Patents by Inventor Christopher John Echols

Christopher John Echols 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).

  • Extraction System and Method
    Publication number: 20160184618
    Abstract: An extraction system and method. The system has a hoist assembly and a sled. The hoist assembly has two spaced apart rail connecting members configured to connect with rails of an end of a ladder. The hoist assembly also has a winch. The winch has a cable. The sled has frame, a platform connected to the frame, and a harness connecting a rider to the platform. The cable is releasably connected to the sled. The winch is operable to move the sled via the cable along the ladder from a lowered position to a raised position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Bruce Michael Bina, Christopher John Echols, Kenneth Chester Wojcik, Richard Kenneth Banske, Kenneth John Lee, Robert J. Grozewski, Peter Gisslen
  • Extraction System and Method
    Publication number: 20150273250
    Abstract: An extraction system and method. The system has a hoist assembly and a sled. The hoist assembly has two spaced apart rail connecting members configured to connect with rails of an end of a ladder. The hoist assembly also has a winch. The winch has a cable. The sled has frame, a platform connected to the frame, and a harness connecting a rider to the platform. The cable is releasably connected to the sled. The winch is operable to move the sled via the cable along the ladder from a lowered position to a raised position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Bruce Michael Bina, Christopher John Echols, Kenneth Chester Wojcik, Richard Kenneth Banske, Kenneth John Lee, Robert J. Grozewski, Peter Gisslen