Patents by Inventor Jerry D. Potter

Jerry D. Potter 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).

  • Pushrod assembly
    Patent number: 4645639
    Abstract: A pushrod assembly including a carriage mounted on a shaft for movement therealong and carrying a pushrod engageable with a load to be moved. A magnet is mounted on a supporting bracket for movement along such shaft. Means are provided for adjustably spacing said magnet away from said carriage to obtain a selected magnetic attractive or coupling force therebetween. Movement of the supporting bracket and the magnet carried thereby pulls the carriage along with it until the selected magnetic force is exceeded by a resistance load acting on the carriage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1984
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1987
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventor: Jerry D. Potter