Patents by Inventor Ivars Avots

Ivars Avots 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).

  • Rappelling apparatus
    Patent number: 7237651
    Abstract: A rappelling apparatus providing controlled constant speed to a cable unwinding from a rotating spool in frictional engagement with a stationary arcuate surface. Rotations of the spool are responded to by a centrifugal brake acting in inverse proportion to the rotations. An addition brake is provided for selective actuation by a person using the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: EasyDown Corporation
    Inventors: Ivars Avots, Richard Barton, Herbert H. Loeffler
  • Rappelling apparatus
    Publication number: 20040065508
    Abstract: A rappelling apparatus providing controlled constant speed to a cable unwinding from a rotating spool in frictional engagement with a stationary arcuate surface. Rotations of the spool are responded to by a centrifugal brake acting in inverse proportion to the rotations. An addition brake is provided for selective actuation by a person using the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2002
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Inventors: Ivars Avots, Richard Barton, Herbert H. Loeffler