Patents by Inventor Paul L. James

Paul L. James 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).

  • Hinged locking mechanism
    Patent number: 5444998
    Abstract: A hinged locking mechanism for use, in its most preferred embodiment, on an existing storage door hasp assembly, which hinged locking mechanism includes a case element hinged to a frame element having two frame pins for insertion into shank apertures defined by flange members of the existing hasp assembly. The case element includes a lock and a frame cavity for selectively concealing the frame element and the flange members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1995
    Inventor: Paul L. James
  • Water sled
    Patent number: 5368511
    Abstract: A water sled is arranged for towing behind a self-propelled boat such as a ski boat and the like. A plurality of spaced parallel buoyancy tubes include removable caps to provide for reception of ballast within each respective buoyancy tube to accommodate tilting of cargo positioned upon a support web mounted within a rectinilear buoyant framework tube structure secured upon the first and second buoyancy tubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1994
    Inventor: Paul L. James
  • Hinged locking mechanism
    Patent number: 5287710
    Abstract: A hinged locking mechanism for use, in its most preferred embodiment, on an existing storage door hasp assembly, which hinged locking mechanism includes a case element hinged to a frame element having two frame pins for insertion into shank apertures defined by flange members of the existing hasp assembly. The case element includes a lock and a frame cavity for selectively concealing the frame element and the flange members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 22, 1994
    Inventor: Paul L. James