Patents by Inventor W. Gary Westernoff

W. Gary Westernoff 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).

  • Publication number: 20080208602
    Abstract: The invention comprises a method of automated registering of a professional contractor comprising the steps of logging on to a website, wherein a program on a website displays a series links including choosing to register a building process project from the series of links; registering the project within a provider server data base, wherein the data base contains all information for every project registered; determining whether to register a professional for the project, wherein if a user decides not to register the professional, the user still can register the project; registering the professional, wherein all information regarding the professional goes into the data base; determining not to register the professional and continuing with the program; receiving analysis results from the analysis engine, wherein the analysis results are based at least in part from data received from on one or a plurality of users registering professionals on the website; and providing data to the provider server based on the an
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2007
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventor: W. Gary Westernoff
  • Patent number: 4335876
    Abstract: A jousting game which includes a number of ring support assemblies, a corresponding number of rings, and a jousting arm assembly. Jousting arm assembly includes a saddle clamp, a pivot mounting clamp, a jousting arm collar, a control lever, and a L-shaped jousting arm. Jousting arm collar is rotatably mounted at its central portion to the pivot mounting clamp. One end of the control lever is threadedly mounted to the top periphery of the jousting arm collar. One end of the L-shaped jousting arm is threadedly mounted to the periphery of the jousting arm collar at a predetermined distance from the top periphery. The jousting arm assembly is releasably mounted on the handle bar of a bicycle. The jousting arm of the jousting arm assembly may be elevated or depressed by a player by moving a control lever left or right, respectively. Each ring support assembly frictionally holds a ring and may be adjusted to change the height of the ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1980
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1982
    Inventor: W. Gary Westernoff