Patents by Inventor Donald W. Konkle

Donald W. Konkle 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: 4153248
    Abstract: A monolithic ball structure made of resilient material and consisting of two equal diameter spherical sections connected by a neck portion of reduced diameter. The neck portion is defined by a segment of a surface generated by the revolution of a planar arc about an axis lying in its plane. The axis in this particular structure coincides with the common axis connecting the center points of the two aforementioned spheres. The radius of the arc is one-eighth of the diameter of the sphere in one particular embodiment thereof. The resilient material has a Durometer hardness value in the range of 40 shore A to 60 shore A.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1977
    Date of Patent: May 8, 1979
    Inventors: Dale E. Holmes, Donald W. Konkle, C. James Warner, Richard L. Hansen