Patents by Inventor Howard Knoebel

Howard Knoebel 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: 4487788
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for accurately transferring and permanently recording, for subsequent analysis and evaluation, the thickness and distribution of materials employed to condition a bowling lane surface. The apparatus comprises an elongated absorbent strip of transparent tape, one side of the strip adapted to absorb the conditioning materials, a roller for placing the absorbent side of the strip in pressurized contact with the conditioned bowling lane surface, and a mechanism for removing the absorbent strip from the conditioned surface of the bowling lane. Preferably, an elongated, transparent plastic backing strip is adapted to adhere to the absorbent side of the tape so as to provide a permanent record of the thickness and distribution of lane conditioning materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1983
    Date of Patent: December 11, 1984
    Assignee: Brunswick Corporation
    Inventors: Carl E. Scheie, Howard Knoebel