Patents by Inventor Charles A. West

Charles A. West 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).

  • Patent number: 5509755
    Abstract: The subject invention is directed to a beach-front ecosystem erosion prevention system which can be comprised of the combination of a sand ladder located at a sand dune of the beach-front ecosystem and a sand ladder reef submerged in the water of the beach-front ecosystem. The sand ladder has a curved surface facing the water, while the sand ladder reef has at least one such curved surface facing the shore-line of the beach-front ecosystem. Each of the curved surfaces of the sand ladder and/or sand ladder reef is comprised of a plurality of individual plank members arranged in an overlapping, non-touching manner so that openings between the plank members are created. The curved surfaces of the sand ladder and sand ladder reef are concave in shape and act to work with the force of the approaching wave, or retreating undertow wave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1996
    Inventors: Glenn C. Olsen, Charles A. West
  • Patent number: 4664598
    Abstract: A cooling assembly including a fan blade subassembly for receipt about a drive shaft and a protective shroud secured to the fan blade subassembly for rotation therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1984
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1987
    Assignee: Reliance Electric Company
    Inventors: Wallace L. Milfs, Charles A. West