Patents by Inventor Vincent G. Meillet

Vincent G. Meillet 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).

  • Retrieval assembly
    Patent number: 7780146
    Abstract: A retrieval assembly is configured and arranged for use with a retractable lifeline assembly including a cable assembly. The retrieval assembly is releasably engagable with the cable assembly to pay out or retract the cable during rescue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: D B Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott C. Casebolt, Vincent G. Meillet
  • Retrieval Assembly
    Publication number: 20090084883
    Abstract: A retrieval assembly is configured and arranged for use with a retractable lifeline assembly including a cable assembly. The retrieval assembly is releasably engagable with the cable assembly to pay out or retract the cable during rescue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Inventors: Scott C. Casebolt, Vincent G. Meillet
  • Retractable horizontal lifeline assembly
    Publication number: 20080041661
    Abstract: A retractable horizontal lifeline assembly includes a lifeline windable about and paid out from a rotatable drum and a housing. The housing includes a first connector and is configured and arranged to house the drum and the lifeline wound about a base of the drum. The first connector is operatively connected to a first anchorage structure, the lifeline is pulled outward from proximate the housing thereby paying out at least a portion of the lifeline from the drum, a second connector operatively connected to the lifeline is operatively connected to a second anchorage structure, and the lifeline is tensioned using a crank that rotates the drum to increase the tension in the lifeline and provides indication when the tension in the lifeline reaches a predetermined level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2007
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Inventors: Vincent G. Meillet, J. Thomas Wolner, Scott C. Casebolt, Damien de Lapeyriere, Charles C. Bryant
  • Retractable horizontal lifeline assembly
    Publication number: 20080035423
    Abstract: A retractable horizontal lifeline assembly includes a lifeline windable about and paid out from a rotatable drum, a tension assembly, and a housing. The housing includes a first connector and is configured and arranged to house the drum, the lifeline wound about the base of the drum, and the tension assembly. The first connector is operatively connected to a first anchorage structure, the lifeline is pulled outward from proximate the housing thereby paying out at least a portion of the lifeline from the drum, a second connector operatively connected to the lifeline is operatively connected to a second anchorage structure, and the tension assembly is used to tension the lifeline and provide indication of the lifeline's tension, the lifeline moving the tension assembly with respect to the housing as the lifeline is being tensioned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2006
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Vincent G. Meillet, J. Thomas Wolner, Damien De Lapeyriere, Charles C. Bryant