Patents by Inventor James Kokenes

James Kokenes 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).

  • Sign stand having resilient base
    Publication number: 20060026877
    Abstract: A base is provided for use with warning signs and the like. A metal structural framework is fitted to the underside of an elastomeric body in the form of a monolithic slab. Forces from the sign panel are transmitted through the structural framework, which includes a plurality of outwardly radiating legs. Forces are transmitted to the ends of the legs, which preferably are fitted with outwardly extending feet. Force loadings are transmitted through the structural framework rather than the elastomeric body, which provide a ballast for the structural framework.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2004
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Inventors: Grant Dicke, James Kokenes, Jeffrey Williams
  • Pivoting vehicle barrier
    Patent number: 6769833
    Abstract: A vehicular barrier post includes an upper tubular portion and a lower tubular stand-off. The upper portion is joined to a rocking base having a tubular bottom portion telescopically received in the stand-off. The upper end of a tension spring is secured to the upper body portion by a pin. The lower end of the spring is attached to a tension member, such as a chain, which passes through the stand-off so as to be received in a hole in a suitable external support. The chain is pulled past the external support and when the spring is appropriately tensioned, a locking pin is passed through the chain, preventing its reverse travel through the external support. The upper body portion is allowed to freely rock about the stand-off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Assignee: Dicke Tool Company
    Inventors: Grant D. Dicke, James Kokenes
  • Pivoting vehicle barrier
    Publication number: 20030119710
    Abstract: A vehicular barrier post includes an upper tubular portion and a lower tubular stand-off. The upper portion is joined to a rocking base having a tubular bottom portion telescopically received in the stand-off. The upper end of a tension spring is secured to the upper body portion by a pin. The lower end of the spring is attached to a tension member, such as a chain, which passes through the stand-off so as to be received in a hole in a suitable external support. The chain is pulled past the external support and when the spring is appropriately tensioned, a locking pin is passed through the chain, preventing its reverse travel through the external support. The upper body portion is allowed to freely rock about the stand-off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2003
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Applicant: Dicke Tool Company
    Inventors: Grant D. Dicke, James Kokenes