Patents by Inventor Stan Burton

Stan Burton 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).

  • Tape measure
    Patent number: 4687155
    Abstract: A tape measure has a case, a measuring tape coilable therein, a return spring and a carrier turned by the spring to retract the measuring tape. Excessive speed of the carrier is reduced by rotational imbalance which induces wobble and so causes the rotating carrier to strike adjacent fixed structure and be frictionally retarded. The carrier has its radially inner and outer parts connected through a flexible link, and may include an eccentric drum for the blade to coil around.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1987
    Assignee: Fisco Products Limited
    Inventor: Stan Burton