Patents by Inventor Robert Y. Eckels

Robert Y. Eckels 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: 4448571
    Abstract: Man portable panels are utilized to provide slope protection to a watercourse, the panels being placed in vertical layers, and being secured in place by deadman elements buried in earth fill behind the panels. In one preferred embodiment the panels are made of weathering steel and are L-shaped in cross-section, and in a second preferred embodiment each panel is comprised of interlocked rectangular sections of extruded plastic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1981
    Date of Patent: May 15, 1984
    Inventor: Robert Y. Eckels
  • Patent number: 4385771
    Abstract: A safety trailer for shielding in road workers from flowing traffic includes a wheeled semi-trailer with a long draught bar attached to one side of the trailer and arranged for attachment to one side of the towing vehicle, providing a work area between the trailer and the tow vehicle secure from flowing vehicular traffic, and self-contained safety mounted emergency or warning lights are mounted on the trailer for safety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1981
    Date of Patent: May 31, 1983
    Inventor: Robert Y. Eckels