Patents by Inventor Eric E. Malkerson

Eric E. Malkerson 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).

  • Cam cleat with automatic fairlead
    Patent number: 6857381
    Abstract: A cam cleat has at least one cam mounted on a base. The cam has a fairlead projection that is spaced from the base and that rotates with the cam. When the cam is in its idle position with no line gripped by a jaw of the cam, the fairlead projection is rotated out of alignment with a gripping path that a line to be gripped by the cam cleat occupies. When a line is gripped by the cam, the cam rotates into a gripping position where the fairlead projection is rotated into alignment with the gripping path. The fairlead projection is aligned with the gripping path when the line is gripped in the cam's jaw. When so aligned, the fairlead projection resists tension in the line directed upward from the cam cleat that might otherwise cause the line to slip from the grip of the cam's jaw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2005
    Assignee: Design Extremes, Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne W. Siewert, Eric E. Malkerson
  • CAM CLEAT WITH AUTOMATIC FAIRLEAD
    Publication number: 20040187757
    Abstract: A cam cleat has at least one cam mounted on a base. The cam has a fairlead projection that is spaced from the base and that rotates with the cam. When the cam is in its idle position with no line gripped by a jaw of the cam, the fairlead projection is rotated out of alignment with a gripping path that a line to be gripped by the cam cleat occupies. When a line is gripped by the cam, the cam rotates into a gripping position where the fairlead projection is rotated into alignment with the gripping path. The fairlead projection is aligned with the gripping path when the line is gripped in the cam's jaw. When so aligned, the fairlead projection resists tension in the line directed upward from the cam cleat that might otherwise cause the line to slip from the grip of the cam's jaw.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Applicant: Design Extremes, Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne W. Siewert, Eric E. Malkerson