Patents by Inventor Dean McCartan

Dean McCartan 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: 5782040
    Abstract: A new Breakaway Sign Post Repair System for reusing a broken sign post thereby reducing the cost to repair the broken post while providing a breakaway post that will produce less damage to vehicles and people if a vehicle should hit the sign post. The inventive device includes a sign post cut into an upper post and a lower post, and a breakaway tube with a concentric horizontal partition forming an upper lumen and a lower lumen which capture the respective portion of the sign post, where the break away tube is constructed from a material that breaks concentrically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1998
    Inventor: Dean McCartan