Patents by Inventor Henry O. Bell

Henry O. Bell 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: 6412878
    Abstract: The invention is a simple, inexpensive, disposable wheel shield suitable for protecting an automobile wheel during the application of a tire cleaner or dressing. The diameter of the shield may be adjusted by removing one or more of the five outer perforated concentric circles. A perforated circle in the center of the shield may be removed to accommodate a protruding four-wheel-drive front axle. The shield is held in place against the wheel by holding a push-out tab with one hand while applying cleaner to the tire with the other hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Inventors: Henry O. Bell, Linda A. Grant
  • Patent number: 4099698
    Abstract: The apparatus and method for hanging a wall hanging from a wall surface causes the wall hanging to return to a desired orientation if it is disturbed. The apparatus and method generally involves a pair of knob members mounted at a wall surface in a spaced apart and generally protruding relation, a suspension cable means having its center portion looped in at least one complete loop around the knob members for attachment to the lower marginal border area or frame of the wall hanging, and a connecting member extending between the looped center portion of the cable suspension means to the upper marginal border area or frame of the wall hanging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 11, 1978
    Inventor: Henry O. Bell