Patents by Inventor Bruce L. Overgard

Bruce L. Overgard 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).

  • Semi-automatic block and tackle lacing machine
    Patent number: 5987734
    Abstract: A semi-automatic lacing machine used to lace a pair of blocks together to form a block and tackle assembly that will frequently be used in the manufacture of other products. The apparatus includes a structure for receiving a pair of blocks and a line therein, and structure including a first and a second guide, and a threader to advance the line through the first and second guides and thereby through the blocks received within the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: Balance Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce L. Overgard, Kris D. Baymiller, Walter Rohrbach, Walter Gysling
  • Friction controlled window balance
    Patent number: 4697304
    Abstract: This invention relates to a window sash balance of the coil spring and cord type in which a friction drag element is in frictional contact with multiple lengths of loops of said cord.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1987
    Assignee: The Celotex Corporation
    Inventor: Bruce L. Overgard