Patents by Inventor Fred C. Turrentine

Fred C. Turrentine 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: 4178869
    Abstract: A combined tiller extension, holding and controlling device for watercraft embodying an elongated tubular member removably attached at opposing ends to a vessel coaming and tiller, and including spring loaded telescoping and detent retained sections whereby the tiller is extensibly operable and is retained on a predetermined course, but permitting of limited lateral deviations therefrom. In addition, manual rotational control of the tubular sections enables finer course rudder adjustment within such a course.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1978
    Date of Patent: December 18, 1979
    Inventor: Fred C. Turrentine
  • Patent number: 4033481
    Abstract: The dispensing apparatus is especially adapted for metering, mixing and dispensing small "shots" of synthetic resin material in liquid form with a minute percentage of a liquid catalyst for patching defects in wood panels. A hand-held dispensing gun of the apparatus has a static mix tube extending from a mixing chamber in a dispensing head where a single air-operated piston upon trigger actuation simultaneously opens resin and catalyst infeed ports to the mixing chamber. At the same time, trigger actuation connects a control air line from a source of compressed air to a pilot air line to start an air motor which drives resin and catalyst metering pumps. These pumps are driven from a common drive shaft with an adjustable mechanical linkage for adjusting the catalyst-resin metering ratio. The pumps meter resin and catalyst through separate lines to the mix chamber of the dispensing gun. A thermostatically controlled heater preheats the resin as it flows to the dispensing gun.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 1974
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1977
    Assignee: Artek Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Prentiss C. Hicks, Fred C. Turrentine