Patents by Inventor Benjamin F. Perkins, Jr.

Benjamin F. Perkins, Jr. 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).

  • Rescue apparatus
    Patent number: 4799906
    Abstract: Rescue apparatus comprising, a launcher, a missile and a supply of line mounted on the launcher, the launcher comprising a non-lethal firearm adapted to fire a blank round and having a barrel with a bore closed at its muzzle end, the muzzle end having gas ports therein, the missile being sleevable on the barrel and having means for connecting the line thereto, whereby when the firearm is discharged, gas escapes from the bore through the gas ports to propel the missile into space, carrying the line therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 24, 1989
    Assignee: Technical Equipment Associates of Florida, Inc.
    Inventor: Benjamin F. Perkins, Jr.