Patents by Inventor Dean Curtis Paavola

Dean Curtis Paavola 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).

  • Publication number: 20230347221
    Abstract: A caddy for securing golf or other accessories therein and attaching to a beverage container insulating device that is sometimes carried while golfing. The golf accessory caddy includes a carrier having a fastener and housing with mounting provisions that enable various configurations of accessory arrangements. The fastener allows the caddy to be removably or permanently affixed to various designs of beverage container insulating devices. Preferred and alternate embodiments include design features that provide motion-based advertising opportunities for golf, automotive, and casinos to name a few.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventor: Dean Curtis PAAVOLA
  • Patent number: 10596430
    Abstract: A multi-function divot repair tool that includes a central body with at least one tine protruding from one end with an adjacent non-tined end, thereby providing the ability to repair putting green divots. The central body houses a rolling-element bearing that is fixedly attached such that one portion of the bearing is able to rotate independently from the central body. Additionally, at least one pedestal is coupled with the independently rotating portion of the rolling-element bearing. The combination thereby providing a divot repair tool that, when the pedestal is in contact with the putting green surface, uses gravitational forces to rotate the central body to align with and thereby indicate the general direction of the putting green slope in the vicinity of the tool. By combining functions, putting skill can be increased without the burden of extra equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Inventor: Dean Curtis Paavola
  • Patent number: 10458585
    Abstract: Blast activated quick-disconnect apparatus in cooperation with a quick disconnect device including a two-piece body with a longitudinally movable collar surrounding a portion of each of the two pieces, the collar holding the two pieces together in a first position and separating the two pieces in a second or activated position. The apparatus including mounting apparatus fixedly attaching the quick disconnect device to a vehicle to be protected from physical shock or concussion, a mass affixed to the movable collar of the two-piece body, a spring having one end abutting the mass, and a spring stop formed as one of a portion of the mounting apparatus or a separate component. The spring being designed to provide a bias on the mass that prevents movement of the mass and collar into the activated position during accelerations in a normal use range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: ROBERTSON FUEL SYSTEMS, L.L.C
    Inventor: Dean Curtis Paavola
  • Publication number: 20160273692
    Abstract: Blast activated quick-disconnect apparatus in cooperation with a quick disconnect device including a two-piece body with a longitudinally movable collar surrounding a portion of each of the two pieces, the collar holding the two pieces together in a first position and separating the two pieces in a second or activated position. The apparatus including mounting apparatus fixedly attaching the quick disconnect device to a vehicle to be protected from physical shock or concussion, a mass affixed to the movable collar of the two-piece body, a spring having one end abutting the mass, and a spring stop formed as one of a portion of the mounting apparatus or a separate component. The spring being designed to provide a bias on the mass that prevents movement of the mass and collar into the activated position during accelerations in a normal use range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventor: Dean Curtis Paavola