Patents by Inventor Robert B. Rigby

Robert B. Rigby 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: 7051402
    Abstract: A vehicle has a container that receives swept debris. A primary sweeper assembly has a primary axle with wound cables in a helical configuration. A primary shroud supports the primary sweeper assembly and the axle adjacent to its ends. Disk-shaped turbines are mounted on the axle within the shroud. A turbine is located adjacent to each end of the axle with a primary tube there above. A supplemental shroud encompasses the primary shroud. A supplemental turbine is coupled to and rotatable with the primary axle with a secondary tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Inventor: Robert B. Rigby
  • Patent number: 6982031
    Abstract: A manifold assembly is formed of a pipe. The pipe has an open interior. A fluid handling assembly has a plurality of downwardly facing spaced apertures in the manifold. A flexible tube extends downwardly from each aperture. The fluid handling assembly also has a supply of fluid. The fluid is adapted to kill and manage dinoflagelents. A line couples the supply with the tubes for the dispensing of the fluid. At least one water craft with a line couples the central water craft to the manifold. A sensor is provided to determine ambient conditions. The sensor is adapted to analyze the sensed ambient conditions and dispense the fluid at an appropriate rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2006
    Inventor: Robert B. Rigby
  • Patent number: 4620341
    Abstract: A new curb and gutter machine used in combination with a vehicle and characterized by its construction to include an adjustable cutter for trimming along the side of a roadway or curb, a sweeper for removing not only trimmed material but also other debris which might be along the side of the roadway, and a vacuum head for transferring the debris into a receptacle that is preferably mounted at the rear of the vehicle. The machine of this invention is further characterized by its utilization of braided cable to accomplish both the cutting operation and the sweeping operation, thereby significantly increasing the useful life of both the cutter and the sweeper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1985
    Date of Patent: November 4, 1986
    Inventor: Robert B. Rigby