Patents by Inventor Rodney Kaiser

Rodney Kaiser 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).

  • Counterweight Assisted Winch
    Publication number: 20070063175
    Abstract: The invention is a motorized winch which can be retrofitted into existing manually operated systems that use counterbalancing weights. The counterbalancing weight will be fixed at 50% of the maximum capacity of the set. The winch is rated at 50% of the maximum capacity of the set. By using the winch in a closed loop configuration, it will operate the set at any load from 0 to 100% of its rated capacity, without the need to ever adjust the counterbalancing weights.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Applicant: J.R. CLANCY, INC.
    Inventors: Rodney Kaiser, Thomas Young
  • Rope lock with out-of-balance indicator and automatic lockout
    Patent number: 7165295
    Abstract: A rope lock is disclosed, suitably adapted for use in theatrical applications that use counterweight rigging systems. The rope lock includes an indicator to show if the counterweight rigging system is in- or out-of-balance. The rope lock also includes an automatic lockout that prevents the rope lock from being unlocked if there is an out-of-balance condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignee: J.R. Clancy, Incorporated
    Inventors: Frank DeWitt, Rodney Kaiser
  • Rope lock with out-of-balance indicator and automatic lockout
    Publication number: 20060053597
    Abstract: A rope lock is disclosed, suitably adapted for use in theatrical applications that use counterweight rigging systems. The rope lock includes an indicator to show if the counterweight rigging system is in- or out-of-balance. The rope lock also includes an automatic lockout that prevents the rope lock from being unlocked if there is an out-of-balance condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2004
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Inventors: Frank DeWitt, Rodney Kaiser