Patents by Inventor Grant Denton Bessac

Grant Denton Bessac 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).

  • Equipment tether
    Patent number: 11407610
    Abstract: A tether includes a housing defining a cord aperture, a spool located within the housing and configured to rotate about a spool axis in either an extending direction or a rewinding direction, a cord wound around the spool and configured to pass through the cord aperture, a biasing member coupled to the spool, and a retractor lock. The biasing member biases the spool to rotate in the rewinding direction to retract the cord into the housing. The retractor lock is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The retractor lock prevents rotation of the spool when in the locked position and allows rotation of the spool in the unlocked position. The retractor lock is moves from the locked position to the unlocked position in response to a threshold cord force on the cord.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: FISKARS BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Grant Denton Bessac, Charles Hartzell
  • EQUIPMENT TETHER
    Publication number: 20190389687
    Abstract: A tether includes a housing defining a cord aperture, a spool located within the housing and configured to rotate about a spool axis in either an extending direction or a rewinding direction, a cord wound around the spool and configured to pass through the cord aperture, a biasing member coupled to the spool, and a retractor lock. The biasing member biases the spool to rotate in the rewinding direction to retract the cord into the housing. The retractor lock is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The retractor lock prevents rotation of the spool when in the locked position and allows rotation of the spool in the unlocked position. The retractor lock is moves from the locked position to the unlocked position in response to a threshold cord force on the cord.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: Fiskars Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Grant Denton Bessac, Charles Hartzell