Patents by Inventor JAMES WILLIAM SWARTZ, Jr.

JAMES WILLIAM SWARTZ, Jr. 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).

  • Heated liquid tapered line production device and method
    Patent number: 9956734
    Abstract: The present invention provides a tapered line production device and method for efficiently producing line of varying thickness. An additional aspect of the present invention is to employ a heat transfer media to provide a tapered fishing line production device and method that operates at high rates of production. Further, the device may be configured to create tapered fishing line with minimal transitional distances between tapered sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: SHIMANO AMERCIAN CORP.
    Inventors: Brett Scott Hensley, James William Swartz, Jr., Lloyd Daniel Norlin
  • HEATED LIQUID TAPERED LINE PRODUCTION DEVICE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20170355160
    Abstract: The present invention provides a tapered line production device and method for efficiently producing line of varying thickness. An additional aspect of the present invention is to employ a heat transfer media to provide a tapered fishing line production device and method that operates at high rates of production. Further, the device may be configured to create tapered fishing line with minimal transitional distances between tapered sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Brett Scott Hensley, James William Swartz, JR., Lloyd Daniel Norlin
  • Heated liquid tapered line production device and method
    Patent number: 9776369
    Abstract: The present invention provides a tapered line production device and method for efficiently producing line of varying thickness. An additional aspect of the present invention is to employ a heat transfer media to provide a tapered fishing line production device and method that operates at high rates of production. Further, the device may be configured to create tapered fishing line with minimal transitional distances between tapered sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: SHIMANO AMERICAN CORP.
    Inventors: Brett Scott Hensley, James William Swartz, Jr., LLoyd Daniel Norlin
  • HEATED LIQUID TAPERED LINE PRODUCTION DEVICE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20140265008
    Abstract: The present invention provides a tapered line production device and method for efficiently producing line of varying thickness. An additional aspect of the present invention is to employ a heat transfer media to provide a tapered fishing line production device and method that operates at high rates of production. Further, the device may be configured to create tapered fishing line with minimal transitional distances between tapered sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: SHIMANO AMERICAN CORP.
    Inventors: BRETT SCOTT HENSLEY, JAMES WILLIAM SWARTZ, Jr., LLOYD DANIEL NORLIN