Patents by Inventor David G. Parrott

David G. Parrott 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).

  • Floatation system including life raft
    Patent number: 7314398
    Abstract: A floatation system for attachment to a helicopter landing skid includes a girt dimensioned to be attached to a landing skid and a plurality of floats attached to the elongate girt, wherein the plurality of floats are adapted to be converted from a packed configuration to an deployed configuration, and wherein at least one of the plurality of floats extends beneath the elongate girt when the plurality of floats is in the deployed configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Apical Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: David G. Parrott, Don V. Hitzfield
  • Releasable connector including swivel
    Patent number: 7270348
    Abstract: A connector for releasably attaching a pair of conduits includes male and female components having proximal and distal ends and a lumen, and a swivel connection releasably connecting the male and female components. The swivel connection permits fluid communication between the male and female components and also permits free rotation between the male and female components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Apical Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: David G. Parrott
  • Safety device trigger for activating a safety device
    Patent number: 7207522
    Abstract: An emergency floatation system for a helicopter includes a safety trigger device for inflating at least one raft during the course of an emergency. The safety trigger device includes a plurality of handles such that pulling any one of the plurality of handles triggers the inflation of the at least one raft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: Apical Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: David G. Parrott, Don V. Hitzfield
  • Floatation system including life raft
    Patent number: 7115010
    Abstract: A floatation system for attachment to a helicopter landing skid includes a girt dimensioned to be attached to a landing skid and a plurality of floats attached to the elongate girt, wherein the plurality of floats are adapted to be converted from a packed configuration to an deployed configuration, and wherein at least one of the plurality of floats extends beneath the elongate girt when the plurality of floats is in the deployed configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Apical Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: David G. Parrott, Don V. Hitzfield
  • Floatation system
    Publication number: 20040169109
    Abstract: A floatation system for attachment to a helicopter landing skid includes a girt dimensioned to be attached to a landing skid and a plurality of floats attached to the elongate girt, wherein the plurality of floats are adapted to be converted from a packed configuration to an deployed configuration, and wherein at least one of the plurality of floats extends beneath the elongate girt when the plurality of floats is in the deployed configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2004
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Inventors: David G. Parrott, Don V. Hitzfield
  • Quick connector with automatic release
    Patent number: 6709019
    Abstract: A quick connector including a first connecting member attached to an object, a second connecting member releasably attached to the first connecting member and a release mechanism for detaching the first and second connecting members, wherein the release mechanism automatically disconnects the first connecting member from the second connecting members when the connecting members are pulled away from the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Apical Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: David G. Parrott, Don V. Hitzfield, Steve O. Montgomery
  • Floatation system including life raft
    Patent number: 6709305
    Abstract: An emergency floatation system includes at least one inflatable float and an inflatable emergency life raft contained within a single cover, wherein the system is adapted to be converted from a packed configuration to a partially deployed configuration by use of a first actuating member, and wherein the system is adapted to be converted from the partially deployed configuration into a fully deployed configuration by use of a second actuating member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Apical Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: David G. Parrott, Don V. Hitzfield
  • Floatation system
    Patent number: 6644592
    Abstract: A floatation system for attachment to a helicopter landing skid includes a girt dimensioned to be attached to a landing skid and a plurality of floats attached to the elongate girt, wherein the plurality of floats are adapted to be converted from a packed configuration to an deployed configuration, and wherein at least one of the plurality of floats extends beneath the elongate girt when the plurality of floats is in the deployed configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: Apical Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: David G. Parrott, Don V. Hitzfield
  • Floatation system
    Publication number: 20030057322
    Abstract: A floatation system for attachment to a helicopter landing skid includes a girt dimensioned to be attached to a landing skid and a plurality of floats attached to the elongate girt, wherein the plurality of floats are adapted to be converted from a packed configuration to an deployed configuration, and wherein at least one of the plurality of floats extends beneath the elongate girt when the plurality of floats is in the deployed configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2001
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Inventors: David G. Parrott, Don V. Hitzfield
  • Floatation system including life raft
    Publication number: 20030060101
    Abstract: An emergency floatation system includes at least one inflatable float and an inflatable emergency life raft contained within a single cover, wherein the system is adapted to be converted from a packed configuration to a partially deployed configuration by use of a first actuating member, and wherein the system is adapted to be converted from the partially deployed configuration into a fully deployed configuration by use of a second actuating member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2001
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Inventors: David G. Parrott, Don V. Hitzfield
  • Quick connector with automatic release
    Publication number: 20030057698
    Abstract: A quick connector including a first connecting member attached to an object, a second connecting member releasably attached to the first connecting member and a release mechanism for detaching the first and second connecting members, wherein the release mechanism automatically disconnects the first connecting member from the second connecting members when the connecting members are pulled away from the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2001
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Inventors: David G. Parrott, Don V. Hitzfield, Steve O. Montgomery