Patents by Inventor Jay R. Nettles

Jay R. Nettles 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: 5967370
    Abstract: A fuel bag kit comprising a inflatable/deflatable fuel bag for storing fuel therein. The inflatable/deflatable fuel bag comprises a rubber bladder having a deflated/collapsed state to define a deflated/collapsed outer perimeter contour when the rubber bladder is essentially empty and a inflated/expanded state to define a inflated/expanded outer perimeter contour when the rubber bladder is filled with fuel. The deflated/collapsed outer perimeter contour has a significantly thinner width than the inflated/expanded outer perimeter contour. The fuel bag further comprises a nozzle removably coupled to a top end of the rubber bladder and a handle coupled to a bottom end of the rubber bladder. A fuel bag storage container having an outer perimeter contour which is dimensioned smaller than the rubber bladder in the inflated/expanded state and which stores therein the inflatable/deflatable fuel bag when said rubber bladder is in the deflated/collapsed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Inventors: Jay R. Nettles, Michael C. Nettles