Patents by Inventor James Nelson Hodder

James Nelson Hodder 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: 6848384
    Abstract: A boat hull cleaner having a handle (not shown) and a knuckle (see FIG. 1), the knuckle 1 having a first portion 2 and a second portion 3, the first portion 2 having a first channel and the second portion 3 having a second channel, the first portion 2 having a first connector part 4 to be joined to a first tubular part of the handle, and the second portion 3 having a second connector part 5 joined to a second tubular part of the handle; the arrangement being such that a fluid can be caused to flow within the first tubular part of the handle, into the first and second channels of the knuckle 1, and then into the second tubular part of the handle, and wherein the first and second portions 2 and 3 of the knuckle 1 can be adjusted with respect to one another such that the first and second tubular parts of the handle assume an angle with respect to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Inventors: John Andrew Higgins, Michael John Heap, James Nelson Hodder
  • Publication number: 20040177796
    Abstract: A boat hull cleaner having a handle (not shown) and a knuckle (see FIG.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2003
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Inventors: John Andrew Higgins, Michael Andrew Heap, James Nelson Hodder
  • Patent number: 6263821
    Abstract: According to one form of the invention, and with reference to FIG. 1, there is provided a cleaning means in the form of a boat hull cleaner 1. The boat hull cleaner 1 is used by a person 2 to clean the hull 3 of a boat 4 below a waterline 5. The boat hull cleaner 1 has a telescoping handle 6, a buoyancy control means 7, and a cleaning portion such as a scrubbing brush 8. The buoyancy control means 7 can be filled with water or some other fluid to regulate its buoyancy. When the boat hull cleaner is in use the buoyancy control means 7 serves to encourage the scrubbing brush 8 against the hull 3 to facilitate cleaning of the hull 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2001
    Inventor: James Nelson Hodder