Patents by Inventor Frank V. Love

Frank V. Love 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).

  • Ice road building method and machine
    Patent number: 3986783
    Abstract: A method and machine for constructing ice roads upon snow-covered regions. The machine gathers snow from the region upon which the road is to be built, heats the gathered snow until it is partially melted and becomes slush, and then spreads the slush to form the road. In one embodiment, the surface upon which the slush is deposited is pre-heated to enhance the road base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1972
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1976
    Assignee: Atlantic Richfield Company
    Inventors: Paul R. Rowley, Frank V. Love