Patents by Inventor Joe B. Carnahan

Joe B. Carnahan 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: 5370721
    Abstract: A ceiling fan filter for filtering the air in a room having a ceiling fan is made from at least one layer of resilient polymeric fiber filter material. Each layer has a length, a width, an upper surface, a lower surface and two side edges which extend along the length of the layer. A narrow compressed strip is formed in the filter material by compressing and heating the layer of filter material so that the filter material is fused together. The compressed strip causes an expanded thickness of the side edges to increase the effective filter surface area of the filter and gives the filter a semicircular cross-sectional shape perpendicular to the length of the filter. An adhesive layer is joined to the lower surface of the filter to attach the filter to the fan blade of a ceiling fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 6, 1994
    Assignee: Giftech Filter Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Joe B. Carnahan
  • Patent number: 4061380
    Abstract: Disclosed is a tubular structure for rotationally interconnecting two bodies both mechanically and electrically. The tubular member is firmly attached to one member and extends through the other member. Electrical wires extend through the tubular member and out each end and through a central opening in the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1976
    Date of Patent: December 6, 1977
    Assignee: Recognition Equipment Incorporated
    Inventors: Joe B. Carnahan, Robert B. Koenig