Patents by Inventor Quinn W. Gow

Quinn W. Gow 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: 4149530
    Abstract: A hand held, portable, rechargeable electric vibrator which includes a handle portion and a spherical vibrating portion. The handle portion houses a rechargeable battery controlled by an on-off switch. The spherical vibrating portion is substantially hollow and houses an electric motor completely therewithin. The motor includes a shaft having a pair of eccentric weights mounted on respective ends thereof. The spherical vibrating portion is connected to the handle portion by a flat, resilient spring member, and a rubber sheath encloses the spring as well a the electrical wires which connect the battery with the motor. Upon actuation, the eccentrics revolve about the motor so as to impart a vibratory motion to the spherical portion of the device. Embodiments are also disclosed which contain more than one vibrating portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1977
    Date of Patent: April 17, 1979
    Inventor: Quinn W. Gow
  • Patent number: 4011911
    Abstract: A compact portable fire extinguisher is described which distributes through the action of centrifugal force, a fire extinguishing liquid or chemical over a well defined area. In one embodiment of the invention a spring wound bell-shaped dispensing housing is constrained against rotational movement by a band secured to the housing and a non-rotatable bottom plate. The band, which is locked in position by a fusible element, also serves to seal the liquid or chemical dispensing apertures which are peripherally disposed about the bottom portion of the bell-shaped housing. When the fusible element parts in the presence of an abnormally high temperature condition, signaling the presence of an incendiary situation, the band falls away from the bottom plate and the housing simultaneously permitting the spring wound housing to commence rotating and the liquid or chemical extinguisher to be discharged through the peripherally disposed apertures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1975
    Date of Patent: March 15, 1977
    Inventor: Quinn W. Gow