Patents by Inventor Albert C. Blake

Albert C. Blake 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).

  • Publication number: 20150000580
    Abstract: A device for coupling a boat to a boat mooring. The device comprises an elongate shaft which has first and second ends and the first end has a coupling mechanism for coupling the device to a mooring while the second end supports a hook member having a C-shaped hook base with a first end thereof integrally formed with the shaft and a free second end which curves back toward the shaft. The second free end of the C-shaped hook base comprises an elongate retaining and guide section which extends parallel and adjacent to the shaft. An unobstructed entrance is formed between the elongate retaining and guide section and the shaft. The shaft has a thickened transition section where the shaft transitions into the hook member so as to provide additional strength to the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventor: Albert C. BLAKE
  • Patent number: 6363876
    Abstract: A device for coupling a boat to a boat mooring. The device comprises an elongate shaft having a hook member at one end thereof and an eyelet at the other end thereof. The hook has a pivotable latch for facilitating coupling and decoupling of the hook member to one of a boat eyelet and a mooring eyelet. The eyelet of the device is coupled to the eyelet of the mooring so that when the hook member of the device is coupled to the boat eyelet, the boat is coupled to the mooring and when use of the boat is desired, the hook member is released from the boat eyelet and coupled to the mooring eyelet to retain the device at the mooring and allow use of the boat and facilitate the attachment of the device to the boat eyelet when the boating activity ceases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Inventor: Albert C. Blake
  • Patent number: 5967575
    Abstract: A device for facilitating grabbing of a hook from a mooring, for example to facilitate both hooking and unhooking of the hook from the mooring. The device includes a pair of clamps for grabbing the hook and a lever for actuating operation of the clamps. The device further includes an elongate shaft for supporting both the lever and the hooks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Inventor: Albert C. Blake