Patents by Inventor Eric William Carkin

Eric William Carkin 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).

  • Fall prevention safety interlock
    Patent number: 11857816
    Abstract: A safety interlock system includes a safety harness comprising a plurality of buckles to secure the harness to a user and a safety attachment ring. A fall-arrest belt clip is configured to be releasably attached to the safety attachment ring, the fall-arrest belt clip attached to a fall-arrest tether of a machine. The system further includes a safety interlock means for disabling an operation of the machine when the fall-arrest clip is detached from the safety attachment ring, the machine coupled to the fall-arrest tether.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Down Safely LLC
    Inventor: Eric William Carkin
  • FALL PREVENTION SAFETY INTERLOCK
    Publication number: 20220379146
    Abstract: A safety interlock system includes a safety harness comprising a plurality of buckles to secure the harness to a user and a safety attachment ring. A fall-arrest belt clip is configured to be releasably attached to the safety attachment ring, the fall-arrest belt clip attached to a fall-arrest tether of a machine. The system further includes a safety interlock means for disabling an operation of the machine when the fall-arrest clip is detached from the safety attachment ring, the machine coupled to the fall-arrest tether.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventor: Eric William Carkin