Patents by Inventor Keith R. Kikel

Keith R. Kikel 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: 9795838
    Abstract: The present invention relates to wobbly balls and exercise coil springs. A wobbly ball may include a non-spherical rigid, hollow ball body formed of two halves, each half comprising an upper ladle or a lower ladle which are welded together along a central seam therebetween, and defining a hollow cavity therein. A spherical inner ball is captured within the hollow cavity of the hollow ball body of the wobbly ball, so that upon movement of the wobbly ball, the inner ball rolls within the cavity, producing a wobbly, eccentric motion. The exercise coil spring may be formed of a single coiled wire, the coiled spring including a central portion where the coiled wire is coiled to a first diameter that is constant. Opposed flared ends are provided ends of the central portion where the coiled wire is progressively coiled from the first diameter to a second diameter, which is greater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Inventor: Keith R. Kikel
  • Publication number: 20160038793
    Abstract: The present invention relates to wobbly balls and exercise coil springs. A wobbly ball may include a non-spherical rigid, hollow ball body formed of two halves, each half comprising an upper ladle or a lower ladle which are welded together along a central seam therebetween, and defining a hollow cavity therein. A spherical inner ball is captured within the hollow cavity of the hollow ball body of the wobbly ball, so that upon movement of the wobbly ball, the inner ball rolls within the cavity, producing a wobbly, eccentric motion. The exercise coil spring may be formed of a single coiled wire, the coiled spring including a central portion where the coiled wire is coiled to a first diameter that is constant. Opposed flared ends are provided ends of the central portion where the coiled wire is progressively coiled from the first diameter to a second diameter, which is greater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventor: Keith R. Kikel
  • Patent number: 4848197
    Abstract: A multiple bit handtool having a first elongated barrel and a second elongated barrel rotatably attached to the first barrel. Bit-holding means on the ends of the barrels accept and hold bits. The second barrel may be rotated to a position perpendicular to the first barrel to provide greater torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1989
    Assignee: Dean H. Wall
    Inventor: Keith R. Kikel