Patents by Inventor Robert M. Lapo

Robert M. Lapo 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).

  • Leakproof oil super-tanker
    Patent number: 5349914
    Abstract: A device is provided for impeding the spillage of a liquid cargo from a damaged hull of a water traveling vessel, which consists of a protective layer placed against an inner surface of the hull and a flexible inner placed between the protective layer and the liquid cargo, so that if the hull is punctured, the protective layer will hold the flexible liner and the liquid cargo in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1994
    Inventors: Robert M. Lapo, George Spector