Patents by Inventor Lee M. Skinner

Lee M. Skinner 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: 7238256
    Abstract: A pipe construction system which utilizes a multiplicity of arcuate pipe segments 11, 12 to form a pipe section 10 and which sections are assembled together to form a length of pipe. Each segment 11, 12 has two longitudinal edges 13 of increased radial thickness and having a groove 14 formed in the circumferential direction whereby an interlocking and sealing member 15 may be located in the aligned grooves 14 of two adjacent segments 11, 12. One end of a pipe section 10 assembled from the segments defines a socket 22 for receiving a spigot 23 defined at the other end of a like section. The spigot end of each segment has a pocket 25 formed along said edge 13 but within the thickness of the major area of the segment, which pocket 25 mates with a corresponding pocket 25 of an adjacent segment whereby sealant may be disposed in the mating pockets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Inventors: Lee M Skinner, Graham F Towers, Afay Talwar
  • Patent number: 6182382
    Abstract: A boot leg opening cover attachment for attachment to a pair of boots to cover the upper leg openings of the boots to prevent precipitation and debris from entering the boots. The boot leg opening cover attachment includes a pair of cover members each having upper and lower faces and a lower perimeter edge. Each of the cover members is designed for position over a boot leg opening of an associated boot to cover the respective boot leg opening. A clip connects the lower perimeter side edges of the cover members together. The clip is designed for attachment to adjacent portions of the boots to attach the cover members to the boots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Inventor: Lee M. Skinner