Patents by Inventor Donald R. Vinding

Donald R. Vinding 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).

  • Retractable reel for flexible tubing
    Patent number: 7104491
    Abstract: A generally cylindrical housing supports a pair of rotatable tubing wheels within the housing. Each rotatable tubing wheel supports a quantity of flexible tubing having one end extending outwardly through an aperture in the housing and the remaining end coupled to a rotatable coupler such that gas flow may be produced between the two outer ends of the two flexible tubings. Each rotatable wheel is operatively coupled to a spring-driven ratchet-controlled winding and rewinding mechanism. The rotatable coupler between the interior ends of the two flexible tubes allows for independent rotation of each tubing wheel with respect to the remaining tubing wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Inventor: Donald R. Vinding
  • Retractable reel for flexible tubing
    Publication number: 20030146332
    Abstract: A generally cylindrical housing supports a pair of rotatable tubing wheels within the housing. Each rotatable tubing wheel supports a quantity of flexible tubing having one end extending outwardly through an aperture in the housing and the remaining end coupled to a rotatable coupler such that gas flow may be produced between the two outer ends of the two flexible tubings. Each rotatable wheel is operatively coupled to a spring-driven ratchet-controlled winding and rewinding mechanism. The rotatable coupler between the interior ends of the two flexible tubes allows for independent rotation of each tubing wheel with respect to the remaining tubing wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2002
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Inventor: Donald R. Vinding