Patents by Inventor J. David Jones

J. David Jones 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: 5257615
    Abstract: A training device for improving baseball, softball and tennis skills is provided by the present invention. More specifically, it is a versatile training device with a control box offering various functions to include a universal adaptor to leaf-yard blowers, fittings for extender and discharge tubes, a built-in stand and a control box design to cause a turbulence and capturing of air. The invention has various sized, curved and shaped tubing so as to throw various pitches, such as, softball loobs and coach's pitch loobs, fastballs, grounders, pop flys and believed curved balls. The invention has proven to help both the skilled and unskilled and has an optional designed automatic ball feeder, ball retriever and storage hopper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1993
    Inventor: J. David Jones
  • Patent number: 4121631
    Abstract: An oil injector for introducing a measured quantity of lubricating oil into a predetermined quantity of gasoline for use with a two-cycle engine. The oil injector includes a tank for a supply of lubricating oil and a reciprocating pump disposed internally of the oil tank and provided with a handle located externally of the oil tank for manual manipulation with the pump being provided with a calibrated chamber to inject a predetermined quantity of lubricating oil into the gasoline supply for a two-cycle engine for each reciprocal movement of the pump piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1977
    Date of Patent: October 24, 1978
    Inventor: J. David Jones