Patents by Inventor Paul C. Wright

Paul C. Wright 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: 12007517
    Abstract: The invention apparatus for and a method of creating a localized warning to prevent damage to buried pipeline and other buried infrastructure using a new type of marker tape with the trade name signal tape® [hereinafter referred to as “Signal Tape”]. The disclosed Signal Tape may incorporate tracer wire and RFID technology to aid in the remote location of the Signal Tape and, thus, the buried infrastructure. Signal Tape may also incorporate Litz wire for use as tracer wire within the Signal Tape. The Signal Tape is designed to be buried just below the surface of the ground and directly over a buried infrastructure such as a pipeline. The Signal Tape incorporates a strong core material which permits the Signal Tape to be bodily removed from the soil when it is struck by excavation equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Inventors: Ryan C. Dunn, Bryan D. Wright, Robert A. Ross, Joshua M. Parman, Donald A. Tubbs, Paul A. Bell
  • Patent number: 4576329
    Abstract: A collapsible container of for example a thermoplastic material comprises a bottom 10, side walls 11 and end walls 13. The side walls and bottom are made up of regions interconnected by fold lines 15 and 16, enabling the container to be folded flat and then folded on itself to provide a compact article. The side walls may be attached to the end walls by flaps 17 provided with press studs 18. Handles 22 and 23 for carrying the erect container may be provided in the side and end walls, and a handle 20 for carrying the collapsed container may be attached to the bottom by portions 21 of the handle engaged in slots in the bottom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1984
    Date of Patent: March 18, 1986
    Inventors: Paul C. Wright, Robert Gault