Patents by Inventor Vernon V. Schwieterman

Vernon V. Schwieterman 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: 5802751
    Abstract: A decorative aircraft has a rotatable propeller, a movable rudder, and a decorative pilot figure that also moves. The rotatable propeller is attached to a first output shaft of a motor positioned in the leading end of the fuselage of the aircraft. The motor is connected to a string of Christmas tree lights so that it is activated when the lights are turned on. A second output shaft is disposed normal to the first output shaft and oscillates an elongate control rod that extends from the motor to a rudder at the trailing end of the fuselage, and the decorative pilot figure is attached to the control rod. Motor operation causes the elongate control rod to oscillate, and the oscillation causes periodic movement of the rudder and the decorative pilot figure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Inventor: Vernon V. Schwieterman