Patents by Inventor Darrin John Schmitt

Darrin John Schmitt 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).

  • Emergency encapsulated lift system
    Patent number: 8096257
    Abstract: A buoyancy lift system having an inflatable bladder with a tether stowed inside a canister secured to a vessel. A sealing member is slidably received within canister and secures to the inflatable bladder. Pressurized gas forces the sealing member and bladder outwardly of the canister. A stop prevents the sealing member from escaping the canister such that the sealing member creates a seal between itself and the canister at an outboard end of the canister. Pressurized gas is forced through a channel in the sealing member into the bladder to increase the displacement of a vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Inventor: Darrin John Schmitt
  • EMERGENCY ENCAPSULATED LIFT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100147205
    Abstract: A buoyancy lift system having an inflatable bladder with a tether stowed inside a canister secured to a vessel. A sealing member is slidably received within canister and secures to the inflatable bladder. Pressurized gas forces the sealing member and bladder outwardly of the canister. A stop prevents the sealing member from escaping the canister such that the sealing member creates a seal between itself and the canister at an outboard end of the canister. Pressurized gas is forced through a channel in the sealing member into the bladder to increase the displacement of a vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventor: Darrin John Schmitt
  • Emergency encapsulated lift system
    Patent number: 7644673
    Abstract: A buoyancy lift system having an inflatable bladder with a tether stowed inside a canister secured to a vessel. A sealing member is slidably received within canister and secures to the inflatable bladder. Pressurized gas forces the sealing member and bladder outwardly of the canister. A stop prevents the sealing member from escaping the canister such that the sealing member creates a seal between itself and the canister at an outboard end of the canister. Pressurized gas is forced through a channel in the sealing member into the bladder to increase the displacement of a vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Inventor: Darrin John Schmitt