Patents by Inventor Ernest M. Mitchell

Ernest M. Mitchell 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: 4730409
    Abstract: A multipurpose fishing line aid apparatus comprising a tubular means having a longitudinal opening along one side that reversibly snaps on and off of a fishing pole and a pair of substantially flat coplanar superimposed surfaces with a notch and razor blade cutting edge sandwiched therebetween attached to the opposite side relative to the longitudinal opening of the tubular means. The pair of surfaces can be further equipped with at least one extension located in the region of attachment to the tubular means and colinear to the longitudinal opening and extending beyond the tubular means as well as at least one circular recess for positioning an eyelet to assist threading a fishing line through the eyelet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 15, 1988
    Inventors: Ernest M. Mitchell, Stanley W. Wilcox
  • Patent number: 4353169
    Abstract: A multiple hole gauging tool for use with a variety of straight-edge members, comprising an elongated rod having a transverse slot aperture therethrough for slidably receiving a straight-edge member therethrough, a threaded stud member at one end of the rod adjacent the slot aperture, a cap member threadedly carried by the stud member and being tightenable against the straight edge for locking the rod at a selected position along the straight edge, the cap member having a cylindrical hole engagement surface around the outer periphery thereof. The rod member is provided with a window aperture for reading indicia on the straight edge while the outer surface of the cap member comes in several different sizes to fit different diameter holes. Insert members are provided for effectively changing the size of the aperture to accommodate different size straight edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1980
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1982
    Assignee: Rodney M. Mitchell
    Inventor: Ernest M. Mitchell