Patents by Inventor James F. Lucas

James F. Lucas 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).

  • Dual action cycle exerciser
    Patent number: 4880225
    Abstract: A dual action cycle exerciser providing for exercising movement of the arms and legs using rotating pedals and oscillating handlebar levers. Connecting rods linking the handlebar levers and the pedals are journalled about the pedal axes via upwardly projecting rigid portions, resulting in a simplified construction affording beneficial exercise results, improved access to the seat of the cycle exerciser, and easier initiation of exercise movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1989
    Assignee: Diversified Products Corporation
    Inventors: James F. Lucas, Bruce F. Coody
  • No-strip electrical connector
    Patent number: 4037905
    Abstract: An electrical insulated wire connector in which a through wire and tap wire are held in parallel channels in an insulating body having an integral self-locking cover and opening through its side into which a J-shaped conductive insert with slotted free ends is forced so that its slots penetrate the insulation of the wires and make an electrical connection between them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1975
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1977
    Assignee: Ideal Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: James F. Lucas
  • Connector
    Patent number: 3973821
    Abstract: This is concerned with a connector for clamping the ends of cables which have had their insulation removed which includes a ball and socket where the socket is stationary and the ball rotates to a certain limited amount to grasp and distort the metal of the cable sufficiently to firmly hold it in place and to complete an electrical joint between the cable and a surface or part to which the connection is being made.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1974
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1976
    Assignee: Ideal Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Scott, James F. Lucas
  • Cycle exerciser
    Patent number: D306330
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 27, 1990
    Assignee: Diversified Products Corporation
    Inventors: James F. Lucas, Michael R. Byrd, Bruce F. Coody
  • Cycle exerciser
    Patent number: D307167
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 10, 1990
    Assignee: Diversified Products Corporation
    Inventors: James F. Lucas, Michael R. Byrd, Bruce F. Coody
  • Cycle exerciser
    Patent number: D319274
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1991
    Assignee: Diversified Products Corporation
    Inventors: Michael R. Byrd, James F. Lucas, Bruce F. Coody
  • Cycle exerciser
    Patent number: D319480
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1991
    Assignee: Diversified Products Corporation
    Inventors: Michael R. Byrd, James F. Lucas, Bruce F. Coody
  • Cycle exerciser
    Patent number: D319675
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1991
    Assignee: Diversified Products Corporation
    Inventors: Michael R. Byrd, James F. Lucas, Bruce F. Coody