Patents by Inventor John S. Viehe

John S. Viehe 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: 4377412
    Abstract: A rotary scraper device for treating a work surface, comprises a generally cylindrical hollow hub casing having a peripheral wall. The hub casing has a closed end wall and open opposite end with a cover plate removably mounted on the open end of the hub casing, and a shaft extending axially outward of the cover plate for rotating the hub casing axially in one direction. Spaced walls inside the hub define chordal channels opening at the peripheral wall. The channels terminate at axially disposed sleeves inside the hub casing. Springy U-shaped clips have cylindrical bights fitted in the sleeves and springy side walls abutting spaced walls of the channels. Springy ends of the clips extend outwardly beyond the peripheral wall of the hub casing. Straight springy shanks of the fingers fit turnably in coplanar array inside the clips axially of the hub casing. Knuckles at ends of the fingers fit in the cylindrical bights axially of the hub casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1981
    Date of Patent: March 22, 1983
    Inventor: John S. Viehe
  • Patent number: 4324017
    Abstract: A rotary device for treating a work surface comprises a generally cylindrical hub body having a closed end wall, an open other end, and a rather serpentine endless peripheral wall formed with smoothly merging cylindrical wall sections, curved wall sections, flat wall sections and inner cylindrical wall sections. The flat wall sections define channels and the inner cylindrical wall sections define sleeves for removably receiving interchangeable springy fingers with cylindrical knuckles at their inner ends in side-by-side array axially of the hub body. Free ends of the springy fingers extend chordally outward from the hub body in directions opposite to the direction of rotation of the hub body. A centrally apertured cover plate closes the open end of the hub body. A bolt extends axially through a central passage in the hub body. The bolt has a keyed head mating nonrotatably with a corresponding keyed end of the central passage to insure insertion of the bolt in correct axial direction in the hub body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1980
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1982
    Inventor: John S. Viehe
  • Patent number: 3989170
    Abstract: This portable container for liquids includes a bottom ring plate on which is nested an upper pressure plate. An elastic membrane overlays the pressure plate to define therewith a chamber for containing a liquid under pressure. The membrane has a circumferential side wall abutting a side wall of the pressure plate, and an inturned wall section engaged between side walls of the ring plate and pressure plate. A nipple having a threaded axial bore opening into the chamber is integral with the pressure plate and extends downwardly through a central hole in the ring plate. A fitting having an externally threaded shank is engaged in the threaded bore of the nipple. The fitting has a radially extending other nipple on which is secured a flexible tube for passing liquid under pressure into and out of the chamber while the membrane expands and contracts. The fitting may have a radially extending head abutting a flange which is integral with the ring plate and surrounds the central hole, to hold the assembly together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1975
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1976
    Assignee: World Products Merchandising Corporation
    Inventor: John S. Viehe
  • Patent number: D324981
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1992
    Inventor: John S. Viehe