Patents by Inventor Barton G. Selby

Barton G. Selby 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).

  • Aquatic animal detangling device of benthic gear and mooring lines
    Patent number: 11072030
    Abstract: A detangling device for severing a mooring line is disclosed. The device includes a line cutting assembly, which includes an ignition device, a propellant chamber, a moveable shuttle-knife assembly and a knife. The device further includes a pressure sensor, and a control system configured to monitor the pressure sensor and actuate the line cutting assembly when the monitored pressure sensor indicates a threshold depth is exceeded. The device can be a one-use device, wherein the knife breaks through a water-sealed housing to sever a mooring line when actuated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Inventor: Barton G. Selby
  • AQUATIC ANIMAL DETANGLING DEVICE OF BENTHIC GEAR AND MOORING LINES
    Publication number: 20190151966
    Abstract: A system and device are disclosed for severing a mooring line. The device includes a line cutting assembly, one or more pressure sensors, and a control system configured to monitor the pressure sensor and actuate the line cutting assembly based upon the monitored pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventor: Barton G. Selby
  • Electrophoresis method and apparatus for separating bio-organic molecules
    Patent number: 6171463
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the electrophoretic separation of bio-organic molecules using a slab gel electrophoresis apparatus having a pair of spaced, confronting plates defining a multi-lane separation zone adapted to hold a separation medium and an upper loading zone. In one aspect of the invention, at least one of the plates is shaped to provide an expanded loading zone. The plate-to-plate distance within the expanded loading zone is greater than the plate-to-plate width within the separation zone. In another aspect of the invention, a comb is provided with each tooth having a gradual taper beginning at a support member and extending along most of the tooth's longitudinal axis, and a sharp taper beginning immediately beyond the gradual taper and extending to the end of the tooth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Assignee: The Perkin-Elmer Corporation
    Inventors: Barton G. Selby, Johan Goudberg, Binh Vo, David Clark, Thomas Sch{grave over (e)}fer, Munechika Sakabe
  • Electrophoresis method and apparatus for separating bio-organic molecules
    Patent number: 5993628
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the electrophoretic separation of bio-organic molecules using a slab gel electrophoresis apparatus having a pair of spaced, confronting plates defining a multi-lane separation zone adapted to hold a separation medium and an upper loading zone. In one aspect of the invention, at least one of the plates is shaped to provide an expanded loading zone. The plate-to-plate distance within the expanded loading zone is greater than the plate-to-plate width within the separation zone. In another aspect of the invention, a comb is provided with each tooth having a gradual taper beginning at a support member and extending along most of the tooth's longitudinal axis, and a sharp taper beginning immediately beyond the gradual taper and extending to the end of the tooth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: The Perkin-Elmer Corporation
    Inventors: Barton G. Selby, Johan Goudberg, Binh Vo, David Clark