Patents by Inventor John W. Rhodes

John W. Rhodes 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: 20130014449
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a one piece corner fitting for a corner section of an eaves trough. The corner fitting of the present invention includes two arms designed to substantially fit within the corner section of the eaves trough, each arm including a back side wall configured to lie substantially adjacent a back side wall of the eaves trough corner section, a front side wall configured to lie substantially adjacent a front side wall of the eaves trough corner section and a bottom surface extending between the back side wall and the front side wall of the corner fitting, said back side wall front side wall and bottom surface forming a channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventor: John W. Rhodes
  • Patent number: 4476940
    Abstract: A lightweight portable drilling apparatus capable of being assembled and disassembled for lifting and moving by helicopter. The apparatus includes a center vertically-oriented drilling tower equipped with a rotary drilling assembly, and having a base supported by a plurality of adjustable leveling legs. Also included is a first module pivotally coupled to one side of the tower base and supported by a flexible tether attached to the module and the drilling tower near the top thereof, and a second module pivotally coupled to the other side of the base of the tower and supported by a flexible tether also attached to the drilling tower near the top thereof and to the second module. Each module includes either a power source, such as a diesel engine, or auxiliary power equipment for supplying power to operate the drilling assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1982
    Date of Patent: October 16, 1984
    Assignee: PDR Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald F. Reichert, Steven K. Kruger, John W. Rhodes