Patents by Inventor Michael R. Winn

Michael R. Winn 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: 6065160
    Abstract: A adjustable closet flange for permitting adjustment of the depth of a closet flange connecting a toilet to a drain conduit. The adjustable closet flange includes a tubular lower conduit with open top and bottom ends, and exterior and interior surfaces. The interior surface of the lower conduit has a threaded region located adjacent the top end of the lower conduit. The lower conduit also has an outwardly radiating annular mounting flange adjacent the top end of the lower conduit. A tubular upper conduit is proved having open upper and lower ends, and inner and outer surfaces. The outer surface of the upper conduit has a threaded region adjacent the lower end of the upper conduit. The lower end of the upper conduit is inserted into the top end of the lower conduit with the threaded region of the upper conduit threadedly engaging the threaded region of the lower conduit. The outer surface of the upper conduit has an annular outer groove therearound adjacent the upper end of the upper conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2000
    Inventor: Michael R. Winn
  • Patent number: 5800371
    Abstract: A brace applied to the back of the knee for inducing a golf or baseball player to assume a correct swinging stance comprises a rigid, padded, oblong plate folded outwardly to an obtuse angle about a near-media transversal line, and secured to the thigh, lower knee and calf of the player by series of three straps securable at an infinity of positions along the backside of the plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: Kevin Robbins
    Inventor: Michael R. Winn