Patents by Inventor Charles L. Bishop

Charles L. Bishop 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).

  • Boat lift apparatus
    Patent number: 6457904
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a stationary boat lift in which a boat is able to enter and exit with little difficulty. The boat lift allows a boat to bypass various barriers in a efficient and safe manner by vertically lifting the boat out of one body of water, translating the boat horizontally over a desired barrier, and then vertically lowering the boat into a second body of water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Inventors: Richard B. Bishop, Charles L. Bishop
  • Boat lift apparatus
    Publication number: 20010006590
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a stationary boat lift in which a boat is able to enter and exit with little difficulty. The boat lift allows a boat to bypass various barriers in a efficient and safe manner by vertically lifting the boat out of one body of water, translating the boat horizontally over a desired barrier, and then vertically lowering the boat into a second body of water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2001
    Publication date: July 5, 2001
    Inventors: Richard B. Bishop, Charles L. Bishop
  • Boat lift apparatus
    Patent number: 6174106
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a stationary boat lift comprised of a housing in which a boat is able to enter and exit with little difficulty. The boat lift allows a boat to bypass various barriers in a efficient and safe manner by vertically lifting the boat out of one body of water, translating the boat horizontally over a desired barrier, and then vertically lowering the boat into a second body of water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2001
    Inventors: Richard B. Bishop, Charles L. Bishop
  • Boat lift apparatus
    Patent number: 5947639
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a stationary boat lift comprised of a housing in which a boat is able to enter and exit with little difficulty. The boat lift allows a boat to bypass various barriers in a efficient and safe manner by vertically lifting the boat out of one body of water, translating the boat horizontally over a desired barrier, and then vertically lowering the boat into a second body of water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Inventors: Richard B. Bishop, Charles L. Bishop