Patents by Inventor David H. Linnebur

David H. Linnebur 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).

  • Catalytic heater assembly
    Patent number: 6470876
    Abstract: A portable heater assembly includes a fan module, an electrical ignition assembly, a heating apparatus, and an encasement. The encasement supports and houses the fan module, the electrical ignition assembly, and the heating apparatus. The fan module includes a fan, an electric switch, and electrical wiring, the electrical wiring interconnecting the fan, electric switch and a power source. The electric switch activates the fan by forming a closed electrical circuit within the electrical wiring between the power source and the fan. The electrical ignition assembly includes an electrical ignition device, a spark-emitting electrode tip protruding from the electrical ignition device, and an ignition activator connected to the electrical ignition device by an activator connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignee: The Coleman Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Franklin T. Schmidt, Randall L. May, David H. Linnebur, Vernon M. Svitak, Jr.
  • Foldable tool with removable tool cartridges
    Patent number: 6105189
    Abstract: A foldable multi-purpose tool includes a pair of jaws and a pair of folding handles and is capable of accepting removable cartridges. In the extended position, the handles operate the jaws. Each removable cartridge contains a number of relatively small tool blades that are preferably selected by functional categories. Various cartridge hold-down and removal mechanisms are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Assignee: Bear MGC Cutlery, Inc.
    Inventors: William Nabors, Debra S. Yates, David H. Linnebur, Jon Rodriguez, Andrew Hill
  • Foldable tool with removable tool cartridged mechanism for securing tool cartridge
    Patent number: 6038723
    Abstract: A foldable multi-purpose tool includes a pair of jaws and a pair of folding handles, with one or both of the handles configured to receive removable cartridges. In the extended position, the handles operate the jaws. Each removable cartridge contains a number of relatively small tool blades that are preferably selected by functional categories. Various cartridge hold-down and removal mechanisms are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2000
    Assignee: The Coleman Company, Inc.
    Inventors: William Nabors, Debra S. Yates, David H. Linnebur, Jon Rodriguez, Andrew Hill
  • Foldable tool with removable tool cartridges
    Patent number: 5960498
    Abstract: A foldable multi-purpose tool includes a pair of jaws and a pair of folding handles and is capable of accepting removable cartridges. In the extended position, the handles operate the jaws. Each removable cartridge contains a number of relatively small tool blades that are preferably selected by functional categories. Various cartridge hold-down and removal mechanisms are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: The Coleman Company, Inc.
    Inventors: William Nabors, Debra S. Yates, David H. Linnebur, Jon Rodriguez, Andrew Hill
  • Combination stove and barbecue grill
    Patent number: 5782230
    Abstract: A portable, outdoor cooking apparatus is provided which is capable of operating as both a stove and a barbecue grill. The cooking apparatus includes an elongated burner tube and a pivoting parabolic-shaped heat diffuser which can be rotated between an upright position in which the concave surface of the heat diffuser covers the burner tube for barbecue cooking and an inverted position in which the heat diffuser leaves the burner tube exposed directly to the cooking surface for stove cooking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1998
    Assignee: The Coleman Company, Inc.
    Inventors: David H. Linnebur, Douglas A. Lynn, Keith V. Skidmore