Patents by Inventor Thomas E. Vellenoweth

Thomas E. Vellenoweth 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: 6474903
    Abstract: A portable barrier strip having retractable tire-puncture spikes for puncturing a vehicle tire. The tire-puncture spikes have an armed position for puncturing a tire and a retracted position for not puncturing a tire. The strip comprises a plurality of barrier blocks having the tire-puncture spikes removably disposed in a shaft that is rotatably disposed in each barrier block. The plurality of barrier blocks hare hingedly interconnected by complementary hinges integrally formed into the side of each barrier block which allow the strip to be rolled for easy storage and retrieval, but which prevent irregular or back bending of the strip. The shafts of adjacent barrier blocks are pivotally interconnected via a double hinged universal joint to accommodate irregularities in a roadway surface and to transmit torsional motion of the shaft from block to block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Bechtel BWXT Idaho, LLC.
    Inventors: Donna J. Marts, Stacey G. Barker, Andrew Wowczuk, Thomas E. Vellenoweth