Patents by Inventor Kirk Thomson

Kirk Thomson 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: 8403345
    Abstract: The present invention is a unique cart for transporting and dispensing spooled or reeled materials such as wire, carpet, or cable. The apparatus allows a user to elevate a spool of material off the ground into a suspended position where the material can be unreeled, without the user having to manually lift the spool. The apparatus also allows the user to transport or move the elevated material from place to place while still in the cart. The apparatus also contains a feature for transport, storage, and unreeling of multiple spools of material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Michael Angelo Designs, LLC
    Inventors: Angelo Iossa, Michael Iossa, Kirk Thomson
  • Publication number: 20120286491
    Abstract: The present invention is a unique cart for transporting and dispensing spooled or reeled materials such as wire, carpet, or cable. The apparatus allows a user to elevate a spool of material off the ground into a suspended position where the material can be unreeled, without the user having to manually lift the spool. The apparatus also allows the user to transport or move the elevated material from place to place while still in the cart. The apparatus also contains a feature for transport, storage, and unreeling of multiple spools of material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Inventors: Angelo Iossa, Michael Iossa, Kirk Thomson
  • Patent number: 5711213
    Abstract: A nut cracker is comprised of a closed loop orbiting conveyor system that lifts nuts from a hopper and individually deposits the nuts into a nut receptacle upon passing through the upper summit of the orbit path. A positioning air cylinder, actuated by a sensor conveyor system contact with a sensor switch, securely positions and stresses the nut within the receptacle against a cracking system wherein a cracking air cylinder, actuated by the cracking system, thrusts its rod outwardly striking a cracking dyes which in turn cracks the nut. The nut is then gravity deposited into a collection bin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Inventor: Kirk Thomson
  • Patent number: 5415085
    Abstract: This invention provides for an apparatus that will shell and separate the shells from the meat of a cracked nut or legume. The apparatus of the present invention is also provided with an adjustable slide plate that will render the apparatus with the capacity of dehulling any variety nut or legume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 16, 1995
    Inventor: Kirk Thomson