Patents by Inventor Billy H. Holmes

Billy H. Holmes 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).

  • Closure mechanism for a door
    Patent number: 4121383
    Abstract: A mechanism for securing a dome-shaped door in an opening of a vessel to effect sealing with respect to pressure at either side of the door, the convex side of the door being directed towards the exterior of the vessel and the mechanism being disposed at the concave side of the door and including locking members radially movable into a door locking position and a spider assembly connect to move the locking members and mounted for movement along a shaft carried by the door between a position in which the assembly is adjacent the door and the locking members are retracted from the door locking position and a position in which the assembly is spaced from the concave side of the door and the locking members are in the door locking position, whereby the mechanism can be retained substantially within the recess defined by the door at its concave side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1977
    Date of Patent: October 24, 1978
    Assignee: Perry Oceanographics, Inc.
    Inventors: Billy H. Holmes, John B. Schwartz