Patents by Inventor Douglas M. Damask

Douglas M. Damask 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).

  • Patent number: 6076447
    Abstract: A punching device for punching an aperture in a sheet includes a housing and a handle pivotally joined to the housing with a first pivot connection. A drive plate is slidably displaceable in the housing. The drive plate includes a protrusion extending from a surface. The drive plate is preferably pivotally joined to the handle with a second pivot connection remote from the first pivot connection. A punch is disposed in the housing and operably engages the protrusion of the drive plate such that displacement of the drive plate in the housing causes operation of the punch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Inventor: Douglas M. Damask
  • Patent number: 5950555
    Abstract: A bilge pump for removing water from a personal watercraft such as a kayak or a decked canoe that has a hull and a deck attached to the hull forming a cockpit opening for an operator includes a pumping device secured within the hull and below the deck. A pickup is also located within the hull and is fluidly coupled to the pumping device. An operating handle is positioned proximate the cockpit opening and is coupled to the pumping device to operate the pumping device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Inventor: Douglas M. Damask