Patents by Inventor Stacy K. Hilaski

Stacy K. Hilaski 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).

  • Underwater sampling apparatus
    Patent number: 6006613
    Abstract: An underwater sampler has a tubular body having closures biased to move from open to closed positions. The closures releasably may be latched in their open position by a latch mechanism having retainers separably coupled to anchor cables attached to the respective closures. The latch mechanism may be actuated by a weighted messenger or by a sharp tug on a hoist line by which the tubular body is suspended at a predetermined level in a body of water from which a sample is to be taken.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1999
    Assignee: Trippensee Corporation
    Inventors: Michael L. Dickinson, Stacy K. Hilaski, Linda K. Jackson, William H. Phillips