Patents by Inventor Walter G. Thompson

Walter G. Thompson 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).

  • Wire Rope Payout Upon Tensile Demand
    Publication number: 20140248089
    Abstract: A control system for a capstan assembly for use with a winch during wire rope payout. The control system comprises a sensor that detects the rope when it is in a predetermined position indicative of tension placed on the rope by an operator. The control system further comprises an actuator for rotating the capstans such that the wire rope is paid out from the winch when the actuator is in a first position. The control system causes the capstans to rotate and the wire rope to pay out when the rope is in the predetermined position and the actuator is in the first position. The control system ceases rotation when the actuator is removed from the first position or the rope is no longer in the predetermined location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: Earth Tool Company LLC
    Inventors: Walter G. Thompson, Kelvin C. Aus, Theodore P. Schloer
  • Bicycle frame
    Patent number: D359935
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 4, 1995
    Assignee: Motiv Sports, Inc.
    Inventor: Walter G. Thompson