Patents by Inventor Thomas F. Dessel

Thomas F. Dessel 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).

  • Quick-release fitting for a sailboat stay
    Patent number: 4280432
    Abstract: A quick-release fitting for tensioning and untensioning a sailboat stay that extends between the hull and a mast of the sailboat. Upper and lower barrels are connected together by a release lever that is held in place by a quick-release pin. When the pin is removed, the lever pivots away from its normal position away from the upper barrel to increase the spacing between the barrels and untension the sailboat stay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1979
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1981
    Inventor: Thomas F. Dessel