Patents by Inventor Tony A. Brown

Tony A. Brown 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: 7168363
    Abstract: A barbeque grill system include a barbeque grill, a heat source, a thermoelectric generator operable for producing electric power, and a barbeque-grill accessory capable of using electric power. In further detail, the thermoelectric generator is activatable by heat produced from the heat source, so as to produce electric power. In addition, the barbeque-grill accessory is designed so as to receive electric power produced by the thermoelectric generator, once the thermoelectric generator has been activated by heat produced from the heat source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Inventor: Tony A. Brown
  • Patent number: 6182289
    Abstract: A preferred version of the baseball glove 10 has a flexible hinge 38 which extends across the front panel 12, underneath the web 32, and part-way along the length of the back panel 14. The flexible hinge 38 includes first and second hinge edges 68, 70, 74, 76 connected to each other by a flexible spanning member 88. The glove 10 provides enhanced flexibility, which is particularly beneficial to ball players with developing hand-flex strength, and to ball players who do not want to insert the time, energy, and expense required to break in a conventional glove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Inventor: Tony A. Brown