Patents by Inventor Thomas W Ames

Thomas W Ames 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).

  • High-visibility turnout coat assemblage
    Patent number: 7793360
    Abstract: A high-visibility covering is removably attached to a firefighter turnout coat at the shoulders and front closure by easily separable fasteners so that the assemblage can be donned as a single coat and the high-visibility covering can be easily ripped off. In one embodiment, the covering is a single panel that wraps around the coat, extending from the shoulders to the waist or hips. In another embodiment, the covering is composed of three panels, two front panels and a back panel. Front shoulder straps on the covering are removably attached to the front of the turnout coat at the shoulders. Back shoulder straps on the panel overlap and are removably attached to the corresponding front shoulder straps. In the three panel embodiment, the back panel has a pair of lappets that overlap and are removably attached to the corresponding front panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Blauer Manufacturing Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen J Blauer, Thomas W Ames
  • HIGH-VISIBILITY TURNOUT COAT ASSEMBLAGE
    Publication number: 20100186136
    Abstract: A high-visibility covering is removably attached to a firefighter turnout coat at the shoulders and front closure by easily separable fasteners so that the assemblage can be donned as a single coat and the high-visibility covering can be easily ripped off. In one embodiment, the covering is a single panel that wraps around the coat, extending from the shoulders to the waist or hips. In another embodiment, the covering is composed of three panels, two front panels and a back panel. Front shoulder straps on the covering are removably attached to the front of the turnout coat at the shoulders. Back shoulder straps on the panel overlap and are removably attached to the corresponding front shoulder straps. In the three panel embodiment, the back panel has a pair of lappets that overlap and are removably attached to the corresponding front panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: BLAUER MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen J. Blauer, Thomas W. Ames