Patents by Inventor James T. Bowling

James T. Bowling 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: 4348061
    Abstract: A wheel cover is attached to a vehicle wheel by a plurality of spring steel clips secured to the cover at circumferentially spaced locations. Each clip is provided with a resilient arm cooperable with portions of the wheel cover to prevent excessive bending of the clip during attachment and removal of the cover from the wheel and also to assure substantially coaxial alignment of the cover and wheel in predetermined axially spaced relationship when the cover and wheel are attached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1980
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1982
    Assignee: J. Connell Associates
    Inventor: James T. Bowling
  • Patent number: 4263720
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method of monitoring air flow in a bulk tobacco curing and drying structure wherein the system and method is designed to actuate an alarm device in response to the air flow within the bulk tobacco curing and drying structure falling below a preset level. In particular, the system and method entails providing an air flow monitoring device in the path of a system of air that is circulated vertically through the mass of bulk tobacco contained within the curing and drying structure. The air flow monitoring device is operatively associated with a master "on-off" switch and is operatively connected to a main control panel or unit that is in turn operatively associated and connected to an alarm device such as a siren.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1979
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1981
    Inventor: James T. Bowling