Patents by Inventor John D. Little

John D. Little 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: 4977734
    Abstract: A hay rake moveable between a rake position and a transport position. A frame assembly supported by an axle and wheels carries two sets of fingerwheel hay rakes which are rotatable on an axis positioned transversely to the axle. A hitch assembly which is connected to a towing vehicle is pivotedly connected to the frame. A connecting linkage is provided between the hitch assembly and the frame and a power source is connected to the frame for rotating the wheel rakes about their axis and rotating the frame relative to the hitch assembly thereby rotating the rakes between a downward and outward rake position and an upward and inward transport position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 18, 1990
    Inventors: Carroll G. Rowe, John D. Little
  • Patent number: 4974407
    Abstract: A hay rake having a frame assembly, having a front, a back and two sides and supported by wheels for being moved by a vehicle. A first and second set of a plurality of fingerwheel rakes are provided with each set rotatably carried adjacent opposite sides of the frame about a separate axis. Each of the axis are at an angle to vertical and horizontal. A power actuator on the frame rotates the rakes about the axis for rotating the rakes downwardly, outwardly and backwardly for moving the rakes to a rake position and rotates the rakes upwardly, inwardly and forwardly to raise the rakes to a transport position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 4, 1990
    Inventors: Carroll G. Rowe, John D. Little
  • Patent number: 4767650
    Abstract: A method for making fabric roses is disclosed. The method involves inserting a fabric ribbon between two needle devices which are adapted to hold the fabric ribbon. The needle devices are then rotated by means of a variable speed motor, thus rotating the fabric ribbon. As the fabric ribbon portion rotates, a center portion for a rose is produced. The ribbon is then folded numerous times in a direction away from the two needle devices in order to form the petals of a fabric rose. Once the rose is completed, it is removed from the needle devices and finished by heat-sealing the portions of the ribbon that form the base of the rose. Additional decorative items, such as leaves, ribbon loops and lace may be attached to the fabric roses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1988
    Assignees: John Douglas Little, Lorianne Clark Little
    Inventors: John D. Little, Lorianne C. Little, John Wood
  • Patent number: 4708893
    Abstract: A method for making fabric roses is disclosed. The method involves inserting a fabric ribbon between two needle devices which are adapted to hold the fabric ribbon. The needle devices are then rotated by means of a variable speed motor, thus rotating the fabric ribbon. As the fabric ribbon portion rotates, a center portion for a rose is produced. The ribbon is then folded numerous times in a direction away from the two needle devices in order to form the petals of a fabric rose. Once the rose is completed, it is removed from the needle devices and finished by heat-sealing the portions of the ribbon that form the base of the rose. Additional decorative items, such as leaves, ribbon loops and lace may be attached to the fabric roses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1987
    Inventors: John D. Little, Lorianne C. Little, John Wood
  • Patent number: 4346699
    Abstract: A flexible covering for placing over an individual's injured limb having a cast or bandage. The covering consists of a tubular piece of flexible material, one end of which is open and the other end of which is closed in a receptacle for the hand or foot of the individual. The tube tapers into a neck at its open end so as to provide a sealing portion which snugly engages the limb of the individual above the upper termination of the cast or bandage. The sealing portion or neck has an interior diameter smaller than the diameter of the limb above the cast or bandage in order to provide a sealing engagement with the limb. The covering is designed for use by the individual with the injured limb when he is bathing in order to protect the cast or bandaged area from contact with water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1981
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1982
    Inventors: John D. Little, James Z. Cloud, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4139003
    Abstract: A flexible covering for placement over an individual's injured limb having a cast or bandage. The covering has a receptacle portion and a sealing portion which are designed respectively to receive the foot or hand of the limb and the leg or arm portion of the limb. The covering is designed for use by the individual with the injured limb when he is bathing in order to protect the cast or bandaged area from contact with water. The sealing portion has an interior diameter smaller than the diameter of the limb above the cast or bandage in order to provide a sealing engagement with the limb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1977
    Date of Patent: February 13, 1979
    Inventors: John D. Little, James Z. Cloud, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4043326
    Abstract: A flexible covering for placement over an individual's injured limb having a cast or bandage. The covering has a receptacle portion and a sealing portion which are designed respectively to receive the foot or hand of the limb and the leg or arm portion of the limb. The covering is designed for use by the individual with the injured limb when he is bathing in order to protect the cast or bandaged area from contact with water. The sealing portion has an interior diameter smaller than the diameter of the limb above the cast or bandage in order to provide a sealing with the limb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1975
    Date of Patent: August 23, 1977
    Inventors: John D. Little, James Zeno Cloud, Jr.