Patents by Inventor Donald Joseph Sluka

Donald Joseph Sluka 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).

  • Manual marine winch with safety knockout override preventing release of winch tension without the handle in the stowed position
    Patent number: 10087053
    Abstract: A manual marine winch includes a safety knockout override preventing release of winch tension without the handle in stowed position. The winch includes a housing; a rotating drum on the housing; a winch line on the drum; a control for spooling and un-spooling the winch line on the drum, wherein the control includes a handle for selectively tensioning the drum and moveable between a position engaged with the drum and a disengaged stowed position; a tension holding mechanism on the housing comprising a ratchet gear coupled to the drum, a pawl selectively engaged with the ratchet gear, and a knockout configures to selectively disengage the pawl from the gear to allow for release of winch tension; and a safety knockout override coupled to the housing and selectively engaged by the handle and configured to prevent release of winch tension when the handle is not in the stowed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: W.W. PATTERSON COMPANY
    Inventors: Richard A Topping, Jr., Donald Joseph Sluka
  • MANUAL MARINE WINCH WITH SAFETY KNOCKOUT OVERRIDE PREVENTING RELEASE OF WINCH TENSION WITHOUT THE HANDLE IN THE STOWED POSITION
    Publication number: 20150217977
    Abstract: A manual marine winch includes a safety knockout override preventing release of winch tension without the handle in stowed position. The winch includes a housing; a rotating drum on the housing; a winch line on the drum; a control for spooling and un-spooling the winch line on the drum, wherein the control includes a handle for selectively tensioning the drum and moveable between a position engaged with the drum and a disengaged stowed position; a tension holding mechanism on the housing comprising a ratchet gear coupled to the drum, a pawl selectively engaged with the ratchet gear, and a knockout configures to selectively disengage the pawl from the gear to allow for release of winch tension; and a safety knockout override coupled to the housing and selectively engaged by the handle and configured to prevent release of winch tension when the handle is not in the stowed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Richard A Topping, JR., Donald Joseph Sluka
  • Manual marine winch with safety knockout override preventing release of winch tension without the handle in the stowed position
    Patent number: 9004456
    Abstract: A manual marine winch includes a safety knockout override preventing release of winch tension without the handle in stowed position. The winch includes a housing; a rotating drum on the housing; a winch line on the drum; a control for spooling and un-spooling the winch line on the drum, wherein the control includes a handle for selectively tensioning the drum and moveable between a position engaged with the drum and a disengaged stowed position; a tension holding mechanism on the housing comprising a ratchet gear coupled to the drum, a pawl selectively engaged with the ratchet gear, and a knockout configures to selectively disengage the pawl from the gear to allow for release of winch tension; and a safety knockout override coupled to the housing and selectively engaged by the handle and configured to prevent release of winch tension when the handle is not in the stowed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: W.W. Patterson Company
    Inventors: Richard A Topping, Jr., Donald Joseph Sluka
  • MANUAL MARINE WINCH WITH SAFETY KNOCKOUT OVERRIDE PREVENTING RELEASE OF WINCH TENSION WITHOUT THE HANDLE IN THE STOWED POSITION
    Publication number: 20130306924
    Abstract: A manual marine winch includes a safety knockout override preventing release of winch tension without the handle in stowed position. The winch includes a housing; a rotating drum on the housing; a winch line on the drum; a control for spooling and un-spooling the winch line on the drum, wherein the control includes a handle for selectively tensioning the drum and moveable between a position engaged with the drum and a disengaged stowed position; a tension holding mechanism on the housing comprising a ratchet gear coupled to the drum, a pawl selectively engaged with the ratchet gear, and a knockout configures to selectively disengage the pawl from the gear to allow for release of winch tension; and a safety knockout override coupled to the housing and selectively engaged by the handle and configured to prevent release of winch tension when the handle is not in the stowed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: W. W. PATTERSON COMPANY
    Inventors: Richard A. Topping, JR., Donald Joseph Sluka