns or lanterns that utilize batteries or other power sources. The base includes foldable feet. The feet fold out of a plane of the base for storage, for example, downward from the plane. The base is turned over and the feet, when folded (upward when the base is upside down), extend upward around a portion of the lantern during storage. This configuration provides convenient, compact storage of the lantern and base, so that the base may be stored with the lantern and may protect the lantern in storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: The Coleman Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Mary K. Richardson, Todd W. Showalter, Duane Marshall, Vernon J. Taylor, Timothy M. Holub
  • Folding table
    Patent number: D462196
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: The Coleman Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Holub, Lauren Worley, Todd W. Showalter, Gary P. Israel, Mitchell L. Wilgus, Robert Schulte, James Morrow, Adam Savick