Patents by Inventor Blaine M. Schmidt

Blaine M. Schmidt 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).

  • APPARATUS TO SUPPORT EXTERNALLY TENSIONED PLIABLE AIR DUCTS
    Publication number: 20240328662
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to support externally tensioned pliable air ducts comprising a hoop disposable within an air duct, the air duct having a tubular sidewall made of a pliable material; a first tab protruding from a first point on the hoop, the first tab including a first opening to engage a first support structure located on a first side of the air duct; and a second tab protruding from a second point on the hoop, the second tab including a second opening to engage a second support structure located on a second side of the air duct opposite the first side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Nicholas L. Kaufmann, Kevin J. Gebke, Emily C. Stockhausen, Blaine M. Schmidt