Patents by Inventor Philip J. Kenkel

Philip J. Kenkel 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: 6281441
    Abstract: A retractable harness system for an electrical wire having a slidable harness wire pulley, an elastic cord pulley, and an elastic cord. The slidable harness wire pulley places a rearward tension on the harness wire while allowing the harness wire to be extended and retracted from the front portion of an elongate support member. A clamp is provided capable of clamping the harness wire in fixed relation to the elongate support member, and capable of being released to allow extension and retraction of the harness wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Assignee: Unverferth Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Van Mill, Philip J. Kenkel
  • Patent number: 6176504
    Abstract: A short steer wagon having an improved turning capability, including a pair of wheels at each of opposed ends, a tongue having a rear portion connected to a frame of the wagon and having a front portion adapted for connection to a vehicle, at least one of the pair of wheels being steerable to right and left sides and connected to a rear portion of a corresponding tongue for steering, with a wheel having a leading edge facing toward an end of the wagon and a trailing edge facing toward a central portion of the wagon, the wagon having a longitudinal frame member on each side, each longitudinal frame member having an outer edge portion on an intermediate portion of the longitudinal member, the steerable wheels being completely outside the longitudinal frame members when the steerable wheels are oriented in a straight running direction, and each longitudinal frame member including an inwardly oriented indentation adjacent the trailing edge of each corresponding steerable wheel, each of the indentations allowing t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2001
    Assignee: Unverferth Manufacturing Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Van Mill, Philip J. Kenkel