Patents by Inventor Kenneth W. Stittle

Kenneth W. Stittle 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).

  • On the go gear shifter
    Patent number: 4939948
    Abstract: On the go gear shifter for a small motorized apparatus such as a snow blower uses a gear shift handle movable along a slot and engageable in detent openings located on laterally opposed sides of the slot. An over-center cam mechanism is provided to bias the handle into the detent openings. The arrangement is advantageous in permitting the detent openings associated with different gear ratios to be closely spaced together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 10, 1990
    Assignee: Noma Outdoor Products Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth W. Stittle
  • Control system for apparatus
    Patent number: 4869124
    Abstract: A dead-man lever control system for apparatus such as a snow blower or lawnmower includes a latch and key arrangement connected to the levers which permits the levers to be operated independently or conjointly, and which also permits one lever to be locked out by the other. Provision may be made for the locked-out lever to over-ride the lock-out by applying a greater than normal force to the lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 26, 1989
    Assignee: Canadiana Outdoor Products Inc.
    Inventors: Sandor (Stan) J. Czeban, Kenneth W. Stittle