Patents by Inventor Earle T. Dougherty

Earle T. Dougherty 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: 5240230
    Abstract: A self-supporting panel for a fence has a skewed anchor sleeve welded to each lower corner of the panel for receiving a stake to fasten the anchor sleeve to the ground or other support. Two panels are joined by a pin in the open ends of abutting lower rails from each panel and by a cap joining the upper ends of adjacent stiles from each panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1993
    Inventor: Earle T. Dougherty
  • Patent number: 4027486
    Abstract: A plurality of elongated tanks positioned in parallel relationship with respect to each other are swingably interconnected at their aligned ends to provide a yieldingly undulating breakwater apparatus. The buoyancy of each of the tanks is individually adjustable so that the ratio of floating tanks to submerged tanks, and the various depths thereof, can be altered to suit the prevailing wave and current characteristics of a particular installation site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1976
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1977
    Inventor: Earle T. Dougherty