Patents by Inventor David T. Aston

David T. Aston 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: 4220420
    Abstract: A sealing arrangement primarily for a sluice gate which comprises a frame and a door movable between an open position and a closed position in which it closes an opening in the frame and sealing faces of the door and the frame are in sealing engagement to prevent the flow of liquid through the opening. The sealing arrangement comprises an intermediate wedge section strip interposed between two side strips having inclined planar faces in contact with the inclined planar side faces of the intermediate strip. The intermediate strip is either arranged to bear against the door or secured to the frame, and either one of the side strips is secured to the frame or both side strips are arranged to bear against the door respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1978
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1980
    Assignee: Ham Baker & Company Limited
    Inventors: Raymond Aston, David T. Aston