Patents by Inventor William E. Kaufman

William E. Kaufman 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).

  • Insulated electrode probe for an animal receiver collar
    Patent number: 6807720
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electrode probe for use on an animal receiver collar, includes the steps of: providing an electrode probe including a base and a tip, the tip extending from the base and having a contacting end; loading a compliant material and the contacting end together, such that a predetermined portion of the tip is embedded within the compliant material; and depositing an insulating material on at least a portion of the probe not embedded within the compliant material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Assignee: Innotek, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott A. Brune, Matthew R. Williams, William E. Kaufman, Gregory S. Stillwell
  • Insulated electrode probe for an animal receiver collar
    Publication number: 20030115740
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electrode probe for use on an animal receiver collar, includes the steps of: providing an electrode probe including a base and a tip, the tip extending from the base and having a contacting end; loading a compliant material and the contacting end together, such that a predetermined portion of the tip is embedded within the compliant material; and depositing an insulating material on at least a portion of the probe not embedded within the compliant material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2001
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Inventors: Scott A. Brune, Matthew R. Williams, William E. Kaufman, Gregory S. Stillwell
  • Thermocouple drive assembly
    Patent number: 4595300
    Abstract: An assembly for driving a thermocouple into a thermocouple well includes two pinch wheels biased to grip the thermocouple probe between them. The pinch wheels are located adjacent to the thermocouple well. A reel of supporting cable is positioned remote from the well. A free end of the cable on the reel is connected to the thermocouple probe so that as the probe is driven into and out of the well, the cable is unwound and wound onto the reel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1984
    Date of Patent: June 17, 1986
    Assignee: Mobil Oil Corporation
    Inventor: William E. Kaufman
  • Wireless animal training transmitter
    Patent number: D523768
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Innotek, Inc.
    Inventors: William E. Kaufman, Todd A. Spiegelberg
  • Wireless animal training transmitter
    Patent number: D535902
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Innotek, Inc.
    Inventors: William E. Kaufman, David J. Boll