Patents by Inventor Tim Riplinger

Tim Riplinger 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: 4896863
    Abstract: A system for dispensing material into a conduit attached to a terminal box and for supporting at least one spool of material having first and second end sections, a material supply and wind up device. The material supply and wind up device has at least first and second end portions and at least three rollers secured between the first and second end portions. The three rollers releasably hold the first and second end sections of the spool, thereby dispensing wire or other material in any one of substantially 360.degree.. The system further has a guide for guiding the wire through the terminal box and in the conduit. The guide is a substantially frictionless collar having an aperture through which the material slides. The aperture has a predetermined cross-sectional configuration. The material supply and wind up device releasably holds the spool of wire without the use of a shaft through the center of the spool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 30, 1990
    Inventor: Tim Riplinger