Patents by Inventor Charles F. Travis

Charles F. Travis 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).

  • Compressed wood implement handles and method of making
    Patent number: 4199632
    Abstract: For added strength and efficiency, the handles of impact or striking implements are weighted near their striking ends by the addition thereto of carefully pre-weighed supplemental veneers intervened with main veneers or by providing in a solid handle blank a head portion of increased thickness prior to compression. The mass of the handle at the striking end is effectively increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1976
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1980
    Inventor: Charles F. Travis
  • Method of making impact delivery in striking members from compressed wood veneers
    Patent number: 4136722
    Abstract: For added strength and efficiency, the handles of impact or striking implements are weighted near their striking ends by the addition thereto of carefully pre-weighed veneers or by providing in a solid handle blank a head portion of increased thickness prior to compression. The mass of the handle at the striking end is effectively increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1977
    Date of Patent: January 30, 1979
    Inventor: Charles F. Travis