Patents by Inventor Kittrell W. Mays

Kittrell W. Mays 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: 3964697
    Abstract: A pair of sector-shaped wings stored in a pair of spaced apart elongated housings strapped vertically to the back of the user and adapted to be deployed from the housings utilizing rotatably mounted handles secured to the wings. Each housing has a longitudinal opening through which a wing is packed into a housing and deployed therefrom. Each wing comprises a pliable sheet of material which is secured to its respective housing along one side margin and secured to a rigid strip at another side margin. The strips are pivotly mounted and carry the handles which allow the wings to be manipulated by the arms of the user for accomplishing sky diving maneuvers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1975
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1976
    Assignee: Lawrence Peska Associates, Inc.
    Inventor: Kittrell W. Mays