Patents by Inventor Timothy Lee Curtis

Timothy Lee Curtis 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: 7753754
    Abstract: A submersible device according to an embodiment of the invention includes a container configured to be selectively buoyant in a liquid. The container can have at least one of a variety of different buoyancy systems. For example, the container can include a reservoir where the volume can be adjusted. In another example, the container can include a reservoir in communication with a pump configured to control the intaking and expelling of a liquid. In another embodiment, the container also defines a first partitioned section and a second partitioned section. The first partitioned section is substantially liquid resistant and the second partitioned section defines a hole in communication with an exterior of the container. An actuator is configured to receive an input from a user and is configured to modify an interior volume of the second partitioned section based on the input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Swimways Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy Lee Curtis, Joseph Hewes Parrish, III, Cleighton Lee Hilbert, Jr.