Patents by Inventor Claude E. Loesch

Claude E. Loesch 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).

  • Patent number: 4132322
    Abstract: A winch with a cable suspending a silo unloader in a silo; the winch having a gear mechanism and an input shaft operating a worm; a reversible motor connected with the input shaft; an incremental drive for incrementally turning the input shaft for incrementally paying out the cable including a slow speed motor with a revolving eccentric operating an oscillating drive arm, with a pawl to incrementally rotate a ratchet wheel coupled by a magnetic clutch to a drive plate affixed on the input shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1977
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1979
    Inventors: Leo J. Loesch, Claude E. Loesch
  • Patent number: 4030223
    Abstract: A fish line control apparatus in one form includes an upright rod having an outwardly extending and downwardly swinging arm of soft iron magnetic material and having the line releasably attached to the outer end thereof, the rod having a second arm restrained against downward swinging and having a magnet thereon for retaining the first arm against downward swinging, the magnet being adjustable at various positions toward and away from the pivot of the arm to change the leverage tendering to release the first arm from the magnet. In a second form the mounting for the tilting arm forms a handle which may be hand held, and a pair of support legs for holding the tiltable arm up off the ice, and there also being a thumb operated portion of the tiltable arm so as to retain the arm against tilting by the use of a person's thumb to permit jigging of the lure or bait.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1975
    Date of Patent: June 21, 1977
    Inventors: Leo J. Loesch, Claude E. Loesch