Patents by Inventor Thomas W. Longazel

Thomas W. Longazel 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).

  • Rumble Strip for windshield wiper blade
    Patent number: 5926905
    Abstract: A rumble strip for removing snow and ice from a windshield wiper blade having an elongated body positioned at an edge of a windshield over which a windshield wiper blade will pass when activated, the elongated body having at least one surface sufficiently raised from the outer surface plane of the windshield as will cause the windshield wiper blade to be flexed and/or bumped as it passes thereover, whereby the flexing and/or bumping action will be sufficient to dislodge at least some of the snow and ice which has adhered to the windshield wiper blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Inventor: Thomas W. Longazel
  • Rumble strip for windshield wiper blade having an adjustable length
    Patent number: 5513412
    Abstract: Apparatus adapted to be bonded to an outer surface of a vehicle windshield for removing snow, ice and other matter from a windshield wiper blade which has a generally flat, elongated body portion with an elongated under surface and an elongated upper surface, whereby the elongated under surface is adapted to be bonded to an outer surface of a vehicle windshield, and the elongated upper surface is provided with a plurality of spaced, elongated, raised surface portions, longitudinally aligned along the length of the elongated upper surface. Preferably, a separation means is provided approximately mid-way between the adjacent, spaced, elongated, raised surface portions to facilitate separation of the elongated body portion between the adjacent, spaced, elongated, raised surface portions, so that the overall length of the elongated body portion can be selectively reduced prior to bonding to said windshield to more closely match the length of the windshield wiper blade adjacent thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1996
    Inventor: Thomas W. Longazel
  • Rumble strip for windshield wiper blade
    Patent number: 5458690
    Abstract: A rumble strip for removing snow and ice from a windshield wiper blade having an elongated body positioned at an edge of a windshield over which a windshield wiper blade will pass when activated, the elongated body having at least one surface sufficiently raised from the outer surface plane of the windshield as will cause the windshield wiper blade to be flexed and/or bumped as it passes thereover, whereby the flexing and/or bumping action will be sufficient to dislodge at least some of the snow and ice which has adhered to the windshield wiper blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 17, 1995
    Assignee: Helen A. Longazel
    Inventor: Thomas W. Longazel
  • Windshield wiper blade snow and ice removing strip for attachment to a vehicle windshield
    Patent number: D350723
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 20, 1994
    Inventor: Thomas W. Longazel