Patents by Inventor J. W. Graves

J. W. Graves 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: 4761847
    Abstract: A portable folding ramp used for ascending or descending an object or platform. The ramp is comprised of a plurality of rectangular panels, respective ones of adjoining panels being pivotably hinged along adjacent sidewalls such that the ramp may be folded into a compact first state, or unfolded into a second state where the ramp may support a load. The ramp includes a cable and hinge system positioned on the underside of the panels to provide structural support to the ramp in the second state while allowing the panels to be folded into the compact first state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1988
    Inventors: Carl P. Savage, John E. Knight, J. W. Graves, Harold Tate
  • Patent number: 4583323
    Abstract: A horticultural apparatus for hanging from an overhead support or resting on a table or the like for rotating plants housed in at least one of a flower pot planter or a hanging basket planter to promote symmetrical growth by allowing more equal exposure of the plant to light, the apparatus comprising a support base, a housing rotatively supported on the support base and having a peripheral support wall with an outwardly extending lip secured about the lower portion of the support wall, rotating apparatus within the support base which communicates with the housing for rotating the housing about the support base, and apparatus detachable from the housing for supporting the flower pot planters or hanging basket planters, wherein the supporting apparatus is positioned about the peripheral support wall and rests on the lip of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1986
    Inventors: J. W. Graves, Harold Tate, Jr., John U. Cook
  • Patent number: 4545343
    Abstract: An antitheft device is provided for vehicles having an engine, a battery and a starter solenoid contactor. The antitheft device includes an electrical starter assembly having a casing, a device for starting an engine by engaging a flywheel, and a servo controlled switch. Also included is an ignition key switch and an encoder and a decoder connected between the servo controlled switch and ignition key switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1985
    Inventors: John Cook, Harold Tate, Jr., J. W. Graves