Patents by Inventor Duane Huber
Duane Huber 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).
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Publication number: 20220290447Abstract: A corner mud applicator pan is provided. The corner mud applicator pan is especially suitable for use in applying beaded mud to corner units for drywall in construction of walls. The applicator pan has a V-shaped opening at the bottom of the pan which has insert guides (or “leads”) which makes insertion of the corner unit into the V-shaped opening easy and efficient. Support lines add strength to the pan and horizontal grip lines increase the grip for the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2022Publication date: September 15, 2022Inventors: John W. Wedekind, Duane Huber, Richard Eisfeller ll
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Patent number: 10988339Abstract: Method and apparatus are disclosed for drywall banjo tools for applying joint tape. An example drywall banjo for applying joint tape includes a banjo body. The banjo body includes a panel and side walls protruding from outer edges of the panel to define a cavity that is configured to contain joint compound mud. The side walls include a first side wall that extends between an inlet and an outlet. The example disclosed drywall banjo also includes a sloped mound configured to couple to and project away from the first side wall within the cavity. The sloped mound is configured to guide the joint compound mud within the cavity toward the joint tape travelling between the inlet and the outlet to enable the joint compound mud to uniformly collect on a side of the joint tape.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2019Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: THE ADVANCE EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING COMPANYInventors: John Wedekind, Duane Huber, Richard Eisfeller, II
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Patent number: 10557274Abstract: Method and apparatus are disclosed for drywall banjo apparatus for applying joint tape. An example tool for applying joint tape to a corner drywall joint includes a base and a wheel configured to rotatably couple to the base and roll along the corner drywall joint. The wheel includes a body that defines an outer surface. The outer surface includes a first angled surface configured to press the joint tape against a first drywall defining the corner drywall joint, a second angled surface opposite the first angled surface and configured to press the joint tape against a second drywall defining the corner drywall joint, and a rounded vertex defined between the first angled surface and the second angled surface. The rounded vertex is rounded to deter the wheel from perforating the joint tape.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2018Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: THE ADVANCE EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING COMPANYInventors: John Wedekind, Duane Huber, Richard Eisfeller, II
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Publication number: 20190367316Abstract: Method and apparatus are disclosed for drywall banjo tools for applying joint tape. An example drywall banjo for applying joint tape includes a banjo body. The banjo body includes a panel and side walls protruding from outer edges of the panel to define a cavity that is configured to contain joint compound mud. The side walls include a first side wall that extends between an inlet and an outlet. The example disclosed drywall banjo also includes a sloped mound configured to couple to and project away from the first side wall within the cavity. The sloped mound is configured to guide the joint compound mud within the cavity toward the joint tape travelling between the inlet and the outlet to enable the joint compound mud to uniformly collect on a side of the joint tape.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: John Wedekind, Duane Huber, Richard Eisfeller, II
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Publication number: 20190368208Abstract: Method and apparatus are disclosed for drywall banjo apparatus for applying joint tape. An example tool for applying joint tape to a corner drywall joint includes a base and a wheel configured to rotatably couple to the base and roll along the corner drywall joint. The wheel includes a body that defines an outer surface. The outer surface includes a first angled surface configured to press the joint tape against a first drywall defining the corner drywall joint, a second angled surface opposite the first angled surface and configured to press the joint tape against a second drywall defining the corner drywall joint, and a rounded vertex defined between the first angled surface and the second angled surface. The rounded vertex is rounded to deter the wheel from perforating the joint tape.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2018Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: John Wedekind, Duane Huber, Richard Eisfeller, II
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Patent number: 10458129Abstract: Method and apparatus are disclosed for drywall banjo tools for applying joint tape. An example tool for applying joint tape includes a base configured to couple to a drywall banjo that dispenses the joint tape. The example tool includes an arm including a proximal end and a distal end opposite the proximal end. The proximal end is rotatably coupled to the base to enable the arm to rotate between an extended position and a retracted position. The example tool includes a corner wheel rotatably coupled to the distal end of the arm to enable the corner wheel to apply the joint tape along a corner drywall joint when the arm is in the extended position. The example tool includes side wheels rotatably coupled to the base to enable the side wheels to apply the joint tape along a flat drywall joint when the arm is in the retracted position.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2018Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: THE ADVANCE EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING COMPANYInventors: John Wedekind, Duane Huber, Richard Eisfeller, II
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Patent number: 10308468Abstract: Method and apparatus are disclosed for drywall banjo tools for applying joint tape. An example drywall banjo for applying joint tape includes a banjo body. The banjo body includes a panel and side walls protruding from outer edges of the panel to define a cavity that is configured to contain joint compound mud. The side walls include a first side wall that extends between an inlet and an outlet. The example disclosed drywall banjo also includes a sloped mound configured to couple to and project away from the first side wall within the cavity. The sloped mound is configured to guide the joint compound mud within the cavity toward the joint tape travelling between the inlet and the outlet to enable the joint compound mud to uniformly collect on a side of the joint tape.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2018Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: The Advance Equipment Manufacturing CompanyInventors: John Wedekind, Duane Huber, Richard Eisfeller, II
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Patent number: 4766520Abstract: An injection molded housing for thick film ignition circuitry used in conjunction with automobile or other vehicle engines includes an integral lead frame for providing electrical connections between the circuitry and engine sensors and ignition components. To provide protection against lead frame failure as a result of vibration and thermal stresses encountered in the engine environment, residual stress cracking caused by varying flexure of the lead frame during the manufacturing process is prevented by utilizing a pre-mold base in which the lead frame is placed prior to subsequent encapsulating of both the lead frame and the pre-molded base. The result is a lead-frame housing construction of greater reliability.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 1986Date of Patent: August 23, 1988Assignee: Capsonic Group, Inc.Inventors: Duane Huber, James P. Liautaud
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Patent number: D1022468Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Godai Group LLCInventors: Garrett Gee, Rusty Duane Huber, Kenneth S. Bower