Patents by Inventor Jeffrey H. Cole

Jeffrey H. Cole 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).

  • Device, kit and method for tire repair
    Patent number: 9061470
    Abstract: A tire repair device for repairing a puncture in a vehicle tire includes an applicator including a stem portion and a tip portion for insertion into a puncture and through a wall of the tire, at least a part of the stem portion and the tip portion having a passage therethough, and a plug having a plug shaft made of a resilient material, a stopper portion provided at a first end of the plug shaft and a patch portion provided at a second end of the plug shaft opposite the first end, the patch portion having a closed position in which the patch portion is folded around the plug shaft and an open position in which the patch portion is extends outwardly from the plug shaft in a direction substantially perpendicular to the plug shaft. The plug shaft and the patch portion are guidable through the passage in the applicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Inventor: Jeffrey H. Cole
  • Device, Kit and Method for Tire Repair
    Publication number: 20130031759
    Abstract: A tire repair device for repairing a puncture in a vehicle tire includes an applicator including a stem portion and a tip portion for insertion into a puncture and through a wall of the tire, at least a part of the stem portion and the tip portion having a passage therethough, and a plug having a plug shaft made of a resilient material, a stopper portion provided at a first end of the plug shaft and a patch portion provided at a second end of the plug shaft opposite the first end, the patch portion having a closed position in which the patch portion is folded around the plug shaft and an open position in which the patch portion is extends outwardly from the plug shaft in a direction substantially perpendicular to the plug shaft. The plug shaft and the patch portion are guidable through the passage in the applicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Inventor: Jeffrey H. Cole
  • Hand-supported pivoting cleaning device
    Patent number: 6311361
    Abstract: A hand-supported pivoting cleaning device is provided so that a user can insert at least his/her fingers into a support element which is pivotally attached to a cleaning element in order to reach and clean awkwardly configured, and otherwise difficult-to-reach, surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Inventor: Jeffrey H. Cole