Patents by Inventor David Arthur Cole

David Arthur Cole 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).

  • Mooring apparatus
    Patent number: 8240266
    Abstract: A mooring apparatus (2) including a frame (4), a mooring wheel (6) and a locking system, wherein the mooring wheel includes a circumferentially located mooring rope engagement portion and is rotatably coupled to the frame; and the locking system is adapted to prevent rotation of the mooring wheel when in a locked configuration and to permit rotation of the mooring wheel when in a released configuration, whereby when the locking system is in the locked position, the mooring wheel is configured such that the forces exerted by a mooring rope against the mooring apparatus act along an axis which passes substantially through a rotational axis of the mooring wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Inventor: David Arthur Cole
  • MOORING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20100242822
    Abstract: A mooring apparatus (2) including a frame (4), a mooring wheel (6) and a locking system, wherein the mooring wheel includes a circumferentially located mooring rope engagement portion and is rotatably coupled to the frame; and the locking system is adapted to prevent rotation of the mooring wheel when in a locked configuration and to permit rotation of the mooring wheel when in a released configuration, whereby when the locking system is in the locked position, the mooring wheel is configured such that the forces exerted by a mooring rope against the mooring apparatus act along an axis which passes substantially through a rotational axis of the mooring wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventor: David Arthur Cole