Patents by Inventor William E. Blakley

William E. Blakley 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).

  • BIOLOGICAL HAZARD MITIGATION APPARATUS FOR MAIL/PACKAGE HANDLING PERSONNEL SAFETY AND OPERATING METHODS THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20040226273
    Abstract: A biological hazard mitigation apparatus permitting a material handling operation in the vicinity of a work area includes a plenum pneumatically coupled and proximate to one side of the work area, a filter sized to trap biological hazards and including an exhaust port, a blower including an inlet port and an exhaust port, and ducting pneumatically coupling the exhaust port of the filter to the inlet port of the blower, wherein the filter is disposed in the plenum, and adjacent surfaces of the filter and the plenum are substantially equal in surface area. If desired, the ducting includes first and second ducts, permitting a silencer to be disposed between the first and second ducts. Methods for operating the apparatus are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2002
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Inventors: Richard A. Lorey, Michael A. Pompeii, Dale W. Sisson, William E. Blakley
  • Biological hazard mitigation apparatus for mail/package handling personnel safety and operating methods therefor
    Patent number: 6811587
    Abstract: A biological hazard mitigation apparatus permitting a material handling operation in the vicinity of a work area includes a plenum pneumatically coupled and proximate to one side of the work area, a filter sized to trap biological hazards and including an exhaust port, a blower including an inlet port and an exhaust port, and ducting pneumatically coupling the exhaust port of the filter to the inlet port of the blower, wherein the filter is disposed in the plenum, and adjacent surfaces of the filter and the plenum are substantially equal in surface area. If desired, the ducting includes first and second ducts, permitting a silencer to be disposed between the first and second ducts. Methods for operating the apparatus are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Richard A Lorey, Michael A Pompeii, Dale W Sisson, William E. Blakley, II
  • Glue jig to position adhesive-applied specimens
    Patent number: H2266
    Abstract: A jig is provided for setting and gluing pairs of specimens along their joining faces to cure into a lap joint. The jig includes a platform with a setting surface flanked by first and second upright walls, first and second plates and fasteners. The platform positions the pairs of specimens for lap joint arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: William E. Blakley, II