Patents by Inventor Wayne Bates

Wayne Bates 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).

  • Interlocking grommet with gross hole and method of assembly
    Patent number: 5836212
    Abstract: A motion transmitting remote control assembly for supporting a conduit (10) extending through an aperture in a support structure such as a firewall (14) in a vehicle comprising a conduit (10) and a flexible core element (11) movably supported by the conduit (10). The conduit (10) extends through a hole (20) in a grommet sector (18). The grommet sector (18) engages and is retained in the aperture in the support structure (14). The grommet sector (18) also has an edge (22) which extends between the extremities of the periphery of the grommet sector (18) and across the aperture for engaging a first grommet sector (18) with a second grommet sector (24). The second grommet sector (24) may have a hole (28) through which a second conduit (12) extends or a solid grommet sector (30) may completely seal the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1998
    Assignee: Teleflex, Inc.
    Inventor: Wayne Bates
  • Toilet lid opener
    Patent number: D717630
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Inventor: Wayne Bates