Patents by Inventor Vernon S. Bourgeois

Vernon S. Bourgeois 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: 5100135
    Abstract: A football kicking tee having a pair of hinged gates attached to the rear portion of the tee. The gates are movable between a closed position and an open position by contact of the kicker's foot as it approaches the football. Each gate carries an upwardly and outwardly extending holder having a contoured arm disposed to support the upper sidewall section of the football when the gates are in the closed position. When the gates are pivoted open by the kicker's foot, the attached holders move away from the sidewall of the football to provide unobstructed access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1992
    Inventor: Vernon S. Bourgeois
  • Patent number: 4896570
    Abstract: An oil filter wrench apparatus (10) used to remove or install an oil filter (100) wherein the wrench apparatus (10) includes a torque unit (11) which supports an inner (12) and an outer (13) clamp unit; wherein, the inner clamp unit (12) is adapted to engage the sides of an oil filter (100); and, be maintained in captive engagement with the oil filter (100) by virtue of the outer clamp unit (13) and/or an inner clamp immobilizing unit (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 30, 1990
    Inventor: Vernon S. Bourgeois