Patents by Inventor Cecil R. Brannon

Cecil R. Brannon 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).

  • Infinitely variable gear transmission
    Patent number: 6343521
    Abstract: An infinitely variable gear transmission system includes a pair of cones, one the driving cone and the other the driven cone, in which each have at their external surfaces a pair of gears which interact to transmit power from the driving gear to the driven gear, and where the means for controlling the speed of the driving gear and the driven the gear includes an accelerator linkage which causes the gears to move longitudinally back and forth relative to the rotating cones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2002
    Inventor: Cecil R. Brannon
  • Infinitely variable gear transmission system
    Patent number: 6257083
    Abstract: An infinitely variable gear transmission system includes a pair of cones, one the driving cone and the other the driven cone, in which each have at their external surfaces a pair of gears which interact to transmit power from the driving gear to the driven gear, and where the means for controlling the speed of the driving gear and the driven the gear includes an accelerator linkage which causes the gears to move longitudinally back and forth relative to the rotating cones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Inventor: Cecil R. Brannon
  • Fish stringer with holder
    Patent number: 4830244
    Abstract: A fish stringer is detachably connected to a belt clip and intended to be suspended from the waist in shallow water for example. The belt clip has a socket including one or more detent(s) therein for retaining the shank of the stringer. The upper end of the stringer shank has an upset portion thereon in order to retain the shank within the socket. A clamp removably unites the shank to a length of string on one end of which is a hoop member. The shank of the stringer is adapted to be removed from the belt clip and to be replaced thereon by the use of one hand of the wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 16, 1989
    Inventor: Cecil R. Brannon