Patents by Inventor Bert L. Fairbanks

Bert L. Fairbanks 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).

  • Method of hydrostatic weighing and kit
    Patent number: 4873866
    Abstract: The invention is a method of hydrostatic weighing of a human body and a kit for use in hydrosatic weighing. The method comprises filling with water and closing a container which the person being weighed can grasp, having the person being weighed grasp the filled and closed container and sink himself in a pool of water, remove from the container a quantity of water just sufficient to suspend himself between the bottom of the pool and its surface when he has exhaled as much air as possible from his lungs, determine the weight of water needed to refill the container and determining the density of the water, e.g., by taking its temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 17, 1989
    Inventor: Bert L. Fairbanks