Patents by Inventor Richard C. Kephart

Richard C. Kephart 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: 9233043
    Abstract: A femur support assembly attachable to a surgical table. The support assembly is comprised of a support plate, and an elongated rod reciprocally movable in a generally vertical direction relative to the support plate. An elongated support is mounted to the rod. The elongated support is rotatable about the rod and has a plurality of like apertures formed thereon. Each of the apertures defines a mounting position. A femur hook is provided having an end dimensioned to be received in one of the plurality of apertures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: AMERICAN STERILIZER COMPANY
    Inventors: Christopher D. Labedz, Lance Clark Bellows, Michael M. Tsentr, Richard C. Kephart
  • Patent number: 6082633
    Abstract: A toy sprinkler (10) is disclosed comprising a hub assembly (12) having a water pressure activated spinning cap member (68) and a manifold member (64) connected to a pressurized water source. Multiple right angle arm assemblies (14, 16, and 18) are connected to the manifold (64) and direct water by a conduit (34) to wand members (22) mounted to remote ends of arm assemblies (14-16). The conduit (34) affords sufficient slack to allow removal of the wand members (22) from the arm assemblies (14-16) and the aiming of water ejected from the wand members (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Assignee: The Little Tikes Company
    Inventors: Richard C. Kephart, Peter C. McEachen, Thomas P. Sullivan
  • Patent number: 5704549
    Abstract: An oscillating sprinkler comprises a fixed base assembly (12) and an upper housing (14) from which water distributing arms (16, 18, 20, 22) extend. A bearing member (66) depends from the upper housing (14) and is seated within the base assembly (12). An upper surface (26) of the base housing (12) comprises an undulating cam surface and bend portions (110) of the arm members act as cam followers. Bend portions (110) engage cam surface (26) and cause a reciprocal tilting of the upper housing (14) about the bearing member (66) as the upper housing (14) rotates about the base assembly (12). Water ejected from orifices (114) in the arm members (16, 18, 20, 22) act to propel the upper housing along its rotational path. A cap member (144) is rotationally mounted to the top of the upper housing (14) and pressurized water ejected through orifices (148) in the cap member (144) act to rotate the cap member in a direction opposite to the direction in which the upper housing rotates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1998
    Assignee: The Little Tikes Company
    Inventors: Richard C. Kephart, Peter C. McEachen, Douglas Zlatic