Patents Represented by Attorney John W. Adee
  • Patent number: 5819681
    Abstract: An anchoring device, for use with a personal watercraft, having a tube containing layers of material including cement and a heavier material, preferably shot, used in a ratio which produces a predetermined weight. The tube is sealed with end caps. A shock absorber is positioned within the tube preferably between one of the end caps and the cement. One end cap has a fastener by which the anchoring device can be fastened to the personal watercraft. The tube and end caps are coated with a moisture and abrasion resistant material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1998
    Inventors: Bruce E. Barnes, Sharon E. Barnes
  • Patent number: 5785329
    Abstract: There is disclosed a cart for draining oil and other liquids from a vehicle. The cart has a wheeled support which carries a funnel shaped receiver. The funnel can be moved upward to near a vehicle while a funnel guide can be moved downward into an opening in a closed container. Oil or other liquids are therefore prevented from splattering or splashing, thereby protecting the enviroment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1998
    Inventor: Douglas G. Stanley
  • Patent number: 5341822
    Abstract: There is disclosed an instrument for cutting bandages which has a handle and a base guide foot section. The base guide foot has a nose section which extends past the edge of a blade positioned within the instrument. The base guide unit has an enlarged portion on its bottom area which permits the instrument to ride on only a small area and be pivoted on the area when in use. In one version the instruments has a removable blade unit which can be installed and removed without being contacted by the installer thereby reducing possibility of contamination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1994
    Inventors: John A. Farr, R. Dwight Leatherman