Patents by Inventor John C. Claxton

John C. Claxton 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).

  • Centripetally impelled vehicle
    Patent number: 5557988
    Abstract: A centripetal impeller to impart a force and having an attachment piece defining an axis of revolution. The impeller has a movable arm pivotable relative to the attachment piece so that the movable arm is a distance r from the axis of revolution. The impeller includes a rotation device coupled to the attachment piece causing the attachment piece to rotate along the axis of revolution. A variable force device is attached to the movable arm to produce a force on the movable arm toward the axis of revolution so as to cause a net force along the axis of revolution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1996
    Inventor: John C. Claxton