Patents by Inventor Tommy E. Holman

Tommy E. Holman 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: 4781412
    Abstract: A rotating child's seat for mounting in the seat backrest of a vehicle, which includes a rotating frame having a seat portion attached to one side thereof and a padded back portion secured to the opposite side. The rotating frame is rotatably and adjustably mounted on fixed supports located in a bifurcation provided in the center section of the seat backrest. When located in functional configuration, the seat portion of the rotating child's seat faces forwardly of the backrest at a selected angle determined by a latch mechanism and extends over the rear bench seat in the vehicle to position a child securely in the back seat of the vehicle. When the rotating child's seat is not in use, the latch mechanism is released and the rotating frame can be rotated or pivoted on pivot pins linking the rotating frame to the fixed supports, in order to position the back portion in alignment with the bifurcated backrest to accommodate one or more additional adults in the rear seat of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1988
    Inventor: Tommy E. Holman
  • Patent number: 4747497
    Abstract: A tamper detector cap which is characterized by an internally-threaded inner cap adapted to thread on the neck of a bottle, jar or other container and provided with a flexible diaphragm and spaced wall grooves located in the outer circumference thereof. An outer cap fitted with a transport window and internal, spaced retainer thread segments for threadibly engaging the wall grooves in the inner cap, is also provided. When the inner cap is threadibly attached to the neck of the container and a vacuum is created in the container, the diaphragm is depressed inwardly and the outer cap is threadibly secured to the inner cap by means of the retainer thread segments and cooperating wall grooves, such that the outer cap is sealed on the inner cap. Application of a counterclockwise torque to the outer cap first loosens the outer cap on the inner cap and then loosens the inner cap and breaks the seal between the inner cap and the threaded neck of the container, causing the diaphragm to assume a neutral position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 31, 1988
    Inventor: Tommy E. Holman
  • Patent number: 4690449
    Abstract: A rotating child's seat for mounting in the seat backrest of a vehicle, which rotating child's seat includes a rotating frame having a seat portion attached to one side thereof and a padded back portion secured to the opposite side. The rotating frame is rotatably mounted on fixed supports located in a bifurcation provided in the center section of the seat backrest. When located in functional configuration, the seat portion of the rotating child's seat faces forwardly of the backrest and extends over the rear bench seat in the vehicle to position a child securely in the back seat of the vehicle. When the rotating child's seat is not in use the rotating frame can be rotated or pivoted on pivot pins linking the rotating frame to the fixed supports, in order to position the back portion in alignment with the bifurcated backrest to accommodate one or more additional adults in the rear seat of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1987
    Inventor: Tommy E. Holman