Patents by Inventor Franklin D. Bartels

Franklin D. Bartels 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: 6123187
    Abstract: A cover for a pressurized fuel tank has at least one heat-reflecting wall surface. Preferably, both sides of the cover wall are heat-reflecting. Preferably, the heat-reflecting property is obtained by metalizing the surfaces, e.g., with mirrored plastic films such as aluminum-coated mylar. Alternatively, the cover wall is made out of a very light (heat-reflective) color. By enclosing the tank within the cover, heat is reflected away from the tank rather than absorbed. While some heat may be transferred to the tank, in general the cover reflects enough heat to prevent a significant number of accidental gas ventings and associated fires. Other features include a slit in the top of the cover through which the fuel line may be fed to the covered tank valve; one or more small air and gas vent holes; and indicia on the inside and outside of the cover for revealing whether the covered tank is full or empty.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2000
    Inventor: Franklin D. Bartels
  • Patent number: 4351067
    Abstract: A pair of work gloves are provided with a special attachment mechanism which permits them to be removably attached to a workman's belt or releasably connected to one another. A strip is connected to the cuff of each of the gloves. A pair of mating hook weave connecting surfaces are secured to opposite ends of the strip. The strip may be encircled around the workman's belt and the hook weave connecting surfaces pressed together so that the glove will be removably attached to the belt. Each strip further has a third hook weave connecting surface secured thereto. The third surfaces of a pair of similar gloves are adapted to mate with each other to removably connect the gloves together. The mating hook weave connecting surfaces are dimensioned so that the gloves can be disconnected from one another and the hook weave surfaces that hold each of the strips in a loop configuration will not become disconnected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1981
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1982
    Inventor: Franklin D. Bartels