Patents by Inventor Michael K. Noggle

Michael K. Noggle 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: 7066844
    Abstract: Disclosed is a golf tee having a plurality of stops formed thereon to indicate the depth of penetration of the tee into the ground, the stops being constructed such that the user can sense or feel the first stop that indicates to the user that the tee has been inserted to a desired depth for use with a large club head. The tee, however, can be easily inserted further to a depth marked by a second stop, which positions the tee head at a desired location for a smaller club head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Inventor: Michael K. Noggle
  • Patent number: 6019929
    Abstract: A shuttle system for a vertical injection molding machine provides two carrier members slidably mounted to the upper surface of a platform of the vertical injection molding machine. A detent attached to the bottom of each of the carrier members mates with a slot associated with each of the carrier members to restrict the motion of the carrier member and define the travel path of the carrier member. The travel paths lie at an angle to one another and deliver the carrier members between a common aligned position and separate offset positions. The aligned position is the position of the carrier member in which a lower mold half attached to the carrier member is aligned with the upper mold half for completion of the mold and injection. The offset positions are nearer the front side of the vertical injection molding machine than the aligned position so that the carrier members move toward the front side between injection cycles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2000
    Inventors: Michael K. Noggle, Truman J. Stegmaier
  • Patent number: 5109619
    Abstract: A picture frame unit comprised of a main front frame together with a one-piece retainer as a backing for the unit. The edges of the retainer snap into the frame causing a number of integral spring biased pads to press against the back of the picture placed within the unit. The snap-in mechanism secures the retainer into the back of the frame while the retainer pads secure the picture into place within the unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1992
    Assignee: Southern Plastic Mold, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael K. Noggle