Patents by Inventor Tovey L. Grissom

Tovey L. Grissom 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: 5022235
    Abstract: A beverage cooler apparatus is set forth wherein a first cup-shaped support has receivably mounted therewithin a second cup-shaped support formed of insulative foam-like material. The first and second supports include aligned recesses directed downwardly from their respective upper top surfaces formed within their respective walls. Modifications may include a diametrically aligned pair of second recesses formed within the outer and inner cup-shaped supports to a depth less than that of the first recesses to provide a finger access recess to cooperate with the forward drinking recesses. A further modification may include a cylindrical sponge-like insert replaceably mounted within a second cup-shaped support or a selective use of a refrigerant cylinder positionable within the first cup-shaped support with an overlying cylindrical sponge-like insert of a height substantially equal to that of the height of the external cup-shaped support to a position at the lowermost portion of the first drinking recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 11, 1991
    Inventor: Tovey L. Grissom