Patents by Inventor Keith E. Sherman

Keith E. Sherman 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).

  • Line tensioning and coupling apparatus
    Patent number: 6966520
    Abstract: A rope or line tensioning and/or coupling apparatus for tensioning a rope or coupling two ropes that is formed from a planar member having judiciously located slots and a drilled hole that allows the rope to be inserted into the drilled hole, looped with a knot for passing the loop through a slot formed intermediate the side edges of the apparatus and opposing slots at the top for securing the loop portions and a series of slots at the bottom for helically winding the rope or line by inserting opposite disposed slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2005
    Inventors: Keith E. Sherman, Norman H. Schmotzer