Patents by Inventor Albert E. Slaughter

Albert E. Slaughter 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).

  • Process for refurbishing metal buoys
    Patent number: 4033023
    Abstract: A procedure for refurbishing hollow metal buoys that have been surveyed out of service. The buoy repair method involves removing a metal section, filling the buoy interior with polyurethane foam, welding back the removed metal section and coating the metal exterior with fiber glass-resin composition. Buoys repaired in this manner are essentially maintenance free.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1975
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1977
    Inventors: Albert E. Slaughter, Nan Burke Slaughter