Patents by Inventor Brian DeMenezes

Brian DeMenezes 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 for adjusting the payout of tether from a reel assembly
    Patent number: 8662436
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for selectively adjusting the maximum payout of a tether from a reel assembly. The maximum payout can be selected by the user via a dial indicator on the end of the apparatus. By rotating the dial, an internal pawl is positioned relative to an associated ring gear. The ring gear includes a cut-out about its peripheral edge. The shaft of the reel assembly is rotatably interconnected to the ring gear via a series of gear reductions. After a predetermined about of tether has been paid out, the pawl encounters the cut-out about the ring gear. This, in turn, causes the pawl to engage the reel shaft to prevent further rotation. The maximum payout is determined by the initial spacing between the pawl and the cut-out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Carleton Life Support Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Brian DeMenezes, Don Blackman, Brian Ford, Marc Jung, Justin Robinson, Kevin Holler, Joel Harshbarger
  • Apparatus for Adjusting the Payout of Tether From a Reel Assembly
    Publication number: 20120160948
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for selectively adjusting the maximum payout of a tether from a reel assembly. The maximum payout can be selected by the user via a dial indicator on the end of the apparatus. By rotating the dial, an internal pawl is positioned relative to an associated ring gear. The ring gear includes a cut-out about its peripheral edge. The shaft of the reel assembly is rotatably interconnected to the ring gear via a series of gear reductions. After a predetermined about of tether has been paid out, the pawl encounters the cut-out about the ring gear. This, in turn, causes the pawl to engage the reel shaft to prevent further rotation. The maximum payout is determined by the initial spacing between the pawl and the cut-out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: Conax Florida Corporation
    Inventors: Brian DeMenezes, Don Blackman, Brian Ford, Marc Jung, Justin Robinson, Kevin Holler, Joel Harshbarger