Patents by Inventor Rodney L. Blair

Rodney L. Blair 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: 7188694
    Abstract: An all-surface vehicle comprising a pair of large inflatable tubes mounted on a common axis with sufficient buoyancy to enable the vehicle to travel on water and having a motor for independently driving each of the tubes, together with a passenger or load carrying compartment; the motor and compartment being mounted with their center of gravity below the axis of the tubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Inventor: Rodney L. Blair
  • Patent number: 5915515
    Abstract: An improved die lifting device comprising a plurality of roller-carrying cam mechanisms, actuable by a common hydraulic ram located externally of the die area, to provide strong, rapid, reliable operation, while occupying a minimum of space within the die area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Inventor: Rodney L. Blair
  • Patent number: 5560404
    Abstract: An improved oil drainage and disposal device comprising a generally box-like container having a large opening formed eccentrically in one surface of the container to permit a plurality of oil containers to be inserted into the interior of the container for storage and to allow oil being drained from a vehicle to enter the container through the opening, a plurality of annular openings formed in a second surface of the container perpendicular to the one surface for releasably retaining the necks of oil containers, closures mounted in each of the annular openings and resiliently urged into a position to seal the openings, and funnels formed in the second surface about each of the openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1996
    Inventors: Rodney L. Blair, Philip G. Chauvet
  • Patent number: 5462505
    Abstract: An inflatable structure having a trampoline-type floor with an inflatable framework projecting upwardly therefrom and having netting panels extending between adjacent portions of said framework to prevent a child from inadvertently bouncing out of the structure, with at least one of said panels having releasable fastening means to allow opening of said one of said panels as a door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1995
    Inventors: Rodney L. Blair, Philip G. Chauvet