Patents by Inventor Rickey J. Carnes

Rickey J. Carnes 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: 5921590
    Abstract: A flexible swivel coupling includes a a first elbow, a second elbow, and a flexible nipple connected between the two elbows. The first and second elbows are threaded on the interior surface of at least one of the legs of each elbow, and the flexible nipple is threaded at both ends, for connection between the two elbows. The outside diameter of the nipple, at least at the threaded ends, is slightly larger than the inside diameter of the threaded legs of the two elbows, so that the nipple threads are slightly compressed when the nipple is threaded into the elbows and forms a water tight seal without the need for o-rings or other additional sealing means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Inventor: Rickey J. Carnes