Patents by Inventor Gary Curtis VanWinkle

Gary Curtis VanWinkle 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).

  • Publication number: 20170037873
    Abstract: An impeller removal tool can include a frame having a central portion and a first arm connected to the central portion and extending therefrom. The frame can include a second arm connected to the central portion and extending therefrom. The tool can include an actuation portion movably connected to the central portion of the frame, the actuation portion configured to engage with an axle of an impeller assembly. The tool can include a first jaw having a first coupling portion configured to movably connect to the first arm of the frame. The first jaw can include a second coupling portion configured to movably connect to the second arm of the frame. The first jaw portion can be connected to both the first coupling portion and to the second coupling portion, the first jaw portion configured to fit at least partially between two walls of an impeller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Gary Curtis VanWinkle, Jonathan Goforth Lichty, Benjamin Michael Lichty