Patents by Inventor Tom R. Fields

Tom R. Fields 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).

  • Headband for holding flashlights directed at a viewing area
    Patent number: 4887194
    Abstract: A headband of elastic material has one or two pockets, each for receiving the barrel of a flashlight, particularly the type which permits focusing of the light beam. In accordance with the preferred construction, each flashlight pocket is formed by an overlap of two ends of headband straps, which are joined together by stitching. The stitching is at the edges, leaving an open ended pocket oriented in the forward direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 12, 1989
    Inventor: Tom R. Fields
  • Headband for holding a flashlight
    Patent number: 4797793
    Abstract: A headband of elastic material has a pocket for receiving the barrel of a flashlight, particularly the type which permits focusing of the light beam. In accordance with the preferred construction, the flashlight pocket is formed by an overlap of the two ends of the headband strap, where it is joined together by stitching. The stitching is at the edges, leaving an open ended pocket oriented in the forward direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1989
    Inventor: Tom R. Fields
  • Portable step and carrying device for stud walls
    Patent number: 4696372
    Abstract: A portable step-forming device releasably attachable to a vertical wooden stud comprises a U-shaped gripping member for closely receiving a stud member, a step member attached to one prong of the U-shaped member and further having an enlarged end for retaining the user's foot on the step member, and a gripping means comprising a spring-loaded reciprocable member with a stud-engaging end for holding the step-forming device in position of the stud member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1987
    Inventor: Tom R. Fields