Patents by Inventor William E. Mouzavires

William E. Mouzavires 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).

  • Bird deterrent for sailboat
    Patent number: 8096176
    Abstract: A bird-deterrent device including a hub with fingers radiating from the hub to prevent or inhibit birds from perching on the top of a sailboat mast. In one embodiment, the hub is mounted to the top of a mast by a fastener which also secures a post of a wind indicator having a vane rotatable on the post to indicate wind direction. In another embodiment, the hub is mounted or fixed about the post of the wind indicator. In another embodiment the hub is fixed to a post which is connected to the halyard to be raised above or lowered below the mast.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Inventors: Tom W. Mayers, William E. Mouzavires
  • Bird deterrent
    Patent number: D672425
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Inventors: Thomas W. Mayers, William E. Mouzavires