Patents by Inventor GEOFF HOOVER

GEOFF HOOVER 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: 9738486
    Abstract: A device for winding elongate flexible objects is disclosed herein. The device includes a rigid member extending along a central axis between first and second ends. The device also includes first and second forks each having a base mountable to the rigid member and a plurality of tines supported on the base. The first fork and the second fork are further defined as both being removably engaged with the rigid member. The plurality of tines of the first fork include at least one tine mounted for pivoting movement about a pivot axis extending transverse to the central axis and this tine is larger than the other tines of the first fork.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Inventors: Scott Coburn, Geoff Hoover
  • Publication number: 20170113898
    Abstract: A device for winding elongate flexible objects is disclosed herein. The device includes a rigid member extending along a central axis between first and second ends. The device also includes first and second forks each having a base mountable to the rigid member and a plurality of tines supported on the base. The first fork and the second fork are further defined as both being removably engaged with the rigid member. The plurality of tines of the first fork include at least one tine mounted for pivoting movement about a pivot axis extending transverse to the central axis and this tine is larger than the other tines of the first fork.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: SCOTT COBURN, GEOFF HOOVER
  • Patent number: 9573788
    Abstract: A device for winding elongate flexible objects is disclosed herein. The device includes a rigid member extending along a central axis between first and second ends. The device also includes a first fork having a base mounted to the rigid member at the first end of the rigid member and a plurality of tines supported on the base. The device also includes a second fork member having a base mounted to the rigid member at the second end of the rigid member and a plurality of tines supported on the base. The first fork and the second fork are further defined as both being removably engaged with the rigid member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Inventors: Scott Coburn, Geoff Hoover
  • Publication number: 20150144725
    Abstract: A device for winding elongate flexible objects is disclosed herein. The device includes a rigid member extending along a central axis between first and second ends. The device also includes a first fork having a base mounted to the rigid member at the first end of the rigid member and a plurality of tines supported on the base. The device also includes a second fork member having a base mounted to the rigid member at the second end of the rigid member and a plurality of tines supported on the base. The first fork and the second fork are further defined as both being removably engaged with the rigid member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: SCOTT COBURN, GEOFF HOOVER