Patents by Inventor Steven M Rinehardt

Steven M Rinehardt 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).

  • Safety jumper cables
    Patent number: 8376775
    Abstract: Polarity indicating apparatus for a battery jumper cable assembly includes a first wire having a first end thereof secured in electrical connection directly to a negative battery terminal clamp and having a second end thereof disposed within a positive battery terminal clamp. A second wire has a first end thereof secured in electrical connection directly to a cable-less handle portion of the positive battery terminal clamp. A light source is positioned in close proximity to a free end of the cable-less handle portion of the positive battery terminal clamp and is secured in electrical connection directly to opposite ends of each of the first and second wires. The light source is operable to emit light only when the positive battery terminal clamp is connected to a positive terminal of a battery and when the negative battery terminal clamp is connected to a negative terminal of a battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Inventor: Steven M Rinehardt
  • SAFETY JUMPER CABLES
    Publication number: 20110230081
    Abstract: Polarity indicating apparatus for a battery jumper cable assembly includes a first wire having a first end thereof secured in electrical connection directly to a negative battery terminal clamp and having a second end thereof disposed within a positive battery terminal clamp. A second wire has a first end thereof secured in electrical connection directly to a cable-less handle portion of the positive battery terminal clamp. A light source is positioned in close proximity to a free end of the cable-less handle portion of the positive battery terminal clamp and is secured in electrical connection directly to opposite ends of each of the first and second wires. The light source is operable to emit light only when the positive battery terminal clamp is connected to a positive terminal of a battery and when the negative battery terminal clamp is connected to a negative terminal of a battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Inventor: Steven M. Rinehardt