Patents by Inventor Thomas M. Stinnett

Thomas M. Stinnett 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).

  • Positioning and anti-movement support stake including marking means for underground pipes
    Patent number: 6527246
    Abstract: An apparatus for firmly positioning in a trench and securing against movement, while fill is added to the trench, an underground utility pipe and means for marking the utility pipe. An underground positioning and anti-movement apparatus in the form of an underground stake adapted to be driven into a base fill, that includes an integral preferably curvilinear-shaped pipe engaging member which engages the outer surface of an underground pipe to secure the pipe in position above the base fill at the bottom of the trench while additional fill is added to the trench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Inventor: Thomas M. Stinnett
  • Container-holding device having an adjustable circumferential portion
    Patent number: 5931431
    Abstract: A drink container-holding device including a support, an adjustable drink-holder assembly and an adjuster assembly. The support having a cup opening provided through a top wall thereof for receiving a cup and an adjuster opening provided through a first side wall thereof for receiving the adjuster assembly. The adjustable drink-holder assembly depending from a lower surface of the top wall near the cup opening. The adjuster assembly attaching to an exterior surface of the first side wall near the adjuster opening, extending through the adjuster opening and retaining the drink-holder assembly by means of an adjuster band. The drink-holder assembly including an adjustable diameter sleeve portion having a diameter adjustable by constriction and dilation of the adjuster band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1999
    Inventor: Thomas M. Stinnett
  • Mouthpiece having a cavity portion
    Patent number: 5682904
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mouthpiece having a cavity portion. The cavity portion can be filled with a fluid and frozen. When worn, the frozen fluid will thaw and the fluid can drip into the wearer's mouth through openings in the cavity bottom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 4, 1997
    Inventor: Thomas M. Stinnett
  • Welding striker apparatus having a dimple
    Patent number: 5538418
    Abstract: A welding striker apparatus having a dimple which allows the welder to both clean a welding rod covered in flux and re-strike the rod after cleaning. The apparatus may be attached to the welder via a retractable chain assembly allowing the tool to be attached to the welder's uniform yet out of the way during welding. The dimple is roughened so that the welder may remove the flux from the welding rod. The striker has a replaceable flint which rubs against a roughened striker allowing the welder to re-strike the welding rod after cleaning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1996
    Inventor: Thomas M. Stinnett