Patents Assigned to The City of Portland
  • Patent number: 8857280
    Abstract: An improved sediment trap is adapted for inline placement in a pipe. The sediment trap includes a housing body defining two chambers with an intermediate screen member disposed therebetween. The first chamber includes at least one sidewall coupled to a partial front wall wherein the partial front wall, which is disposed at an end opposite from the intermediate screen member. The second chamber includes at least one sidewall and a rear mesh screen. When placed in-line, the effluent stream deposits solids of a first size in the first chamber and deposits solids of a second size in the second chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: City of Portland
    Inventors: Jeremiah Bawden, Randy Christopher Belson, Matthew Joseph Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20130048576
    Abstract: An improved sediment trap is adapted for inline placement in a pipe. The sediment trap includes a housing body defining two chambers with an intermediate screen member disposed therebetween. The first chamber includes at least one sidewall coupled to a partial front wall wherein the partial front wall, which is disposed at an end opposite from the intermediate screen member. The second chamber includes at least one sidewall and a rear mesh screen. When placed in-line, the effluent stream deposits solids of a first size in the first chamber and deposits solids of a second size in the second chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: CITY OF PORTLAND
    Inventors: Jeremiah Bawden, Randy Christopher Belston, Matthew Joseph Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20100186162
    Abstract: In one preferred embodiment, the present invention includes a self-standing public restroom facility requiring only sewer and water at the installation site. The facility is a functional, low-cost, easy-to-maintain, low-power-consumer, safe, accessible public restroom facility available to all citizens of a modern society, whether such citizens be tourists, business-persons, transients, home-less, able-bodied or physically challenged. The facility comprises a plurality of wall panels that bolt to a slab and to each other to enable rapid, low cost, off-site, modular construction and easy assembly on-site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: City of Portland
    Inventor: Charles Randall Leonard
  • Patent number: 5992884
    Abstract: The present invention is a restraining system for securing a detainee in a seat of a vehicle including a restraining belt extending from an anchoring point in the middle region of the seat to a stowing point outboard of the anchoring point and a latching mechanism adjacent to a side region of the seat. The system is in non-securing operation when the belt extends to the stowing point and in securing operation when the belt is removed from the stowing point and connected to the latching mechanism such that the belt traverses the detainee's torso.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: The City of Portland, Oregon
    Inventors: Donald Chris Gillespie, Richard B. Austria, John Scott Montgomery, Scott M. Reasor, Sam J. Pronesti
  • Patent number: 3974372
    Abstract: A plurality of ornamental lighting standard shell parts are stacked one upon the other around a ground anchored inner pole. The shell includes a base portion enlarged relative to an adjacent portion of the pole and is capable of shifting laterally a slight amount in the event that it is struck by a vehicle. An intermediate portion of the shell is constructed of a plurality of replaceable parts for easy installation and replacement. The shell also includes ornamental parts as well as lamp assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1974
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1976
    Assignee: The City of Portland
    Inventor: Charles K. Cochran
  • Patent number: D622408
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: City of Portland Oregon
    Inventor: Charles Randall Leonard